| Tennis Matches | ||
| Type Goodwill Games | ||
| Participants Kirihara and Kevin Smith (Ryoma Echizen and Kevin Smith : because Kirihara was injured) | ||
| Final Score Akaya Kirihara 2-3 Kevin Smith Then Ryoma Echizen 7-6 Kevin Smith Ryoma won | ||
This is an anime only match.
Goodwill Games[]
In the Goodwill Games, Kirihara plays Kevin Smith of the American team in Singles 1. Kevin reacts badly to this as he wanted to play Echizen Ryoma of Seigaku, thus provoking Kirihara to reveal his new techique - Phantom Ball.
After 3 Phantom Ball shots and a feint Kirihara wins the game in almost no time, making the score 1-0. Kevin admits that Kirihara is strong but then Kirihara insults him and Kevin wins his service game making the score 1-1.
When Kevin hits a cord ball Kirihara returns the hit with the Phantom Ball, but he then runs into the pole supporting the net and injures his shoulder. Whilst he says he is alright, he cannot hit the Phantom Ball due to this and he loses the next game, making the score 1-2. Kirihara has a flashback to his defeat by the Three Demons, and remembers how he swore to become Number One - a flashback originally shown in the manga whilst he was playing against Fuji in the Kantō Finals.
Kirihara then resumes hitting the Phantom Ball, despite Kevin figuring out the angle, the score still reaches 2-2 through Kirihara hitting feints. Kirihara realizes that if he plays with his bad shoulder his arm will be more severely injured, so he starts to hit with his left hand. However, the pain is ultimately too great, and he has to pass the match over to Ryoma while he goes to hospital.
Ryoma Echizen Vs. Kevin Smith continuing with the score Akaya and Kevin had which was 2-3 and in the end Ryoma defeat Kevin and the Score 6-6 so it was a tiebreaker next score 7-6.
Ryoma won.