
ItseemsfittingthatGabrielMedinacouldclinchhisfirst--andBrazil'sfirst--ASPWorldTitleinPortugal.Thecontest,theMocheRipCurlProPortugal,isunderwrittenbyhismainsponsor,RipCurl,andshouldhewinit,hecanthankthecrowdinhisnativetongue.Butforallthehome-courtadvantageshehasinhisfavor,asMedinalookstomakehistoryhe'llbecompetinginatense,high-pressureenvironmentatthepenultimatestoponthe2014AS...

EverythinglooksdifferentaftertheRipCurlProinPortugal.ComingintotheEuropeanlegofthe2014ASPWorldTour,BrazilianGabrielMedinawasover6,000pointsaheadofhisnearestcompetitor,anditappearedthathehadastrangleholdonhisfirstASPworldtitle.NowMedina'sleadhasbeencutinhalf,andhehasdefendingworldchampionMickFanningstaringhimdownheadingintothefinaleventoftheyear,thePipelineMastersinHawaii.W...