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Chapter 109: A battle of wits and courage, the first championship on the tour (seventh update)
PS: The results of the first order are good. I will add another chapter today, which is almost 1 words. I have never written so much in my life!
My head is feeling dizzy now.Let me slow down and try to update more tomorrow!
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During the intermission, Chen Ran drank water and waved his arms to signal the audience to cheer and make the atmosphere more lively.

This time, the target of his encouragement was not the Thai people, but the Chinese audience.

Chen Ran is now leading 6-5, and it is his own serve again. It can be said that victory is imminent.

He needed the cheers from the audience to motivate himself to win the final game in one go.

"Haha, Chen Ran has already started to stir up the emotions of the audience."

Zhan Jun took a deep breath and said with some inexplicable amazement: "His psychological quality is so strong that he dares to do this at this stage!"

Hu Litao on the side also sighed with emotion: "Victory is in front of us, and the championship is also in front of us. Most ordinary players are already thinking about how to prepare their serve at this moment."

"Hehe, he is a little different."

"Teacher Zhan Jun..." Hu Litao shouted softly.

"Ok?"

"As the only gold-medal commentator in China who specializes in both football and tennis, can you comment on the differences between the two sports?"

"The difference is..." Zhan Jun paused, "Tennis is an individual sport. The glory of victory belongs to you alone, and the pressure and pain caused by defeat are also borne by you alone."

"If football is the ultimate team sport, then tennis is the ultimate individual sport!"

"The ultimate individual sport..." Hu Litao muttered something, and his eyes suddenly lit up, "Teacher Zhan Jun's description is so apt."

Whether it is a best-of-three set in a tour tournament or a best-of-five set in a Grand Slam, every thrilling battle is the ultimate test of the player's will and physical fitness.

"Okay, game No. 12 has begun."

"Let's wait and see, can the first tour championship belonging to Chinese tennis come?"

As the main commentator, Zhan Jun could only restrain his excitement.

Before the result of the game is announced, it is not easy to celebrate or revel.

"Calm down, I want to calm down..." Hu Litao said to himself, "Why is it that Chen Ran is clearly playing, but I feel more nervous than him."

"So others can become excellent athletes, but you can't." Zhan Jun stared at the TV screen intently and said without looking back.

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The applause on the court became more and more enthusiastic.

Many Chinese spectators held their breath nervously, and some even reached out to cover their eyes.

"If I win this serve game, I will be the champion!"

Chen Ran felt that his heartbeat was slightly accelerated, and his breathing was even a little rapid.

The first career Tour title seemed within reach.

The reason why he wanted to mobilize the atmosphere of the audience just now was also to calm down the somewhat nervous mood.

Sri Chapan was already standing on the court with a serious expression, and it was obvious that he was determined to fight to the last resort.

The opponent is indeed the strongest tennis player in Asia, and he adjusted his mentality in just a few minutes.

But Chen Ran didn't want to play the third set, or even the tiebreaker.

He must seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"By the way, I still have a chance for a medical timeout! My opponent has already used it once before, why don't I use it?" An idea flashed in Chen Ran's head, and this idea suddenly appeared.

At the end of the third game of the second set, Sri Chapan also called a medical timeout.

ATP regulations stipulate that only one 3-minute medical timeout is allowed per game, and it can only be during a break or between sets.

"Referee, I need a medical timeout!" Chen Ran signaled directly to the referee.

Reasonable use of rules to battle wits and courage is actually part of the game. Chinese athletes often suffer in international competitions because they are too honest.

The referee glanced at Chen Ran with a slightly complicated look, and then nodded.

He is also well-informed and knows what Chen Ran is thinking.

It’s just that players who usually use medical timeouts at critical moments are all veteran players in the ATP Tour. Players as young as him are relatively rare.

Because relatively speaking, young players who have just entered the professional arena are relatively simple, don't have so many strategies and thoughts, and can only focus on playing with their heads down.

After spending a few years in the tour, knowing the routines, and suffering losses myself, I realized that playing golf is not just about playing ball, but also requires various strategies to fight wits and courage.

"Okay, you only have 3 minutes!" the referee reminded Chen Ran.

Sri Chapan was suddenly dissatisfied.

Why didn't you call a medical timeout just after the 11th inning, but now that the 12th inning was about to begin?

Get people mentality, right?
The referee spread his hands helplessly: "This is an ATP rule. Chen Ran did not violate the rules!"

The Thais at the scene immediately booed with strong dissatisfaction, accompanied by curses that had disappeared for a while.Chen Ran ignored the boos and Sri Chapan's dissatisfaction and simply lay on the ground.

Medical personnel arranged by the organizing committee will give Chen Ran a massage.

Chen Ran's designated massage areas were the arms and thighs, and the staff responsible for the massage was a rather pretty blond woman.

Of course, she is a serious medical staff, and Chen Ran did not take time to admire beauties during the competition.

"Well, it's comfortable..."

"Good strength~"

Chen Ran made a slight sound unconsciously, and his tired body felt much better.

The three minutes of medical timeout passed in a flash.

Chen Ran picked up the racket and stepped onto the court in high spirits.

I have to say that the medical timeout was called too timely, and some of the discomfort in Chen Ran's muscles was wiped away.

On the contrary, Srichaphan, who was originally preparing to fight, seemed to lose a lot of his aggressive momentum because of this episode.

Chen Ran slapped the tennis ball a few times and tossed it gently.

Then he kicked the ground hard, swung the racket, and hit the tennis ball with all his strength!

ACE!

Chen Ran's serving speed reached 215 kilometers.

15: 0.

The medical timeout just now allowed him to adjust his serving state to the best.

Sri Chapan touched the second ball, but the return ball went out of bounds.

30: 0.

For the third ball, Chen Ran still served a high-quality ball.

Sri Chapan tried his best to push the ball back, but Chen Ran hit the ball out of the sideline because he pursued the angle too much.

30: 15.

On the fourth serve, Chen Ran directly adopted the tactics of serving and netting, completed a beautiful volley in front of the net, and scored a key point.

The game point of game No. 12, the score of the second set, and the match point of the entire game arrived at the same time!

At this moment, the stadium with more than 1 people was eerily quiet.

Everyone knows that the crucial point has arrived.

This high-spirited young tennis player from China is only one step away from becoming a champion.

"Finally we've arrived at the match point..."

"How many people in China are watching my game at this moment? There should be many, many."

"I hope that after this battle, many people can fall in love with the beautiful sport of tennis."

Chen Ran gently tossed the yellow-green tennis ball up again.

Bend your knees and kick the ground!
Chen Ran hit the ball out like a green onion on a dry field.

This time, Srichaphan showed courage and courage. He made an early prediction, moved his body in advance, slightly moved the shot, and used the huge force of Chen Ran's serve to push the ball back.

The speed and angles are both very good.

The tennis ball turned into a long streamline and rushed out menacingly.

da da~
Chen Ran immediately took steps and ran over quickly, while making a beautiful sliding movement with his whole body.

You must know that the difficulty of sliding on hard courts is higher than that on clay courts.

At this moment, Chen Ran's body muscles were completely tense to the extreme, and he felt a mighty force surge out of his arms.

With each turn and swing, it seemed like an explosive force was poured out on the tennis ball.

As fast as lightning, the tennis ball streaked across the sky along a straight line at a small angle, hit the court, and then bounced towards the billboard behind.

The electronic screen flashed, for example, it was suddenly changed to 7:5, and the total score also became 2:0.

"Won!"

Chen Ran immediately raised his hands, holding a fist in one hand and a racket in the other.

The first tour championship is finally won!
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(End of this chapter)