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Chapter 118 Highlights from the locker room ([-] updates completed, please subscribe!)

PS: The Chinese men’s basketball team led the Philippines by 18 points at halftime but was reversed? ? ?The opponent or the second team? ? ?First of all, I didn’t watch the game in Code Words, I just watched the news, but I really didn’t understand it! ! !

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Chen Ran feels that his opponent in the first round, Shuttler, is likely to be the runner-up of this competition in the original time and space.

Does this also mean that the other person's good luck was messed up because of his own relationship?
Even if Shuttler can pass his level, with this terrible and difficult pick, there is a high probability that he will not reach the finals.

"Chen Ran, what are you thinking about?" Zhou Yuan looked at Chen Ran in a daze and asked.

He thought Chen Ran was disappointed with the lottery and just didn't want to say it.

"It's nothing..." Chen Ran came back to his senses without showing any strange expression on his face, "Last year it was the Hope Tournament, and now it's the main draw of a Grand Slam."

"It feels amazing."

Zhou Yuan said in a daze: "Yes, this should be the most magical fairy tale in the history of tennis."

He suddenly realized that he could write a powerful piece of news around this topic.

After Chen Ran briefly answered some questions from the media, he returned to his hotel on the grounds that he had to prepare for the first round of competition.

At this time, many netizens on the Chinese Internet also lamented Chen Ran's poor draw.

Some senior tennis fans pointed out: Although Schuttler is only the No. 31 seed in the tournament, he has been in very good form recently and has a strong upward momentum. His real strength is not weaker than the former No. 16 seed.

Schuttler should be the strongest German player after Becker
There are also some Chen Hei who have started to cause trouble on the Internet.

"Don't worry, the gap between Chen Ran and Schuttler is like the gap between the Chinese men's football team and the German men's football team. He has no chance of winning!"

"If Chen Ran wins, I will write my name upside down!"

Chen Hei on the Internet is more arrogant than Yao Hei!
Why is this?Because Yao Ming occasionally pulls his crotch in his games, but Chen Ran has never lost in a professional game, but Chen Hei was so frustrated by it.

"I believe Chen Ran can beat Schuttler. He is guaranteed to be in the top 32 at the Australian Open this time!"

Some fans of Chen Ran began to argue.

"Chen Ran also won the tour championship with his own strength. Schuttler is not invincible!"

Perhaps it is because of this tour championship that Chinese fans' expectations for Chen Ran have increased infinitely.

Because of this, although Chen Ran's Grand Slam first match did not attract national attention, it also attracted the attention of many sports fans, regardless of whether they usually pay attention to tennis.

Table tennis is the national sport of China, so there is a huge group of table tennis fans in China.

When CCTV introduced the sport of tennis, it also specifically mentioned that the English name of table tennis is table tennis, while the English name of tennis is tennis.

They also explained the origin between the two sports of table tennis and tennis. Table tennis is actually extended from tennis.

Europeans like to play tennis, but they can't continue playing tennis outdoors once it rains. So they moved the tennis indoors and made changes to use the table as a venue, so table tennis came into being.

After this "table tennis" spread to China, it was called table tennis by the Chinese, but its English name still retained the name "table tennis" when it was first born.

After the popularization of the Internet more than [-] years later, most sports fans know the origin between tennis and table tennis. However, today, when the Internet has just emerged, and many people are still unfamiliar with tennis, they do not understand this.

This special feature produced by CCTV immediately attracted the attention of many table tennis fans.

We Chinese have conquered table tennis, so should we conquer tennis next?

Chen Ran's first match at the Australian Open attracted a lot of attention.

At the same time, he was already impatient and eager to give it a try.

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Time soon came to the first day of the match, and Melbourne Park suddenly became extremely lively. Countless enthusiastic fans continued to pour in, turning the place into a playground.

Walking here, fans can sometimes meet retired legends and get photo opportunities.

The match between Chen Ran and Shuttler was arranged at the Margaret Court Stadium, No. 6000, which can accommodate [-] people.

Yes, that's the Australian female tennis player who won 24 Grand Slams.

This is the treatment for seed players. They are all arranged in three major stadiums instead of those affiliated stadiums. Chen Ran also took advantage of it.

At this moment, the locker room at Margaret Court Stadium was full of people coming and going, bustling and bustling.

The first week of a Grand Slam event is always like this, with huge crowds.

Chen Ran walked into Court No. [-], passed through the hall and lounge, and passed through the training space for pre-game warm-ups.

In front of him is the women's locker room to the left, and to the right is the men's locker room.So be sure not to make the wrong move, otherwise you will lose face and lose face.

In this era, guys who are biologically male but mentally female are not allowed to enter the women's locker room.

In the locker room, a corridor goes straight to the bottom, and the left and right sides are neatly divided into eight areas. Each area is equipped with seats and lockers, and the rectangular lockers can store all the players' equipment and belongings.

Every year at the Australian Open, after the draw for the main draw is determined, the tournament organizing committee will arrange lockers in alphabetical order according to the names of the 120 eight players in the draw, and each locker will be labeled with the player's name. name.

This also means that players do not have the right to choose their own lockers, as locker locations can change from year to year.

"RC".

These are Chen Ran's initials. If they are arranged in order, they should be very late.

Chen Ran's footsteps stopped at the end of the aisle, and he looked left and right. After searching for a while, he finally found his own.

He is also surrounded by some unfamiliar or familiar players.

A large group of people gathered together, and the space became a little crowded.

Chen Ran saw Federer sitting not far away, with his hands folded on his chest, leaning on the locker, chewing gum, his eyes and corners of his mouth were full of confidence, and his face looked very relaxed.

Federer is indeed Federer. Even though he has not yet grown into a giant player, his movements are still so elegant.

The other party seemed to feel Chen Ran's gaze. He turned around and recognized Chen Ran's identity, and said hello with a smile.

"It seems I had a good vision. You appeared in the main draw of a Grand Slam so quickly."

Chen Ran stepped forward slowly, and the two of them gave each other a friendly high-five.

"In the opening match of the Magic Masters Cup that day, your performance was so perfect that Agassi was unable to counterattack. I think... you should have a place among the favorites to win the Australian Open this time."

"Agassi was not in his best condition that day, but this is a Grand Slam and the situation is completely different!" Federer seemed very humble. "My goal is to reach the semi-finals. If I can achieve this result, I will be very satisfied. "

The trip to the four Grand Slams in 2002 left a bad impression on Federer. His best result was only in the top [-]. Such results were really bad for a player ranked sixth in the world.

Especially in 2001, Federer reached the quarterfinals at both the French Open and Wimbledon. However, in 8, he was eliminated in the first round.This shocked Federer.

Hewitt, who is the same age as him, already holds two Grand Slams.

The gap between the two is like a cloud of mud.

Federer, who is struggling now, could not have imagined how bright and brilliant his career would be in the future.

"The semi-finals?" Chen Ran raised his eyebrows, "As a newcomer to the Grand Slam, my goal is to enter the second round."

"Second round? This goal is very realistic, not too ambitious." Federer nodded, "But who is your opponent in the first round?"

It's impossible for him to follow all 64 matchups.

"Schuttler!"

"It's him! Your fortune is not very good." Federer also showed some surprise, "But you don't have a chance. After all, you just won the Auckland Open and you are the youngest player in the history of the tour. Tournament champion.”

At that time, Federer was really surprised when he learned that the young man he was competing with at the Magic Masters Cup had won the tour championship. He was surprised at his rapid progress.

At this time, Roddick, an American supernova, walked over with a headset and high spirits.

"Hey, Chinese boy, you have indeed successfully entered the main draw through the qualifying rounds." Roddick raised his head and said very proudly, "It seems that I have a good vision."

He also saw Chen Ran chatting with Federer just now, and asked: "Roger, you didn't expect that you also know this Chinese boy?"

Federer shrugged his shoulders and said very frankly: "Before the year-end Masters Cup in Shanghai, Chen Ran and I had a tie-breaking performance, and he won."

"This actually happened!" Roddick also showed some surprise.

"You also know Chen Ran?"

"We are from the same agency and have practiced together before."

Roddick suddenly remembered something and said with some envy: "Chen, you should be the youngest player in history to participate in a Grand Slam main draw. You are not yet 17 years old."

Why did he bring this up all of a sudden?
Because a few days ago, his girlfriend Paris Hilton mentioned something.

"You always say that you are a young genius, but it is obvious that the Chinese boy participated in his first Grand Slam main draw several years younger than you. Who is the young genius?"

"When you were 17, were you no better than that Chinese boy?"

These words made Roddick so angry that he immediately pinned Hilton down and beat him severely before giving up.

But then he discovered that Hilton was showing a cunning attitude. It was obvious that he was deliberately irritating him just now so that he could try his best when outputting. Obviously this was a trap set by the vixen, and Chen Ran became Hilton's tool.

"The youngest Grand Slam champion is Zhang Depei, and the youngest Grand Slam main draw player is Chen Ran. Maybe you Chinese people really have unparalleled talent in tennis." Roddick rarely showed admiration.

Isn’t Zhang Depei an American?Chen Ran was speechless after hearing this.

However, he also knew that this was due to the arrogance of Americans. In their hearts, they still did not really identify with Asians or Chinese, and instinctively classified them as foreigners.

These matters had nothing to do with Chen Ran, and he didn't bother to delve into them.

Driven by curiosity, Roddick also inquired about Chen Ran's draw.

However, after replying with a sincere reply, Roddick's expression was extremely wonderful.

"Will we meet in the third round? That would be great!" The guy clenched his fists excitedly.

Chen Ran frowned. Seeing this guy's arrogant expression, he definitely didn't have any good ideas in mind.

"Meeting in the third round? I didn't even think so far..." Chen Ran seemed helpless and low-key, "I don't even know if I can pass the first round."

Roddick actually started to encourage Chen Ran: "You have won the tour championship. Believe me, that German guy Schuttler has no tricks, you will definitely beat him."

"As for the second round, even if there are no seeded players, you have a high chance of winning."

"Chen, your serving and receiving skills are very good, I know it very well!"

The guy said and patted his shoulder enthusiastically.

"Brother, come on, I'll be waiting for you in the top 32."

"Why does he want to compete with me so much? Does he think that if he plays with me, he can guarantee a spot in the top [-]?"

"That's not right! This guy's goal is not just to be in the top sixteen, but at least in the top four."

Chen Ran was a little confused, but he didn't ask.

The third round is a bit far away from Chen Ran now. He only cares about his opponents in the first round.

Federer also felt that Roddick was a little weird, but it was none of his business and he didn't say anything.
"Come on!" Roddick shook his fist at Chen Ran again, and then went to find his locker.

Paris is such a stinky bitch!

Roddick made up his mind that as long as Chen Ran reached the top 32, he would invite Hilton to watch the game.

He wants to prove under Hilton's eyes who is the real genius.

In fact, Roddick doesn't like Hilton much and doesn't think he has a chance to marry this wealthy daughter.

The two sides are just fighting for each other, and when the passion subsides one day, they will naturally part ways.

But now in love, Roddick must prove his ability in front of his woman.

Seeing Roddick walking away, Chen Ran looked at Federer helplessly.

Fei Tianwang seemed very calm. He spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "Just get used to it. Americans are like this, especially Americans as young as Andy."

At this time, another familiar figure walked past Chen Ran and Federer.

This person turned out to be Shuttler, Chen Ran's opponent in the first round.

"Did he hear what Roddick said just now? For example, that German guy has no tricks."

This was Chen Ran's first reaction.

But this big talk was made by Roddick, so what does it have to do with him?
Schuttler took a few steps, suddenly turned his head and said: "Chen, Roddick thinks so highly of you, I am very much looking forward to playing with you."

It turns out he heard everything!

Chen Ran thought to himself.

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(End of this chapter)