Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 133 The miracle continues, breaking into the top 8 (4K, please subscribe)

The players' restaurant suddenly became very lively.

Of course, it’s not too big a deal to watch the excitement, everyone feels gloating about the misfortune.

You shameless Australians have tried all your tricks and tactics on the lottery, but in vain!

If this isn't in public, be careful with your image, these athletes really want to laugh with popcorn in their hands!
"Even God is helping Agassi!"

"Roddick has gone home, Safin has gone home, and now even top seed Hewitt has gone home."

"No, Hewitt's home is in Australia, he doesn't need to go home, hahaha!"

"Those Australians must be very disappointed, right?"

"I can only imagine how frustrated these kangaroos looked!"

These people got so excited that they replaced the Australians with kangaroos.

Chen Ran was in a daze for a while and finally came back to his senses.

Was Hewitt eliminated just like that?

I thought he could persist until the quarterfinals or the quarterfinals, but he stopped in the quarterfinals.

However, these guys all believe that Agassi will be the biggest beneficiary of this Australian Open. However, will it really be him, or is it someone else?

The sixth sense told Chen Ran that because of his butterfly effect, someone would gain huge benefits from this Australian Open.

While Chen Ran was eating quietly, Croatian Ancic took the initiative to find Chen Ran.

Of these two people, one is the youngest dark horse, and the other is the darkest dark horse.

Ancic was also surprised by Chen Ran's youth, which was actually two years younger than himself.

Croatia is a small country and cannot compare with a big country like China.

Ancic felt that he might have to reach a Grand Slam final before he could gain the same commercial value as Chen Ran, and he was envious of him.

However, they both had a game tomorrow. After chatting for a while, they left each other's mobile phone numbers and parted ways. Chen Ran also returned to the hotel without saying a word.

He thinks this Croatian guy is a good guy and they can practice together in the future.

Although tennis is not a team sport, as long as you insist on being yourself, there will be no big problem and there is no need to worry about the harmonious coexistence of teammates, but tennis also has locker room conflicts, because players often have to use the same locker room when participating in tours.

As a sport that requires long-term flying and traveling around the world to participate in competitions, tennis players often lack the company of their families and the opportunity to make friends. Naturally, the best friends are their peers and colleagues who are around them.

It would also be a good thing if you can make some friends and compete in games and train together on a daily basis.

In fact, Federer is not much older than Chen Ran, and his external personality is also more humble, patient, and somewhat elegant.

But Chen Ran considered that the two might compete for a long time in the future, so the two sides would definitely be cautious and wary when making friends.

Because tennis is an individual sport, you can't join the opponent if you can't beat him, and then say to the public: You know, he is my brother.

……

Time quickly came to the next day, which was the eighth match day of this Australian Open.

Due to the frequent upsets at this Australian Open, the box office has also been affected and there has been a certain degree of fluctuation.

Popular players with strong box office appeal such as Safin and Roddick have all gone home, and even Hewitt, the biggest golden signature of this Australian Open, stopped in the fourth round.

Of the only players left now, the one with the most box office appeal is Agassi, and the second player may be Chen Ran, the dark horse from China.

After all, there are too many Chinese in Australia.

Not to mention those who immigrated or work here, the Chinese students studying here alone are enough to crowd up the stadium.

Therefore, out of practical economic interests, the Australian Open organizing committee announced that the duel between Chen Ran and Youzhini would be held at the Central Court - Rod Laver Arena.

The game time is finally a lot friendlier and is set at 6pm, which is 1pm Yanjing time.

In fact, Chen Ran does not object to playing night games, but after the game at 9 pm, it will be one or two in the morning, which is really torture.

6 p.m. is the earliest time for night games, and it is also Chen Ran’s ideal game time.

On this day, Chen Ran did not conduct any ball training and declined all interview requests from the Chinese media.

He put all his energy into physical recovery and physical reserves.

I hadn't noticed it before when I was playing in tournaments, but when I was playing in a best-of-five-set format like a Grand Slam, Chen Ran had already realized that there were deficiencies in his physical fitness.

As a result, many Chinese reporters rushed to the training ground excitedly to watch Chen Ran practice, only to find this guy slowly running around the court.

As for the reason?Chen Ran kept silent and said that he would answer any questions after the competition.

If he wants to practice, he can enter the "simulated training ground" at any time.

The problem of cold hands never existed with Chen Ran.

Silently opening the attribute panel, Chen Ran's technical attributes at the moment were 81, physical attributes were 84, and mental attributes were 79, and their ultimate attributes were 84, 90, and 83 respectively.

After the match with Roddick, Chen Ran experienced a double test physically and mentally.

This also improved his physical attributes and mental attributes a little.

Suddenly, an idea flashed through Chen Ran's mind.

"If I can beat Agassi, the added potential points can only be in physical attributes, right?"

Of Chen Ran's three attributes, only the limit value of the physical attributes reached the critical point of 90, while the technical attributes and mental attributes were two points behind each.

"That's fine. The most urgent thing to do now is to improve your physical attributes." Chen Ran thought in his heart and soon came up with a plan.

As for when he will push the limits of technical attributes and mental attributes to the critical value of 85, he is in no hurry.

"Chen, when do we leave for the stadium?" Sergey came over and asked.

Chen Ran replied without even thinking, "I want to stay at the training ground for a while, maybe half an hour later."

……

On this day, the Rod Laver Arena was once again packed with people, even though neither side of this match was a well-known player.

The [-] tickets were basically booked by local Chinese fans.

If those viewers who usually don't pay much attention to tennis turn on the TV and see the five-star red flag flying in the field, as well as Chinese faces all over the field, countless people cheering Chen Ran's name, they would think that this is the home court of Chinese players.

"Friends, audience, friends, good afternoon, welcome to CCTV5. What we are broadcasting for you is the quarter-finals of the 2003 Australian Open. The two sides are Chinese player Chen Ran and Russian player Youzhny! "

Today, the host in the C5 Sports live broadcast room was changed from Zhan Jun to Hu Litao, and the commentator was Pan Bing, the former Asian Games men's singles gold medalist.

"Today, the two of them will compete for a ticket to the quarterfinals."

"As for my opponent in the quarterfinals, he is the tennis king Agassi."

Pan Bing heard this and retorted: "This set has not been finished yet. Don't think about the next round. Athletes must not be too ambitious."

"That's right, Director Pan is right." Hu Litao also immediately put away his smile.

"Everyone should not put pressure on Chen Ran, and don't think that he is already sure of victory." Pan Bing said slowly, giving his own opinion, "In any case, Youzhini's experience and ranking are higher than Chen Ran's .”

"Yes..." Hu Litao responded, "Look, everyone, the two players have already appeared on the stage. I think Chen Ran is in good mental condition, and he is in high spirits. It seems that he has a good rest."

Pan Bing also observed Chen Ran's expression and couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.It seems that Chen Ran is still able to go into battle lightly under tremendous pressure.

Youzhini looked at Chen Ran with a complicated expression.

Brother, why are you here again?
The two met once before on the tour, and Chen Ran left the impression on Youzhini that he was too stable.

From the beginning to the end of the game, there was almost no fluctuation in competitive status.

To defeat this kind of opponent, you must show that you are superior to the opponent.

In addition, when he watched the video of the match between Chen Ran and Roddick, he also discovered that Chen Ran's physical fitness was deficient.

If the game can be dragged into the fifth set, he feels that he has a high probability of winning the game.

Chen Ran was much more calm.

After all, Roddick has won them all, and he has a huge psychological advantage against his former opponent Youzhny.

As for Chen Ran holding Youzhni up high during the interview, it was also to prevent that guy from getting drunk again, although this possibility was not high.

The first set officially started, with Chen Ran taking the lead in serving...

From the beginning of the game, Chen Ran quickly entered the state.

His fast-paced and sharp attacks suppressed Youzhny's backhand again and again.

This time, Chen Ran's playing style was slightly different from what he had encountered in the Auckland Tour before, which was a bit beyond Youzhini's expectations.

The other party didn't know that Chen Ran's strength had improved a lot in this short period of time.

"In the first set, Youzhini seemed a little uncomfortable with Chen Ran's fast-paced playing style, and he seemed to be under some pressure and kept adjusting his game state, but the effect was not very satisfactory."

Pan Bing observed the situation on the court and gave his own analysis.

"I must admit that Chen Ran's skills are too comprehensive, which is enough for him to adopt a variety of game strategies."

"Nice, good shot!"

Hu Litao clapped his hands excitedly.

Chen Ran made a beautiful interception on the net and successfully got the break point in the eighth game, which was also the point of the first set.

At this time, Chen Ran led Youzhini 5:2, and the score in the eighth game was 40:30.

Youzhini continues to serve!
Will the next ball end the first set or go into extra innings?

"I still can't get back to the state of the last round..."

Youzhini thought helplessly.

He hit the tennis ball a few times, and after being fully prepared, he hit a powerful and heavy serve.

Area [-], inner corner!

Chen Ran's body immediately started up, and then he let out a muffled groan. He completely stretched out his entire swing and forcefully pushed the tennis ball back.

It can be seen from this shot that Youzhini's serve is heavy and powerful.

But the quality of Chen Ran's return of serve was very high, which made Youzhini feel very uncomfortable.

Chen Ran's idea was very simple and crude. He had already reached the break point, so Chen Ran naturally wanted to break serve again.

In the first set, he wanted to break serve twice to completely destroy the opponent's psychology.

"The quality of Youzhini's return is not high, Chen Ran's chance!" the host shouted excitedly.

Chen Ran immediately stepped forward and made a spike action.

But he had a more subtle change of direction, successfully deceiving Youzhini, and gently rubbed him in the opposite direction of his running.

6: 2!

Chen Ran successfully broke serve for the second time in the first set!
In the second set, Chen Ran still adhered to the strategy of the first set, either going to the net or severely suppressing the opponent's backhand.

Youzhny's backhand is a single-handed shot, but it is far from Federer's ability.

Soon, Chen Ran won the second set with 6:4.

In the third set, Youzhny, who was fighting against the odds, seemed to be struggling again.

The two sides played very anxiously, with the score rising alternately. After reaching 6-6, it actually entered a tie-break.

Chen Ran is the king of tie-breakers.

Since my debut, I have never lost a tiebreaker.

On the contrary, after Youzhny on the opposite side entered the tie-break, the chicken blood he had hit before seemed to have lost its effect, and his condition declined rapidly.

When trailing 0-3 in the tie-break, this guy deliberately complained to the referee that the audience was too noisy in order to affect Chen Ran's feel, hoping to delay time.

However, this had no effect, Chen Ran's hand still felt hot.

After scoring with a beautiful short ball to the net, Chen Ran won the tie-break 7:1, and also swept Yuzhny from Russia 3:0, locking in a place in the top eight.

easy!

Except for the third set, Chen Ran hardly encountered much resistance in the first two sets.

His expression was very calm, and the game seemed to be played like a practice match.

Chen Ran waved his arms towards the position where the five-star red flag was flying.

Hundreds of Chinese journalists came to this game, and they were all jumping up and down with excitement, even happier than the fans.

"Pretty!"

"Australian Open quarterfinals, here we come!"

"In the next game, Chen Ran plays against Agassi." Hu Litao shouted excitedly, "Do you think the ratings can catch up with last year's national football World Cup game?"

"The possibility is there, and it's not small." Pan Bing also smiled, "Chinese tennis has never been as brilliant as it is today."

"Then Coach Pan..." Hu Litao asked with some anticipation: "Then do you think there is a chance for the next game between Chen Ran and Agassi?"

"Chance?"

Pan Bing paused. He knew that he must be careful about what he said on the CCTV platform.

"Being able to enter the quarterfinals and compete with a tennis king like Agassi is already a huge success. The result is obviously not the most important thing."

"I think we, both tennis players and fans, should enjoy this game."

"That's right." Hu Litao nodded. He obviously thought that Chen Ran's chances in the next game were slim.

At this moment, Chen Ran, who was on the court, looked up at the sky.

Agassi?

Unexpectedly, the first "lucky boy in the tennis world" to play against him in a major competition would be Agassi.

……

(End of this chapter)