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Chapter 148 Is this just your "small goal"? (Please subscribe)
Some people in later generations described the "King of Red Soil" Nadal like this. He was born and grew up on red soil, and he understood Red Soil's character just like he knew his own brother.

On clay courts, top tennis skills are based on low-risk multi-shot rounds, and the game is about the ability to seize the first opportunity to attack the opponent during the multi-shot tug-of-war.

In addition, sliding hitting is a special scenery on clay courts. If you want to become an excellent clay court player, this is a skill that must be mastered.

The clay court is relatively soft, and it is difficult to step on the ground after sudden stops and turns, so if you don't know how to use sliding steps, it will be difficult to move freely on the clay.

In fact, there are also slide shots on grass and hard courts. For example, Chen Ran occasionally used slide shots during the Australian Open.

But the difference is that sliding to hit the ball is a routine method on clay courts.

You can hit slide shots regularly on clay courts without putting too much strain on your knees and Achilles tendons, but the same can't be said for grass and hard courts.

Another point is the sliding distance.

Whether it is a grass or hard court, your sliding distance is far less than that of a clay court.

Zhang Depei was surprised by Chen Ran's talent on the clay court.

He had just retired and his physical function had not yet completely deteriorated. He and Chen Ran tried to play a serve game each, but they were swept by the opponent without any suspense.

This is the clay court that Zhang Depei is most familiar with.

"Clay courts are a paradise for baseline players. Serving and hitting the court won't work here."

While Zhang Depei was amazed, he thought of his old rival, "Sampras is like that, he has [-] Grand Slams, but not a single French Open."

His only Grand Slam is the French Open, and he also has a French Open runner-up.

The clay court is the only place where Zhang Depei can suppress Sampras.

"In fact, serving and netting will gradually fade out of the mainstream on hard courts in the future." Chen Ran thought silently in his heart.

"Coach, I want to keep training on clay courts before going to North America." Chen Ran said truthfully after thinking for a while.

He knows very well that if he wants to make a difference in this clay court season, he must use all available time.

Zhang Depei was a little surprised after hearing this and replied: "Are you so confident in the hardness of the court?"

He thought his first lesson would be on a hard court, but Chen Ran took him to a clay court.

Frankly speaking, this is Zhang Depei's first time as a coach, and he doesn't know whether he can lead the players well.

Chen Ran is another tennis genius who emerged from nowhere. His achievements at a young age are already very impressive. The relationship between the two is relatively equal.

In many cases, Zhang Depei will also listen to Chen Ran's opinions.

Chen Ran smiled: "My familiarity with hard courts has been integrated into my blood, so I can practice again after arriving in the United States."

What's more, hard courts and clay courts also have similarities. Just because you have found a competitive state on clay courts, it does not mean that you cannot apply it to hard courts.

At this moment, Chen Ran was training in the stadium, and there were many fans watching outside, who had already surrounded the venue on three levels inside and outside.

Zhang Depei and Chen Ran, two major celebrities, are obviously very sensational.

The physical fitness coach Sergey went outside to take a look, and then shook his head with a look of surprise.

In just one training session, there were at least 1000 people watching outside. The crowd was huge and the popularity was so strong.

Such huge attention is both pressure and motivation for Chen Ran.

It can make athletes burst out with amazing energy to create great results, or it can turn into an overwhelming burden that completely crushes the athletes' nerves, like a double-edged sword.

When the outside world's expectations of you increase, they will subconsciously only allow you to progress and not allow you to regress.

They will automatically describe and imagine your future, but they will not assume the outcome of "the fall of a new star" or "injury to Zhongyong".

But when this happens, they will definitely analyze it thoroughly and find several reasons for "why you declined."

Chen Ran has a very good mentality. He enjoys pressure and treats pressure as nothing.

No matter how noisy the crowd watching the training was, he still trained at his own pace, and even waved to the fans from time to time, causing bursts of cheers.

"Lung step leg press, three sets, don't stop, start now."

"Speed, slow down, and make sure every movement is in place."

"Feel the muscles, concentrate, feel the movement track and vein of the muscles, don't worry."

The first training session after being coached by Zhang Depei was also the first time Chen Ran worked hard on himself after returning from injury.

Now his physical attribute is 84, and the limit value is 92.

Chen Ran needs to continue to increase training intensity as planned to improve his physical attributes, especially physical fitness.

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The air is burning and the whole place is boiling.

A week passed by, and the fans who came to watch Chen Ran's training also witnessed his high-intensity training.

Some people have also fantasized about wanting their children to learn tennis, or even try to take the path of professional players.

But after they witnessed Chen Ran's training intensity, they were all shaken.This is too scary. Can my child bear it?

But if you can't accept this kind of training intensity, what's the point of taking the path of a professional player?

Of course, Chen Ran finished another day of training. When he walked out of the training ground, the spectators outside the barbed wire fence instantly burst into screams, sweeping over like a mountain and a tsunami.

The overwhelming shouts came one after another.

When the pace of time crosses the year 2000 and enters the turn of the century.

Those young Chinese sports fans born in the 80s are eager to see Chinese athletes and perform outstandingly in those global sports with huge influence.

In fact, the real pioneers are those national football players.

Yang Chen, who was the first to land in the Bundesliga, made all Chinese fans pay attention to Frankfurt, an originally inconspicuous team.

Then General Fan landed in England, and men's basketball player Wang Zhizhi landed in the NBA.

The emergence of Yao Ming has pushed this craze to a new climax.

Then Chen Ran was born. His first tour championship and Grand Slam semi-finals completely lit up the Chinese sports world at the turn of the century.

Chinese sports fans, especially the younger generation, experienced the charm of professional sports for the first time.

"Chen Ran, sign your name for me!"

"Chen Ran, can we take a photo together!"

After every day's training, this is a process that Chen Ranlei can't shake.

Affinity, this is also an aspect he wants to present to the public.

Zhou Yuan of "Sports Weekly" who came to interview said hello to Chen Ran: "The Dubai Open is over, Federer won the championship!"

"Oh?" After Chen Ran completed another signature, he came back to his senses and smiled lightly, "Congratulations to Roger, his world ranking should be among the top three in the world."

He knew Federer would be a regular at the Dubai 500 in the future.

The principle of the tycoons in the Middle East is to hire those with the highest reputation and greatest influence. Money has never been an issue.

According to rumors, during Federer's heyday, the appearance fee for each match in Dubai was around US$200 million.

At the Dubai Open, both prize money and appearance fees are fully tax-free.

How much money is given to you is what you get, unlike some places where nearly half of the tax will be deducted from the money you get.

In the previous life, the China Open was also an ATP 500 event. Djokovic and Nadal were invited, but Federer was not invited because his appearance fee was too high.

Therefore, when Federer comes to compete in China, he usually only goes to Shanghai, because participation in the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 is compulsory.

"If you go to the Dubai Open, you may have a chance to win the championship." Zhou Yuan looked regretful.

If Chen Ran wins a 500 event, although it won't be as sensational as the semi-finals of a Grand Slam, it will at least make headlines for a while.

The 500 Tournament is considered a relatively high-level tour event, and its influence far exceeds that of the 250 Tournament.

As for the ATP 1000 Masters, even as optimistic as Zhou Yuan, he still thinks it will be too difficult for Chen Ran to win the championship.

As for the remaining three Grand Slam tournaments this year, it would be great if Chen Ran can reach the quarterfinals. Wanting to replicate the myth of the semifinals of the Australian Open seems a bit fanciful to senior reporters like Zhou Yuan.

After the Australian Open, the top players in the professional tennis world will carefully observe Chen Ran's videos and study his playing style.

When the mystery is gone, the challenges await him.

Zhou Yuan continued the interview: "First of all, talk about your expectations for this Sunshine Double Tournament?"

"The Indian Wells Masters starts first, right?" Chen Ran pondered for a moment, "I'm not a seeded player. I hope to get a good draw and then play every round carefully."

The Masters in this era all had 56 draws, and the top 8 seeds enjoyed a bye.

However, after the restructuring in 09, several Masters including the Magic City Masters were upgraded to the Super Masters, with 96 draws.

Zhou Yuan continued to ask: "The schedule of the Sunshine Double Tournament is back-to-back. How many points do you hope to get in these two events?"

The Masters is a battle for points. If you fail to score points, your ranking will drop, and it may even affect your future ranking in the Grand Slam tournaments.

The Indian Wells Masters and Miami Masters are called the "fifth Grand Slam" because their schedules are closely connected, and the championship points of the two events add up to exactly the same as the 2000 points of the Grand Slam championship.

Chen Ran pondered for a while.

Although he wanted to appear humble, he still needed to be topical: "Set a small goal. The total points from the two events should be 720."

Zhou Yuan's eyes lit up and he became a little excited!
720 points, this is the score of the semi-finals of the Grand Slam!

The top four in the Masters will receive 360 ​​points, the runner-up will receive 600 points, and the champion will receive 1000 points!
This also means that Chen Ran's average goal in these two events is the top four!
This completely exceeded Zhou Yuan's expectations.

etc!What did you say? Is 720 points just your small goal?

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(End of this chapter)