Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 165 I am the champion, the Masters champion! ([-] updates completed)

"If it's a best-of-three-set match, Chen Ran has already won the championship!" Zhan Jun complained helplessly in the live broadcast room, "The games before the Masters are all best-of-three sets, but the finals have to be set to five Best of three games."

The guest commentator on the side, Pan Bing, the men's singles gold medalist in tennis at the 1994 Hiroshima Asian Games, muttered: "In my career, I have never played a best-of-five-set match. I don't know whether it's luck or misfortune."

Zhan Jun was speechless after hearing this. He didn't know how to answer this.

what does this mean?
The former No. 1 tennis player in China had never even played in the main draw of the four Grand Slams.

As for the finals of the Masters, it is absolutely impossible for you to break into it.

"I think the finals of the Masters should be consistent with the previous rounds. It should be a best-of-three-set system. This is the beginning and the end." Zhan Jun gave his own opinion.

"This is difficult, impossible..." Pan Bing interjected, "The four Grand Slams are organized by the International Tennis Federation, and the Masters is organized by the ATP. It is helpful to maintain the best-of-five sets in the finals. expand influence."

"Maybe that's the case, but it's the players who suffer!" Zhan Jun said helplessly.

At this time, no one in the world except Chen Ran should know that both the Masters and the year-end finals will undergo major reforms in 2009.

But at this moment, Chen Ran also complained a little in his heart.

"MD, if we followed the rules after 2009, I would have won the championship trophy by now and am enjoying the joy of victory."

"As for now... I have to grit my teeth and win the next game!"

Before the start of the fourth set, Ferrero decisively resorted to the "toilet plan" after the "medical timeout".

Since Chen Ran wanted to use the strong wind to cool down his body, he did the same.

"Should I go to the toilet too?" Chen Ran also had this thought in his mind.

If he doesn't win the fourth set, he can choose to go to the toilet between the fourth and fifth sets.

But if Chen Ran doesn't want to play the fifth set and wants to resolve the battle directly in the fourth set...

Soon, Chen Ran made up his mind.

"Referee, I need to go to the toilet too!"

Without saying a word, he picked up his tennis bag, slung it over his shoulder, and peeled a banana.

While Chen Ran was eating a banana, he leisurely walked through the player tunnel and headed to the bathroom.

"Um... both of them have gone to the toilet, we need to wait for about 8 minutes. This game has been going on for more than three hours..." Zhan Jun in the CCTV live broadcast room sighed, "It can be used for football games. Two games have been played.”

His words spread through CCTV signals and entered thousands of households in front of the TV.

Many fans watching the tennis match were football fans before, and they couldn't help but sigh: "I thought the football match was very painful, but now I find that the tennis match is even more painful."

The call lasted from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 noon, Yanjing time, and the weekend tutoring sessions at key high schools had ended.

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"Zhou Jing, you should go home now and watch the game..." Zhou Jing's best friend Chen Lu put her head next to her and whispered.

Zhou Jing silently glanced not far away: "It's almost 12 o'clock now, and it will be 12:30 when this set is over. I feel like it will be a tiebreaker, so it won't be good to stay here all the time."

He and Chen Lu pretended to do their homework and deliberately stayed in the classroom.

Not far away, under the hanging TV in the classroom, several boys were gathered around, all looking up at the game.

"Then you don't care about the result?" In fact, Chen Lu wanted to see it herself. She was full of curiosity about the result of the game.

"How about we go to the cafeteria, they must be playing there too!"

"Good idea, let's go!"

In the cafeteria, not only was the space large enough, but there were also some classmates she didn't know. But in the classroom, she, a girl, watched the game with some boys in her class, which felt weird.

The boys who stayed in the classroom were obviously preparing to go home after watching the game.

But some people feel hungry and are ready to take the first step.

In fact, the entire Dongzhou Middle School students are in a dream-like state.

Many students have won rankings in various subject competitions across the country in the past, but this is the first time a student like Chen Ran has done so.

A high school student like them actually reached the finals of the Tennis Masters?
Incredible!

Soon, there was a burst of warm cheers from the crowd.

"Break point, two break points!" someone shouted excitedly.

Under the tennis craze driven by Chen Ran, many middle school students have also popularized some basic tennis knowledge.

"Shall we do our homework for a while?" Chen Lu raised her eyebrows.

"Well... let's do that." Zhou Jing nodded.

The two girls decisively sat back in their seats.

The score of the fourth set was 5:4, with Chen Ran taking the lead.

In the tenth game, Ferrero served.

Chen Ran led 40:15 with a small score. These were two break points and two match points.

The fourth set was extremely intense, and Chen Ran and Ferrero were also in very hot form.

Perhaps it was because both of them went to the toilet one after another.

So far in the fourth set, neither side has been able to break serve.

The trend of this game is completely different from the previous three games.

"Come on, Juan!"

"There is still a chance to save this serve!"

"Go ahead, kill that Chinese guy!"

In the audience, several Spanish fans were extremely nervous, holding the Spanish flag tightly in their hands.

Our hero is the new Australian Open champion, how could he lose to this young Chinese boy?
"Chen Ran, if you win one more goal, you will be the champion!"

"What a fool, I don't dare to look at it!"

Many Chinese fans wearing the five-star red flag covered their eyes nervously.

"After all, it is the opponent's serve. Even if faced with two break points, it will never be easy to break serve." Several Chinese reporters at the scene muttered, and they were also very nervous.

In fact, after the fourth set, Ferrero was in very good condition on serve.

The reason why this sentence is two goals behind is because Ferrero just pursued the angle too much when hitting the ball and hit the ball out of the sideline.

Another ball was a lucky ball that Chen Ran returned and wiped the net.

If Ferrero can stabilize his mentality, it is still possible to reverse and maintain his serve.

One shot!
Ferrero's ball flew forward like a cannonball.

Chen Ran was about to move, but then his eyes narrowed slightly and he stopped.

Too fast, both in terms of speed and angle!Ferrero successfully recovered a point with a beautiful ACE ball.

The score is 30:40!

There was only one break point left, and one match point.

Ferrero continues to serve.

Throw the ball, bend your knees, kick on the ground, turn, and swing!

"Same serve as before?" Such a thought suddenly flashed through Chen Ran's mind.

The more critical moments top players are in, the more focused they will be.

When they concentrate, their body will also have a subtle feeling.

For example, the excellent serving feeling just now will not disappear all of a sudden.

Ferrero's muscle memory obviously still retains the perfect serve just now.

He should be trying to copy the blow just now!
Anyway, with two chances to serve, the risk was worth it.

It was the inside corner of the second zone just now, so now it is most likely the outside corner of the first zone?
Chen Ran's body moved according to his heart, and his whole body jumped to the right like an arrow leaving the string.

Sure enough, it was another almost perfect serve.

The moment Ferrero touched the tennis ball with his racket, he felt that the ball was either an ace or a straight serve.

Even if they take a step back, even if the opponent barely returns the ball, they are probably giving away points.

“What a high quality serve!”

"Can Chen Ran catch it?"

This was the first reaction of some senior tennis fans and reporters.

The fans in the audience were silent. Whether they were Spanish fans, Chinese fans, or American fans as neutral parties, they all held their breath.

"Hey, Chen Ran's figure has appeared on the right side of the baseline, moving so fast!"

"He seemed to have moved ahead of time. The moment Ferrero swung the racket, he had already moved there."

Kick the ground, swing the racket, push!
Although the tennis ball flew extremely fast, Chen Ran, who was already ready, hit the ball back just right.

The landing point of the return ball was mediocre. Fortunately, Chen Ran used his strength to hit the ball and the ball moved very quickly.

Ferrero was obviously a little surprised. He quickly waved his backhand hands and hit the ball back to Chen Ran's left side.

Because at this moment, Chen Ran had a big gap to his left.

Run at full speed!
After Chen Ran returned the ball completely, he immediately ran in the other direction.

Chen Ran was running, and Ferrero was also moving with all his strength.

The latter knew that this was a good opportunity to go online, so he decisively found it and returned to the net.

This ball, even if Chen Ran could complete the return, would still be easily intercepted by him in front of the net.

Chen Ran was very fast, running from one side of the court to the other in the blink of an eye.

But out of the corner of his eye, he also noticed that Ferrero had gone online.

How should I return the ball?

It's all in between.

At this angle, in this position, and facing Ferrero's high-quality shots with excellent placement and speed, it would be good if he could save them, and he could not pursue high-quality returns.

It is also difficult to penetrate Ferrero's defense in front of the net with a straight or diagonal ball from a wide angle.

High, try to hang as high as possible!
The next second, Chen Ran made a backhand with both hands, turned slightly, changed the way he held the racket, and hoisted the tennis ball as high into the air as possible before completing the second jump.

oh~~
The whole audience gasped and screamed one after another.

The ball flew high and far, but also very slowly.

Will Ferrero choose the high-pressure ball?

Sure enough, he raised his head and adjusted his steps backward at the same time, already making a swing.

Huh, no!

Under the strong wind, the flying parabola of the tennis ball actually changed some.

Until now, the strong wind blowing from the desert is still there, but it is not as strong as it was at the beginning.

However, even if the ball's flight path changes slightly, it will still affect the judgment of the landing point.

Even a small change can still be fatal.

At the critical moment, Ferrero gave up the high-pressure ball and prepared to hit the ball again after the tennis ball formed a jump.

On the other side, after Chen Ran completely saved the ball, his foot slipped obviously, but fortunately his body balance was very good and he did not fall.

After making adjustments, Chen Ran immediately ran back to the midline.

At this time, Ferrero was ready to hit the ball.

Chen Ran narrowed his eyes slightly and seemed to have made up his mind.

This is a great opportunity to go to the net and volley!

Because Ferrero changed his batting movements in a hurry, his attack route seemed to still follow the original brain instructions.

No matter how much!

Anyway, I'm still one goal ahead!

Chen Ran was very confident in his online skills and immediately chose to go online without even thinking about it.

He was ready to put the final showdown in front of the net.

Ferrero's powerful stroke was aimed at the blind spot on the right side of Chen Ran.

He wanted to make Chen Ran fall into the exhausting rush of saving the ball again.

However, the next second after the ball was hit, Ferrero was shocked to find that Chen Ran's figure appeared in front of the net like a ghost, just in the path of his hitting.

boom!
There was a crisp sound from Chen Ran's racket.

The flying tennis ball was gently pushed by Chen Ran's racket.

The ball crossed the net and immediately completed two jumps!
Won!

Masters champion!

Chen Ran lifted his feet off the ground at the same time and jumped up with all his strength!
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(End of this chapter)