Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 174: Making Great Progress (Third update completed)
As expected, Chen Ran's second round match was arranged by the organizing committee at the Central Court, with a capacity of 1 spectators.

His opponent is Ainoy from Morocco.

Although this person is not a seeded player, his strength cannot be underestimated.

Ainoy is in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. More importantly, he defeated the No. 8 seed, Australia's local darling Hewitt, in the 1/[-] finals, making him famous for a while.

If Chen Ran rashly underestimated the enemy, he would definitely pay the price.

However, after the first round, there were still many upsets.

Several seeded players were upset and eliminated.

However, these guys were not depressed and directly booked flights to Europe to start preparing for the upcoming clay court season.

Before the game started, the Miami Organizing Committee invited celebrities to interact and take photos as usual.

Chen Ran was quite surprised when he saw this female guest, but fortunately he had good concentration and stabilized his emotions without showing any signs of abnormality.

The guest who came this time turned out to be Scarlett Johansson, who would become famous in Hollywood in later generations.

Today's Scarlett can only be regarded as a fledgling, with a little fame.

Scarlett Johansson, who is currently only 19 years old, is in her prime, just like little sister Maria Sharapova, she is at the peak of her life.

Even without any makeup, she is stunning.

Chen Ran couldn't help but have a thought in his mind: If Kevin Durant saw Scarlett Johansson at this moment, he would not only want to drink the bath water, but maybe even the foot wash water, right?

Among the tall European and American celebrities who can be seen everywhere, Scarlett, who is only 1 meters tall, can be considered a relatively petite type.

"Hello!" Scarlett Johansson took the initiative to shake hands with Chen Ran and looked at the boy who was two years younger than herself. She was also full of curiosity, "I know you are the master of Indian Wells. It’s amazing that the champion of the competition is still so young.”

"It is a great honor to be praised by such a beautiful lady." Chen Ran was very humble and said straightforwardly, "I...what should I say? I don't know what to say. , then I wish you win an Oscar as soon as possible!"

Will Scarlett Johansson win an Oscar?Chen Ran had no impression at all.

who cares!There's no female star who doesn't like rainbow farts like this.

Sure enough, Scarlett was a little amused.

This boy is quite interesting. As soon as they met, he wished himself "win an Oscar soon". I have never met such a guy before.

So far, no one has said anything like this to her.

"Thank you, this blessing is very special." Scarlett Johansson looked very happy, "I am going to make a movie related to tennis right away, called "Match Point."

"It seems that you are very connected with tennis." Chen Ran said with a smile.

Immediately afterwards, the slim Scarlett took a group photo with the two players.

Chen Ran was okay, but Ainoi beside him was staring at the beautiful Scarlett, almost unable to move his eyes away, as if he had never seen a woman before.

Even when the actress left, Ainoy still looked like she was still unfinished.

However, he obviously also knew that the other party was a Hollywood actress, and his achievements might not be enough to attract the beauty's attention, so he wisely did not ask for her mobile phone number.

At this time, Ainoi suddenly looked like a wild beast, staring at Chen Ran menacingly.

The Chinese boy in front of me is now a popular star.

For example, the Hollywood actress just now would rather chat with Chen Ran than herself.

If he could defeat Chen Ran, he would surely be able to attract the attention of the Hollywood actress.

This guy has dreadlocks, and he looks like a very unrestrained player.

And his height is 1 meters, which means he has a sharp serve.

This is also an important factor in Ainoy's ability to eliminate Hewitt in the Australian Open.

"The organizing committee obviously wants to send the Chinese to the top [-], but I won't let him have it so easily!" Ainoy geared up.

He is also considered a seasoned player in the tour, with only a lot more competition experience than Chen Ran.

Sure enough, after the game started, the energetic Ainoy quickly entered the state.

He scored three straight goals in his first service game, leading Chen Ran 40-0.

This guy also raised his eyebrows and looked provocative towards Chen Ran.

boom!
Then there was another crisp ACE ball.

Amid the slightly surprised exclamations of the CCTV host, Ainoy actually gave Chen Ran a "love game".

Ainoi roared and clenched his fists excitedly.

The tall and strong body seems to have endless energy to vent.

When the two of them were exchanging venues, Ainoy still held his head high, as if to say: I must win today's game.

North Africans…

Chen Ran sighed secretly.

Don’t really expect to see the gentlemanly spirit of tennis from them.

Looking at Ainoy, Chen Ran thought of another legendary player in later generations - Kyrgios.

The same outstanding serve, the same talent, the same fiery temper.

Toss, swing!
Then, Chen Ran rushed to the net immediately.

He knows the quality of this serve, which allows him to use the "serve to the net" tactic with confidence.

However, before Chen Ran could reach the net, Ainoy returned the ball directly out of bounds.

Chen Ran shrugged and walked back to the bottom line of his half without moving his head.

Ainoy looked at Chen Ran's back and stamped her feet irritably.

Of course, he was also mentally prepared. It was not easy to break Chen Ran's serve.

As a result, the two sides started a fierce battle back and forth.The score rose alternately.

1比1，2比2，3比3，4比4，5比5……

Soon, in the tug-of-war between the two sides, Chen Ran made a beautiful slide and saved a wonderful short ball played by Ainoy.

Seeing this, Ainoi sprinted with all his strength!

He is tall and powerful and can reach the net in just a few steps.

Ainoy spread his legs and stretched his whole body to the extreme, like a roc spreading its wings. At the same time, he held the racket tightly with his right hand and extended it outward, pushing the racket gently.

The tennis ball immediately flew towards the far corner.

This time, it was Chen Ran's turn to save the ball.

He started immediately and walked like flying!

Sprint, sprint again!

I have to admit that Ainoy's shot into the far corner is very clever. Being able to make such a choice at the critical moment is enough to prove that this person has a very high golf IQ.

From such a long distance, even if Chen Ran could complete the save, the quality of his return would be very poor.

Ainoi can easily score this point by just standing in front of the net and intercepting lightly.

Chen Ran's speed increased to the extreme, but he didn't seem to make any move to prepare to turn around!

oh~~
The entire audience suddenly let out a burst of exclamation.

It turned out that after Chen Ran caught up with the ball, he opened his legs and hit the ball with his back and crotch which shocked everyone.

In an instant, the tennis ball flew towards the other half of the court like an assault shell.

This is a trick often used by Alcaraz, the new king of Spain, in later generations, and now it is also used cleverly by Chen Ran.

Ainoy, who was already standing in front of the net, thinking that he would definitely win this point, had no idea that Chen Ran would hit the ball like this.

The movements are concealed, the speed is extremely fast, and the flight path seems a bit tricky.

Ainoy instinctively wanted to catch the ball, but as soon as his body made a movement to return the ball, he only felt a yellow-green light flashing past his eyes.

The tennis ball bounced quickly on the ground, and then jumped quickly towards the billboard in the distance.

Immediately, the audience applauded thunderously.

Every audience cheered for Chen Ran's extraordinary hit.

Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson, who was watching the game, also stood up and applauded Chen Ran's hit.

30: 40!

In Ainoy's sixth service game, Chen Ran took the lead in reaching the break point.

Damn, the limelight has been stolen by the other party!

Ainoy cursed secretly and continued to serve...

A mistake!
He took a deep breath, and there was obviously some anxiety on his face.

North African players play based entirely on emotion.

When he is in a good mood, he can often perform beyond his level. For example, his victory over Hewitt at the Australian Open is the best example.

Second serve, inside corner!
However, Chen Ran suddenly started up and rushed into the inside line one step ahead.

SABR tactics!

Oops, this trick again!
Because Chen Ran hadn't used this trick for a while, Ainoy was unprepared.

Therefore, Chen Ran caught the opponent's dazed moment and pushed the tennis ball to the far corner on the other side with a single backhand push.

Easily scored and completed the break!
It was the first time for many spectators in Miami to see such a style of play, and they all exclaimed in amazement.

This made Chen Ran, who was already very popular, reach a higher level.

"Referee, this behavior is so despicable!"

"I protest!"

After being broken, Ainoy, who was in a state of chaos, walked to the referee to complain.

This is the case for North African players. They will take issue with anything that is not good for them, regardless of whether it is justified or not.

"There is no problem with this ball, the rules allow it!" the referee answered in the affirmative.

Ainoi was still dissatisfied, and on the way back, he still cursed, which was not a nice word anyway.

Then in Chen Ran's next serve game, this guy was very knowledgeable and wanted to use this tactic.

But Ainoy had no targeted training in the first place, and his touch was not delicate enough, so he never succeeded.

Soon, Chen Ran easily kept serve and won the set 7-5.

In the second set, Ainoy became a little helpless. He couldn't relax during the game and never found his rhythm.

Chen Ran was getting better and better, and slowly took the initiative in the game.

The score between the two sides seemed to be close, but the rhythm was always controlled by Chen Ran.

When the second set reached 4-3, Chen Ran suddenly exerted his strength and continued to exert wave after wave of pressure on Ainoy's serve.

Under Chen Ran's airtight defense and sharp counterattack, the opponent finally could not withstand the pressure and failed to keep serve.

In the end, Chen Ran won the second set 6:3 and took the game away relatively easily 2-0.

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(End of this chapter)