Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 176 What kind of destiny is this?
Chen Ran spent less than an hour in this game, and Sri Chapan had no chance of winning.

Absolutely oppressive strength!

More than two months ago, Chen Ran was the challenger and Sri Chapan was the challenger. Now their identities have been reversed.

Lost two games in a row!

The other party is much younger than me.

Perhaps the title of No. [-] in Asia has nothing to do with me anymore.

There was a hint of depression and loss in Sri Chapan's eyes, his head drooped, his expression extremely sad.

After this game, he also accepted the reality that his strength was not as good as Chen Ran's.

Sri Chapan also put away his aggressive look during the game, and the expression on his face became friendly.

"I think I'm in good shape, but I don't have any chance in this game." He said helplessly. "Three months ago, I thought I still had a chance to win. But now, I think you have no chance of winning." Transformed.”

"The semi-finals of the Grand Slam and the Masters championship are not coincidence or luck, they are completely a reflection of your strength."

This time, Sri Chapan was completely convinced by Chen Ran.

"You are only 24 years old, and your peak is far from coming." Chen Ran looked at the somewhat lonely former No. 1 in Asia and comforted him.

But are these your words of comfort?You are obviously not yet 17 years old, but you are not already 27 years old.

"I hope you can push Asian tennis to an unprecedented level!" Sri Chapan gave Chen Ran a friendly high-five.

When Chen Ran heard this, he felt happy and said with a smile: "Isn't Asian tennis at an unprecedented height now?"

Grand Slam semi-finalist and Masters champion.And what about before?Grand Slam quarterfinals and Masters quarterfinals.

Chen Ran has already raised his level to this level too much.

Of course, there was something he didn't say. In fact, Chen Ran no longer cared about Asian or Asian records. This was meaningless to him. What he wanted was to keep climbing to the top.

"Haha... I can't refute your words." Sri Chapan paused and said with a smile, "I hope that as you said, my peak period has not yet come."

Although there is no direct physical confrontation in the sport of tennis, because it consumes too much physical energy and the intensity of the game is too high, many players often plummet after an injury at their peak.

Avoiding injuries and not overstretching the body are compulsory courses that Chen Ran needs.

This time when Chen Ran came off the field, the Thai fans seemed to be impressed by him, and they rarely applauded him.

At the press conference after the game, Sri Chapan said directly and honestly: "As long as Chen Ran continues his competitive form today, he will have a high chance of winning the Miami Masters!"

"What? You actually think that Chen Ran can win the championship in back-to-back 'Sunshine Doubles'? Even if you are both Asians, there is no need to brag like this."

Many reporters present raised questions.

"You just want to beautify your loss and say that you lost to the final champion."

"After this game, your ranking will be among the top 20 in the world."

"Poor guy, he only stayed in the top 20 in the world for only half a year. He can't even meet the standards of a second-rate player."

The cruelty of tennis lies in its points calculation rules, resulting in fierce competition for rankings.

In the years when a player is in his prime, his performance sometimes fluctuates greatly.

For example, the on-the-spot status, the luck of the draw, etc.

In the same competition, if your results were very good last year and you are in good shape this year, but due to various comprehensive factors, you accidentally miss the first round, your ranking is likely to drop significantly.

Not everyone can be like Djokovic at his peak, who can score more than 1 points in a year. Even if he misses one of the Grand Slams and deducts 2000 points, he still has more than 8000 points, and his ranking is still the same. World number one.

But Chen Ran's first reaction after hearing Sri Chapan's words was: You "Savadika", you can't beat me, so you come to praise me and kill me?
He was also the first to check out the players who had won the "Sunshine Double".

In the history of professional tennis, many players have won the "Sunshine Double" championship, including his own coach Zhang Depei.

But there are very few players who have achieved the achievement of "Sunshine Double Crown".

The difference is that to achieve the "sunshine double" achievement, you must win these two events in "back-to-back" matches in the same year, which is simply harder than winning a Grand Slam.

At present, only two people have accomplished this achievement, namely the Americans Courier in 1991 and Graf in 1994. They happen to be a man and a woman.

In the future of the original time and space, Djokovic and Federer have also achieved this honor.

"Double Crown of Sunshine..."

Chen Ran admitted that it was only at this moment that he finally had some ideas.

His competitive form is very good, and the first three rounds basically did not take much time, and the lottery assigned to him by the organizing committee is also very friendly.

Chen Ran's opponent in the next round was originally Safin, but this guy also stopped in the top [-] and went home early, becoming Kuerten from Brazil.

He had some impression of this name, but not deeply.

Kuerten was once the world number one, won three French Open championships, and was the king of clay of the previous generation.

But this guy has mediocre results in the other three Grand Slams except the French Open. At best, he is only in the quarterfinals, so he is very biased.

Another point is that the Brazilian's form has begun to decline significantly since 2002. Even on the clay courts where he is best, he is no longer dominant.Kuerten is the best example of falling from his peak due to injuries.

In this Miami Masters, Kuerten's condition was not very good, but Safin, who was also suffering from injuries, was in even worse condition. This made Kuerten lucky enough to break into the quarterfinals.

"So my luck in the Miami Masters was not that good. It seems that God is sending me to the finals." Seeing all this, Chen Ran couldn't help but murmur in his heart.

Especially Kuerten, who was in average form, fought three games against Safin, who was in terrible form. This guy was still limping on his feet when he came off the field, and he was obviously very exhausted.

"By the way, Ferrero, who is sitting in the bottom half, has also been eliminated and flew to Barcelona, ​​Spain early."

Chen Ran took a deep breath to calm down his excitement.

As long as you don't be careless, you will not only make it to the semi-finals, but you may even be eliminated in the finals.

Theoretically, the "Sunshine Double Crown" is much more difficult than the Grand Slam. So far, only one man and one woman have accomplished this achievement.

Boom!

My heart is beating faster!
Calm down, must calm down!
Currently in the quarterfinals, we must take one step and look at the other!
Chen Ran can still keep his composure, but the Chinese media reporters are already excited!

Their original expectation for Chen Ran was to reach the quarterfinals of the Miami Masters, which can be regarded as achieving the basic goal.

But now, looking at this "sour" lottery, they are bolder and have crazy ideas.

Finals, even championships!
Some editors of portal websites wrote extremely exaggerated titles in order to attract attention.

Chen Ran wants revenge!
Revenge for whom?For the national football team!

Didn’t the national football team lose to Brazil in the World Cup last year?

Kuerten, a three-time Grand Slam winner, is also a national hero of Brazil. Can Chen Ran use this to avenge the national football team?

You never have to doubt the wild imagination of Chinese reporters. They can often tie two unrelated things together.

Therefore, at the press conference, some Chinese reporters raised this topic with Chen Ran and Kurten.

Is Chen Ran confused?

What revenge can I give the national football team?

If I really want to take revenge, there are so many countries in the world, one after another, can I come back?
As for Kurten, he was also speechless in response to the Chinese reporter’s questions.

"In Brazil, although tennis is also very popular, it can't be compared with football. Besides, I am no longer in my prime, so I can't compare it like this."

but……

Anyway, Chinese people don’t understand Portuguese, and they don’t know what was said at the press conference.

It’s easy for them to add fuel to the fire and create eye-catching headlines.

For example, "Since the World Cup in Japan and South Korea, there has been another collision between China Sports and Brazilian Sports!"

There is also "The quarterfinals of the Miami Masters, Chinese tennis and Brazilian tennis usher in the ultimate showdown!"

Anyway, Chinese sports fans don’t know as much about tennis as they do about football.

The editors only emphasized that Kuerten is a three-time Grand Slam winner and eliminated Safin, deliberately exaggerating his strength.

This is also due to the lag in information dissemination in this era, which makes everyone full of expectations for this showdown!
"Revenge, revenge for the national football team!" Chinese netizens roared.

Chen Ran was very speechless about this, but he didn't say anything to correct it.

It is obviously a good thing for everyone to pay attention to this game and increase the ratings.

……

The four quarter-finals are proceeding in an orderly manner.

Two American players, Agassi and Roddick, defeated their respective opponents and successfully met in the semi-finals.

The 33-year-old Agassi swept away his sluggish state in the Indian Wells Masters and defeated all the players along the way. After half a year, he finally reached at least the semi-finals of a top event again.

Agassi and Roddick, you can imagine what an exciting and intense game this will be, and it can even be regarded as a final staged in advance.

As for the other half, the first semi-final spot has also appeared.

This half of the district is full of upsets.

Safin is gone, Ferrero is gone, and Moya is gone. The one who entered the semi-finals is Kubek, a player from Austria, ranked 21st in the world.

The match between Chen Ran and Kurten was the last match in the quarter-finals.

As a result, keen Chinese reporters discovered a potentially huge surprise.

Chen Ran may even be able to wait for a while after reaching the final, because there is likely to be a brutal duel between Agassi and Roddick.

What kind of destiny is this?

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(End of this chapter)