Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 210 The difficult French Open for seeded players (4K)

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In one game, Chen Ran set two more records for China Tennis.

The first Chinese player to enter the French Open main draw, one of the four Grand Slams, and the first Chinese player to win the French Open main draw.

Once upon a time, this goal was out of reach for Chinese tennis, but now after Chen Ran achieved this achievement, everyone thinks it is just an ordinary and commonplace thing.

After the game, what the Chinese media reported the most was not Chen Ran's first French Open win, but the general temperament he showed during the game.

He is calm, calm and calm in times of crisis, and even applauds his opponents for their wonderful performances, which makes everyone marvel.

Even though the opponent seemed to be performing exceptionally under the pressure of the chicken blood, Chen Ran was still able to easily control the rhythm of the game.

This also makes everyone think that Chen Ran seems to have reached a new level.

"He was in great shape and didn't give his opponent any chance."

"This game shows that at the Rome Masters, Tiger just took a nap."

"I believe Chen Ran's trip to the French Open will be exciting."

For Chen Ran, this is just an ordinary victory, even if it is a Grand Slam level match.

After hastily completing the interview with the on-site host and waving to the fans who cheered him on, he immediately returned to the locker room.

Chen Ran discovered that the attribute panel that had been silent for a long time had changed again.

Technical attributes are 88, mental attributes are 86, and physical attributes are 87.

After this game, both the technical attributes and the mental attributes have reached their limit, which means that there is no potential to be tapped.

The tiebreaker in the third round benefited Chen Ran a lot.

In the next match against Nadal, as long as he wins the game, Chen Ran can continue to receive the allocation of potential points.

Leaving aside the others, with technical attributes of 88 and mental attributes of 86, as long as the body is healthy, only the "Big Three" at their peak can suppress themselves.

In addition, Chen Ran just wanted to say that it feels wonderful to play at Roland Garros, and this is not the Center Court.

At this moment, in the players' box, Chen Ran's team also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although no one showed it and even kept a poker face throughout, they still felt a little nervous in the tie-break.

Especially Zhang Depei, this is his first time participating in a Grand Slam level event after coaching Chen Ran.

Three Masters titles are an honor, but they also come with pressure in a Grand Slam tournament.

"Is the Spanish teenager Nadal my opponent in the next round?"

Zhang Depei clenched his fists and muttered silently to himself, "Even though we have a record of playing against each other in the Madrid Masters, we still can't underestimate him."

After meeting Chen Ran who had finished the press conference, the group returned to the hotel.

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Grand Slam tournaments are played over two days, which also means that Chen Ran can rest for two days after finishing the first round.

After returning to the room, Chen Ran first checked China's Internet.

Almost all portals have opened special topics on the French Open, and their matches are always the headlines of the sports pages.

This is China at the turn of the century, thanks to this ascendant era.

Chen Ran had a vague feeling that he had grown up with China's sports, the Internet, and even the entire country.

It’s a great time to be full of vitality!

When Chen Ran was looking forward to the second round of the French Open, the other two Asian players participating, Thai Sri Chaphan and Korean Lee Hyung-taek, all stopped in the first round.

In particular, Srichaphan was seeded No. 15, but he still continued his poor performance on clay courts.

As a result, just two days after the French Open main draw began, the only Asian player left was Chen Ran.

At this time, even CCTV was lamenting: Chen Ran must not only carry Chinese tennis, but also carry Asian tennis forward.

"I hope Chen Ran can have the same dream journey as the Australian Open."

Both Sri Chapan and Li Hengze sent blessings to Chen Ran.

Until now, the former No. 1 and No. [-] player in Asian tennis have recognized that Chen Ran is the well-deserved leader of Asian tennis.

The next night, Chen Ran met Federer while training on the court.

"Hi, Roger." Chen Ran stepped forward to say hello and said somewhat unexpectedly, "Aren't you going to have a rest today?"

Federer had just arrived at the training ground, but he had just experienced a grueling five-set match today, and he still had the energy to train?

Originally, Chen Ran and Federer agreed to practice together in the evening, provided that this guy also advanced to the second round.

However, things were different this time. Although Federer won the match, he had to cancel the training agreement with Chen Ran because he played too hard and was almost physically exhausted.

So Chen Ran was a little surprised to see Federer here.

"Chen, I originally wanted to rest." Federer shrugged, "But every time I think about my bad state in the first round, I feel guilty staying in the hotel."

"Of course, I will also take into account my physical condition and do some simple training."

Chen Ran knew very well that Federer's physical endurance was not limited. In his previous life, this guy played until he was 40 years old before retiring.

At the age of 38, Federer could still fight Djokovic in 5 games in the Wimbledon final but lost.

"Roger, you are the champion of the Rome Masters, so there is no doubt about your clay court strength." Chen Ran said with some self-deprecation, "You know, I just played one game and then went home."

"I know very well that that's not your true level." Federer said with certainty, "I know you want to prepare for the French Open in advance."

He paused and then added: "But I must admit that when you win a heavyweight championship, your spirit will always feel a little relaxed."

At this moment, Federer did not expect that he would win three of the four Grand Slam championships in the next year, and not just once, but three times.

He regards Chen Ran, a rising star, as a competitor. He is younger than him and has already surpassed him in honors.

Although Federer has many more championships than Chen Ran, it is an unspoken secret that top players only compare heavyweight championships.

Chen Ran's best Grand Slam result is the semi-finals, and Federer is also a semi-finals; Chen Ran has three Masters championships, and Federer has two.

As for other 500 and 250 championships, they can only be used as a standard to measure first-class players, and top players will not be compared.

So even Federer himself admitted that Chen Ran's honor has surpassed his own.

"But think about it from another perspective, I was in the top 8 of the French Open the year before last, and I was in the first round of last year's French Open. Anyway, I have improved this year." Federer also laughed at himself humorously when speaking.After the two of them completed some stretching preparatory movements, they went back and forth to practice the ball for a while.

Chen Ran found that Federer's physical fitness was really good. After just experiencing a five-set battle, he could still be in such an amazing competitive state.

But he was relieved as soon as he thought about it.

After all, during the peak period of "King of Clay" Nadal, when Djokovic had not yet grown up, Federer was the only player who could pose a threat to Nadal at the French Open.

From 2006 to 2008, Federer won three consecutive runner-ups at the French Open, and the champion was Nadal.

In 2009, due to ups and downs in Nadal's form, he unexpectedly lost to the Swedish star Soderling. Federer seized the golden opportunity and won the only French Open championship in his career.

If it hadn't been for this time in 2009, if the mighty King Fei hadn't even achieved the Grand Slam, he would have been the butt of ridicule by everyone.

boom!
During the extreme tug-of-war between the two, which took multiple shots a game, Federer used an unexpected and elegant one-handed backhand, which caught Chen Ran off guard and could only watch the ball and sigh.

"Damn, it's this trick again!"

He cursed secretly and shouted: "Roger, maybe the two best one-handed backhand players on the planet are from Switzerland. Are you Swiss particularly talented in this area?"

"Perhaps we received similar training environments during our enlightenment period." Federer knew that the other person Chen Ran was talking about was his compatriot Wawrinka.

After finishing today's training, Chen Ran wiped his sweat with a towel and said: "That compatriot of yours is very powerful. He ended my winning streak in the tour."

"I have trained with Wawrinka and I know he has good strength, but I really didn't expect that Wawrinka has improved so much during this period." Federer smiled helplessly. "He may be more popular than me now, after all, he is the same age. I wasn’t that good during my period.”

Maybe you were stimulated by me?
Chen Ran muttered silently.

In his memory, Federer's record at the French Open in his previous life was not good, and he might not know which round he would go home in.

But this guy will soar at Wimbledon in just over a month.

But now, many things have been changed by Chen Ran.

For example, because of his relationship, the opponent Federer faced in the first round of the French Open was most likely not the one from the original time and space, and most of his subsequent opponents were also different.

If Federer can win the Rome Masters, he has proven his ability to win the French Open.

"Roger, who is your opponent in the next round?" Chen Ran asked.

One of them is the No. 4 seed and the other is the No. 3 seed, so it is impossible to meet other seeded players before the third round.

"It's a Frenchman named Dupuis, and he's also a clay court expert, so I hope I have good luck."

Chen Ran had almost no impression of this person.

"More than 100 players participated with wild cards." Federer added after seeing Chen Ran's confused look.

So the "clay court master" you call him is just a polite word?This guy has accomplished his goal by making it to the second round.

Chen Ran is very sure that Federer will have no problem advancing to the third round.

"What about you?"

"Nadal from Spain is my age."

"Oh..." Federer suddenly realized, "I have the impression that he is as young as you. There are too many outstanding young people at this French Open."

"You are also a young man."

"Haha, I'm no longer young compared to you."

After Federer packed his luggage and left, Chen Ran stayed in the training ground for a while.

"He seems to be getting stronger again!" A thought came to Chen Ran's mind.

Even though Federer had just experienced a five-set battle, in the training just now, Chen Ran found that he had no advantage and could only be said to be evenly matched.

"Roger always joked that my appearance brought huge pressure to him. In fact, looking at it from another angle, it probably also stimulated him."

"By the way, there's Wawrinka..."

Chen Ran thought of this Swiss guy.

At his peak, Wawrinka and Murray were not inferior to anyone, but their peak periods did not last long.

Today's Wawrinka seems to have grown up ahead of schedule.

In addition, in the just-concluded French Open youth competition, 16-year-old Djokovic won the championship as he wished, and the time for him to truly enter the professional tennis world is getting closer.

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The third match day of the French Open and the second round of matches arrived as scheduled.

More and more fans come to watch the game and enjoy this tennis feast.

The entire Roland Garros stadium was packed with enthusiastic fans.

Not only the three main stadiums and some affiliated stadiums, but also the restaurants and squares next to them were filled with fans watching.

During the four Grand Slam matches, in order to meet the needs of fans watching the matches, the organizing committee will set up a large screen in the square outside to broadcast live broadcasts of some key matches, which often attracts many fans to stop and watch.

During this half-month period, a strong tennis atmosphere can be seen everywhere.

Although the World Athletics Championships are also being held not far away, the effect and attention of the event are completely different from the French Open.

Even some track and field athletes are complaining about why these casual and arrogant French people put the World Championships and the French Open together.

However, those arrogant French people replied confidently: "The British still hold Wimbledon and the World Cup together. What does this mean?"

When the second round started, there was almost a big upset.

Agassi, the No. 2 seed, faced an unseeded player and turned the tide after falling behind 0-2. He actually won three sets in a row, staged a thrilling "let two chase three" drama, and struggled to break into the third round.

Then, the No. 16 seed player, the former French Open champion Russian Kafernico lost to a young player from Brazil.

Thus, the second eliminated seeded player appeared.

Then there is No. 6 seed Roddick. This guy really continued his poor performance on clay courts and was eliminated by a qualifier in just four sets.

This is the first high-seeded player to be eliminated.

However, this American playboy has a very good mentality. In an interview with a local reporter, he actually said: "Compared with stopping in the first round last year, at least I reached the second round this year, which is still progress."

After these remarks were reported back to the United States, the American fans were so angry that they yelled: "Trash, no wonder Hilton dumped you!"

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(End of this chapter)