Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 211 Chen Ran VS Nadal 2.0
Chen Ran was also amused by Roddick's words.

This is really a funny joke. I have never concealed my dislike for clay courts. I just don’t like playing clay courts.

Every year during the clay court season, this guy just comes as a routine and completes the task, and he doesn't care about the opinions of the media and fans.

So many tennis fans from the United States are a little confused.

Sampras has retired, and Agassi has entered the end of his career. Does the future of American tennis depend on a casual guy like Roddick?

Seeing the emergence of new players in Europe and the emergence of Chen Ran, American tennis fans feel a sense of despair.

Chen Ran met Roddick in the players' restaurant.

"Hi, Chen!" Roddick didn't feel depressed at all after being eliminated. He took the initiative to say hello and seemed to be in a good mood.

"Andy, you are very talented, why don't you pay attention to clay?" Chen Ran said with some confusion.

"No way, I just don't like clay!" Roddick shrugged disapprovingly. "The damn clay court season is finally over. Otherwise, you can lose in the second round and we can go to England together."

The grass court, just thinking about it makes me feel so comfortable. It feels completely different from those disgusting red clay courts.

"No, I like clay, so I hope to play more games." Chen Ran said very directly, "I haven't played on the center court of Roland Garros yet."

Roddick said with some envy: "You seem to have adapted to the clay court in your first season. Forget it... there is only one clay court event in the four Grand Slams. I am very much looking forward to meeting you at Wimbledon."

After the Australian Open match, Chen Ran and Roddick never had a chance to play each other again, which gave the latter no chance to avenge his shame.

The time interval between Wimbledon and the French Open is less than a month, which is very tight, but Chen Ran has no energy to think about Wimbledon now.

He had never even practiced on a grass court.

This is not like the French Open. There is a gap of nearly 5 months between the French Open and the Australian Open, giving Chen Ran enough time to adapt to the clay court.

What's more, his coach Zhang Depei is actually not a grass-court expert. His best result at Wimbledon was only the top [-] in the fourth round.

"Perhaps your advantage over me at Wimbledon is just like my advantage over you at the French Open." Chen Ran said with a bit of a joke, "You don't like clay, but I don't like grass either."

God, it's weird that there are people who don't like playing ball on grass.

Roddick believed Chen Ran's words and looked helpless. He suddenly felt that the two of them had no common language.

In his view, those who like to play on clay are masochists, while those who like to play on grass are the kind of people who live a tasteful and stylish life.

After dinner, Chen Ran began to prepare for the second round match with Nadal with a solemn expression, while Roddick, who was looking relaxed, returned directly to the United States.

It turned out that this guy was talking nonsense when he said he wanted to go to England together. He didn't prepare for Wimbledon a month in advance. He just wanted to fool Chen Ran into letting him go home early.

Brat, I wish you never have a Grand Slam in your life.

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The 2.0 showdown between Chen Ran and Nadal is the finale of the third match day of the French Open.

Since the sunset in Paris is very late, it usually doesn’t get dark until around [-]pm.

So even after dinner, the sky was still bright for this game.

In the eyes of many Chinese media, they habitually analyze the confrontation records between Chen Ran and Nadal at the Madrid Masters.

Therefore, almost everyone concluded that Chen Ran would easily break into the third round.

But Chen Ran knows very well that the kings of players in this age group often undergo earth-shaking changes every few days. Their room for improvement is too great, especially for future giant-level players like Nadal, who have huge potential.

What's more, this is the clay court that Nadal is most familiar with.

Chen Ran did not dare to take this matter lightly.

The confrontation between two players born in 85 took place on the center court of Roland Garros.

In the first set, although Chen Ran was two months younger than Nadal, he still showed his sophistication and maturity, as well as his rich tour experience.

Chen Ran served first and easily held serve, then broke Nadal's second serve and took a 4-1 advantage.

Although Nadal, who is also young and has unlimited energy, fights for every ball and wants to put pressure on Chen Ran, he finds that it is very rare to be able to complete his own serve. It is difficult to break Chen Ran's serve. Ascend to heaven.

6:3, this is the score of the first set.

It may seem like a huge disparity, but in fact the competition is very intense.

Many fans watched Nadal play for the first time and were surprised by the young Spanish man's running ability.

He was so damn good at running that he was literally running all over the court. He could be seen everywhere on the huge tennis court.

Especially Nadal's topspin, the threat on clay courts has increased significantly, causing Chen Ran a lot of trouble.

"It's only been a month, so much progress has been made!" Chen Ran muttered silently in his mind, "Especially since this guy also played five sets in the first round." As the saying goes, "We see each other with admiration after seeing each other for three days." He had heard it many times, but experienced it for the first time with Nadal.

After the start of the second set, Nadal's counterattack became even more rapid.

This is a Grand Slam event, the French Open, the holy place Nadal dreams of. Even if he loses, he will try his best to show himself and then turn around and leave with his head held high.

In the extreme confrontation between the two parties, an hour passed by in a flash.

During this period, Chen Ran had six break points, but the tenacious Nadal held serve tenaciously.

The score in the second set was 5-6, with Chen Ran temporarily leading. The score in the No. 12 set was 40-40, and Nadal had just saved another break point.

Tong Kexin, the only female tennis host of C5 Sports, said quietly: "I thought Wawrinka would be Chen Ran's lifelong enemy. Now it seems that Nadal may also become Chen Ran's lifelong enemy."

The commentator next to her is Pan Bing, the only man in the history of Chinese tennis to win the men's singles gold medal in the Asian Games.

He couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard this.

Why is CCTV so fond of assigning "lifelong enemies" to our country's athletes? For example, Yao Ming suffered greatly from it. Boozer, Ginobili, Stoudemire and other rookies in the same year as Yao Ming, etc. They are all his lifelong enemies.

In the tennis world, there is no such thing as a division of rookies every year. They simply used 85 as the critical point and then found Chen Ran's "lifelong enemy."

"This Spanish player is very good at playing clay." Pan Bing added, "But I don't think he is fearless enough to become Chen Ran's lifelong enemy."

He and Chen Ran had met in Yanjing and were somewhat familiar with each other.

This "Sunshine Double Crown" winner still has great respect for his senior. "Guide Pan" makes him happy and has endless benefits.

Tong Kexin on the side said puzzledly: "Why did Director Pan say this?"

"Clay courts are completely different from hard courts." Pan Bing pretended to be profound, "This Spanish guy's hard court strength is very average. He will definitely not be Chen Ran's opponent. It can even be said that his hard court strength is even better than mine when I was young. Not as good as that.”

The Chinese tennis star seemed very confident, and these words reached the ears of millions of netizens through C5 Sports and were deeply imprinted in everyone's minds.

Little did he know that just because of these words, the tennis star would be so ashamed that he could not hold his head up in the future, just like a certain international player in later generations who said, "Cristiano Ronaldo will only be popular for three years." As a result, he was frequently slapped in the face, and in the end even he himself disappeared. .

At this time, Chen Ran also got a break point.

He first drew Nadal to the net with a short ball, and then made a decisive lob, pushing the tennis ball to the far corner of the court and scoring a point.

This time, even if Nadal could run again, it would be too late.

"This is the seventh break point, and also the second count!"

Chen Ran held the racquet with both hands and swayed slightly from side to side with his slightly bent body.

Nadal's serve has never been great, even at his peak.

"So...it's been seven times, it's time for me to grasp it once." Chen Ran thought to himself.

In fact, there is no need for professionals. Even fans who often watch games know that serving requires more physical energy, because serving and the subsequent offensive layout require more thought and energy.

If you are unable to continuously exert pressure on the opponent's serve, but place all your hopes on your own serve, you will only become more and more passive.

Chen Ran suddenly accelerated his attacking pace and hit several high-quality shots in succession, opening up the angle.

Occasionally incorporating hard court play into clay courts can do wonders.

Finally, the change of pace worked this time, and the sharp attack forced Nadal to return the ball and hit the net.

Chen Ran successfully won the second set at 7:5.

In the third set, Nadal, who was trailing 0-2, was still tenacious and unwilling to admit defeat easily.

He seems to want to prove to the world of tennis through this game that he has the ability to occupy a place here.

In a fierce and tense game, Nadal even got break points twice.

This was also the first and second time Nadal got break points in this game, but in the end, Chen Ran was able to secure serve without any danger.

"Raphael, I know you want to win the next set so that you won't lose too badly."

"You will definitely have a chance in the future, but today you still can't take away a set."

With Chen Ran's beautiful high-pressure ball, he once again broke Nadal's serve, and then easily completed his own serve.

At 6:4, Chen Ran won the third set and completed a "double play" against Nadal.

The entire game took 2 hours and 33 minutes.

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(End of this chapter)