Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 215 I am surrounded by Spaniards
Sure enough, not long after Chen Ran broke into the top 8, Xu Feigang, who was far away in his childhood, danced excitedly when being interviewed by reporters.

"Did you see it?"

"Chen Ran's winning shot in the second set was the 'Zero Slice' in my comics!"

"By the way, I will add a U17 chapter to "The Prince of Tennis" and also set up a 17-year-old devil from China. He is Chen Ran, and I have obtained his authorization!"

Xu Feigang knew that the opportunity was rare, so he decisively ran out to join the crowd and attracted the attention of countless people.

Although Chen Ran was in hot form, the results of Asian players at the French Open were really impressive. The best result was only in the third round, but Chen Ran had already entered the quarterfinals. Xu Feigang was very worried that Chen Ran would stop in the next round. Taking advantage of this wave of heat, he announced the matter hastily.

A match made in heaven between "Prince of Tennis" and Chen Ran?
This topic, because of the relationship between popular comics and top players, was suddenly reported by major media and portals in China.

Then, in an interview with the media, Chen Ran also admitted his interaction with "Prince of Tennis" and joked that his strong backspin chip may have been inspired by the skills in "Prince of Tennis".

This made a group of fans and comic fans even more excited, and their expectations for the new chapter "U17 World Youth Championship" are also rising.

Although I don’t want to admit it, I have to accept the fact that the influence of Xiaolili’s animation in China is far greater than that of local Chinese works.

In particular, sports animations such as "Slam Dunk" and "Slam Dunk" have become the first teachers for many teenagers in China who love sports.

Perhaps "The Prince of Tennis", which has only been serialized since 2001, can also play such a role.

"If you win one more game, you can tie the Australian Open record. If you win two more games, you can enter the Grand Slam finals!"

When the outside world rejoiced at Chen Ran's achievements, he did not show any satisfaction.

During the offseason, he performed some simple recovery training during the day, and at night, citing the need for rest, he locked himself in a hotel room, immersed himself in a "simulated training ground," and trained crazily.

Although Zhang Depei was a little surprised as to why Chen Ran didn't pay attention to the games of those potential opponents, he could understand since the opponent chose to rest, so he had to go to the stadium alone to inquire about the military situation.

In Zhang Depei's view, the French Open quarter-finals results have actually fulfilled his inner expectations, and he will make money by playing one more game in the future.

When the night match of the French Open was about to begin, Chen Ran, who was lying on the big bed, slowly opened his eyes with a hint of exhaustion.

After the third and fourth rounds, and high-intensity competition at the "simulation training ground" at night, Chen Ran finally realized the potential he gained after defeating Nadal.

His mental attributes have reached 87 points. Combined with 88 points of technical attributes and the same 88 points of physical attributes, he is basically very close to the upper limit of a top player.

Especially Chen Ran's current physical attributes of 88 points are not reflected in the physical fitness of birds and beasts like basketball or rugby players.

His improvement of physical attributes mainly focuses on two points, one is physical fitness, and the other is endurance.

Physical endurance is actually a very mysterious thing. There are too many athletes who seem to have outstanding physical fitness and amazing explosive power, but will eventually become a glass body.

There are also athletes who don't seem to be very strong, but have peak and long careers.

There are countless examples of this, whether in tennis, football, or basketball.

Your body's ability to recover and avoid various injuries is a mysterious thing that no one can predict, including scouts, agents, teams, and coaches.

The biggest advantage of the physical attributes in this system is that this very mysterious "exercise endurance" can be made transparent and digitized, which allows Chen Ran to understand his physical condition at any time while improving his physical endurance. Avoid many unnecessary injuries.

"First of all, the risk of injury on clay courts is much less than on hard courts."

"I can run around on clay and use the slide."

After Chen Ran experienced this clay court season, he found that he preferred playing on clay courts than hard courts.

It's so damn comfortable to use the slide on the clay court!
After all, you will have a certain risk of injury when sliding on a hard court, but this concern is greatly reduced on a clay court.

In the simulation training ground, Chen Ran's physical fitness was consistent with the real world.

However, with his current strength, he is still unable to drag the peak Nadal into a five-set battle, but Chen Ran and Spain's new king Alcaraz had a hearty battle, which happened to last five sets.

Three of the sets even led to tie-breaks.

Chen Ran experienced it carefully. After five sets, his body was indeed very tired, but it was not like the Australian Open where he was so exhausted that he could hardly stand.

With his current physical fitness, he can definitely fight a five-set match and recover to a similar level after two days.

After passing the test at the "simulation training ground", Chen Ran finally let go of this worry.

……

The eighth match day of the French Open is also the first day of the second week.

After rounds of brutal battles, the quarterfinals of the French Open were finally announced.

Switzerland's 18-year-old star Wawrinka finally stopped his magical journey and stopped in the top [-].

But he, Nadal, and Chen Ran, who is currently in the top 8, announced to the world through their performance at the French Open that players born after 85 have begun to launch an impact on men's professional tennis.

The battle of the top eight was finally revealed to everyone.

First half: Chen Ran VS Costa, Agassi VS Moya.Bottom half: Feredo VS Robredo, Federer VS Gonzalez.

"Costa is the defending champion of the French Open, and Ferrero is the number one favorite to win the French Open. There are also Robredo and Moya...1, 2, 3, 4..."

Chen Ran looked at the draw list and counted it silently.

This... there are actually 4 Spaniards among the top eight players, accounting for half of the country.

This clay court has almost become the domain of Spain, not to mention that Gonzalez is also a Spanish-speaking Latin player.

The first game was Agassi versus Moya, and Chen Ran also came to the scene early.

His game will take place after the duel between Agassi and Moya.

If Chen Ran can enter the semi-finals, his opponent will also be the winner of this game.

Since 2003, the competitive form of 27-year-old Spanish star Carlos Moya has declined. However, after the start of the clay court season, Moya seems to have regained his former French Open champion style and is in good condition.

Agassi's skills are very comprehensive. Although his number of Grand Slams is far less than that of Sampras, he also has something he is proud of, which is his competitiveness on clay courts.

The record on the clay court is the only place where Agassi can suppress his old rival Sampras.

Obviously, today's game is a battle between dragons and tigers.

However, Chen Ran, who was sitting in the audience watching the game, found that the weather today was a bit gloomy, and it seemed like it was going to rain at any time.

In the first two sets, the two sides tied 1-1.

When the game entered the third set, the sky that had been gloomy for a long time finally began to rain heavily.

The fans at the scene were a little regretful because this exciting duel was going to be temporarily suspended.

But on the other hand, people finally breathed a sigh of relief. The heavy rain that they had been waiting for but never appeared was like a sharp knife hanging around their necks, which always made people nervous.

At this moment, it finally happened.

"Very good! This puts me at ease!" Chen Ran looked at the heavy rain pouring down from the sky, but he felt happy in his heart.

It's better for this rainstorm to come sooner than later. At least Chen Ran doesn't have to worry about being interrupted by the rainstorm again during his game.

Heavy rain!

The rainwater seemed to have been squeezed for a long time, and all poured down in one go. The whole world was enveloped in a moist vapor, and even the stadium was almost submerged.

This is Paris, this is Roland Garros.

The French Open, which was not disturbed by rain, seemed a bit "unusual". The changeable weather conditions are part of the charm of Roland Garros.

One day is like summer, another day is like autumn, and occasionally it is like winter. The spring and summer social life in Paris is so colorful.

Time passed slowly, but what was supposed to come still came.

More than an hour later, with no sign of improvement in the weather, the organizing committee finally made the final decision, announcing that all remaining games today would be canceled and postponed to tomorrow, and the organizing committee would re-adjust the entire schedule.

This also means that the next day's game schedule will be very crowded.

If a player reaches the semifinals, the time between the two games will even be shortened by one day.

"At least it's good news for me. I can continue to spend more time immersed in the 'simulation training ground'." Chen Ran comforted himself.

The defending champion of the French Open!
Chen Ran knows very well that he will face the most powerful opponent on the French Open journey, and he must be extremely prepared.

In addition, he found that his luck was amazing.

In the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, he also met the defending champion Agassi, and the same was true in the quarter-finals of the French Open. This is a bit too metaphysical.

……

Paris was extremely cool after the heavy rain, and the French Open ushered in its ninth match day after a day's rest.

Spanish star Moya and tennis king Agassi continued yesterday's game.

But this time, Moya entered the state faster and showed a strong desire to win.

Under the watchful eyes of the entire audience, he won the third and fourth sets in a row, eliminated Agassi, and took the lead in locking in a semifinal spot.

When Chen Ran saw this scene, his first reaction was that my opponent in the quarter-finals was a Spaniard, and if I could go one step further, my opponent in the semi-finals would still be a Spaniard.

Even if I make it to the finals, my opponent in the finals may be the Spaniards.

I am really surrounded by Spaniards!
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(End of this chapter)