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Chapter 228 Why is it more boring than the female net?The French booed wildly! (4K)

Although Chen Ran tried his best to appear relaxed, his heart was still beating "thumping" and "thumping".

He could feel the various emotions of tension, excitement, anticipation, and apprehension mixed in his body, so he kept taking deep breaths to calm down his mood.

Chen Ran secretly glanced at Federer. Although this guy was five years older than him, he still showed nervousness on his face.

"I have experienced three Masters finals, but compared with the French Open finals, it feels so different. It can even be described as a world of difference." This is Chen Ran's mood at the moment.

In his career, he finally had a Grand Slam final experience.

When Chen Ran was about to go on stage through the player tunnel, the sound of roaring mountains and tsunami rushed towards him, giving him a rush of blood.

Dreams that were once out of reach are now within reach.As long as he gritted his teeth and ran a few more steps, he seemed to be within reach.

"Pfft!"

Chen Ran felt that his heart seemed to be beating a little harder.

When he stood here, only one step away from the championship, the atmosphere and state were completely different, and his mood was naturally different. Thousands of emotions were intertwined and wandering in his heart.

It was only at this moment that Chen Ran realized the weight of the word "Grand Slam". No wonder it made countless professional tennis players work hard and pay for it.

Only when you are there can you feel it.

Chen Ran stretched his muscles and tried to relax his muscles, but then he realized that something was happening around him.

"Little guy, relax!"

Chen Ran touched the head of the caddy next to him. He finally found that the little one next to him was also extremely nervous. His eyes were staring ahead with some fear and uneasiness, and his body subconsciously leaned in Chen Ran's direction.

The same seems to be the case with the caddy next to Federer.

The two looked at each other, and the other seemed to realize something, and lowered his head and began to comfort his caddy.

The inheritance of tennis may be happening invisibly like this.

"Little guy, I believe you can be on such a stage one day!"

Chen Ran touched the caddy's head again, "I hope I can still play ball that day."

It might work?
After all, Alcaraz had just been born, and Chen Ran's goal was to wait until the day when Aka entered the professional tennis world.

The little boy's eyes widened, and his immature face was filled with an expression of "How is this possible?"

Then there was an outward look in his eyes. Will there ever be such a day?

"Are you nervous?" the little boy said first in French.

But in Chen Ran's ears, French is like a book from heaven.

The little boy said it again in English.

"Nervous!" Chen Ran smiled slightly, "So don't let my opponent know, maybe he is also nervous."

The little boy glanced at Federer cautiously, then covered his mouth with both hands, saying that he would stick to this secret.

Chen Ran's smile brightened, and he suddenly envied the children's innocence.

Then, with the live music playing.

Chen Ran and Federer each pulled the caddy and walked into the center of the court.

After completing a series of pre-match rituals, the two caddies jumped up and down and left happily.

The 2003 French Tennis Men's Singles Finals officially kicked off!

The battle officially begins...

Chen Ran can't wait anymore!

"This is CCTV..."

"This is ESPN..."

"This is Sky TV..."

"Welcome to watch the 2003 French Open final, men's singles final..."

"Today's matchup is between Chen Ran from China and Federer from Switzerland..."

“This is a battle between the No. [-] player in the world and the No. [-] player in the world.”

"This is also the first time these two have reached a Grand Slam final."

"No matter what the result of today's game is, men's professional tennis will usher in a new Grand Slam champion!"

"We wonder if this also means a new era for men's professional tennis?"

At this moment, the French Open finals were broadcast to the whole world through various TV stations.

At this time in China, although it was already 9 pm, many cities were brightly lit, and there were crowds of people in front of the big screens in some squares.

Tonight in Paris, tonight in Roland Garros, it will definitely be a place that attracts the attention of the whole country.

Only a year ago, could you imagine that a Chinese male tennis player could reach the French Open finals?
"come on!"

"Win the championship!"

"Although you are also a hero of the country if you win the runner-up, there is a huge difference between the runner-up and the champion, and the joy they bring is completely different. We still hope you can win this championship!"

"The first Grand Slam champion for us Chinese people!"

"Clap clap clap!"

The referee flipped a coin and Federer served first.

Obviously from the perspective of luck, Federer has a slight advantage.

In the first game, Federer served.

Da da da.

He slapped the tennis ball with the same grace and calmness as before.

Chen Ran slowly adjusted his breathing, cleared all distracting thoughts from his mind, and focused on the game.

For him at this moment, the most important thing is concentration in the game, which is a necessary condition for victory.

"Is Roger also looking forward to my previous contest?"

Chen Ran also felt that Federer's fighting spirit was burning.

Before the game, the French Open organizing committee updated a photo.

That photo was a "tie-break exhibition match" between Chen Ran and Federer at the year-end Masters Cup in Shanghai last year.

The words given by the French Open Organizing Committee were: Could these two people have imagined that they would meet at the top of Roland Garros eight months later?

Maybe the arrangement of fate is so wonderful.

More than half a year ago, when Chen Ran chose Federer over Agassi, the gears of fate had already begun to change.

Throw the ball, kick the ball, turn, swing, hit the ball!

Federer's movements were done in one go, with an extremely calm look.

The tennis ball turned into a stream of light and rushed out, hitting the inner corner of the opposite service area accurately.

After landing, the tennis ball still carried strong external spin and flew further to Chen Ran's left side. It was as if he could see small vortices spinning around the tennis ball.

boom!
Chen Ran's body was completely relaxed, but his reaction speed was still a little slow. Although his racket touched the tennis ball, he still returned the ball and hit the ball.On the first ball, Federer served straight.

Chen Ran lowered his head, walked from the left side of the court to the right side, then squatted down and continued to prepare to receive the serve.

Federer's serve has always been good and his placement is excellent.

This ball was expected by him.

The second ball, inside corner of the first zone.

Federer tried to suppress Chen Ran's backhand.

The high-quality serve forced Chen Ran to return the ball very shallowly, and immediately entered the midfield, hammering a forehand to form the winning point.

In the third point, Federer served from the outside corner and then used a small backhand slash to press the dead corner of the baseline, forcing Chen Ran's return ball to go down the net.

Afterwards, Chen Ran also found an opportunity and hit a forehand flat shot from a wide angle, forcing Federer to make a mistake and recover a point.

15: 40!

But the good times didn't last long, he quickly lost another point, and Federer won the first serve relatively easily.

"This Swiss seems to be in very good condition!" Zhan Jun's voice came slowly, "This final will be very intense."

Li Na on the side said: "How Chen Ran is doing will be revealed in the first service game."

She knows that women's tennis and men's tennis are two completely different sports, because serving is so important in men's tennis.

In women's tennis, whether it is Henin or Serena Williams, even when facing players in the ATP Challenger League, as long as they cannot break the opponent's serve, they have no chance of winning.

For Chen Ran, serving is one of his weapons.

This is mainly due to his almost crazy serving training in the "simulated training ground", which has made this muscle memory deep into his blood.

On the first point, I gave the opponent an ACE directly!

In the second point, after Chen Ran served, he went straight to the net and scored a point.

Yes, he chooses to serve and hit the net directly on the clay court because he is very confident in the quality of his serve.

The third and fourth points were still won by Chen Ran cleanly, especially the fourth point. He used strong topspin to suppress Federer's backhand, forcing him to make a forced error. .

love game!

Chen Ran's first serve equalized the score without losing a point.

Federer's face was expressionless, and the two exchanged venues and passed each other.

"I just said, Federer serves well, but Chen Ran's serve is also very strong!" Zhan Jun said excitedly, "From the analysis of the first two games, Chen Ran's performance is even better."

Jiang Shan said: "Actually, nothing can be seen in the first two rounds. Both sides are testing each other."

If Chen Ran were standing here, he would applaud Jiang Shan's analysis.

Maybe this guy's career is mediocre, but after becoming Li Na's coach, as an outsider he can often make accurate judgments on the situation on the court.

really!

The conjectures of professionals have been confirmed. This is a Grand Slam final and an encounter between the two sides. The slow start and testing in the opening stage are all necessary processes.
Chen Ran was able to maintain serve with a "love-game" because Federer was still looking for rhythm. Also in Federer's serve game, Chen Ran was also adjusting his feel, so the entire match progressed very quickly.

Soon, Federer responded with a "love-game", and Chen Ran also maintained serve after losing only one point in his serve game.

In the third service game of both sides, they gave each other a "love-game" again.

The score of the first set came to 3-3 in the blink of an eye.

The progress of the game is a bit fast. The time spent playing 6 games so far is less than 20 minutes.

"This is..." Zhan Jun also stared at this scene dumbfounded.

Li Na blurted out: "They don't dare to use force or change gears rashly. Because the opponent's serve is of high quality, if they change gears rashly, the gain will outweigh the losses."

Jiang Shan on the side also interjected: "Chen Ran and Federer both tried to exert force, but gave up decisively. They both wanted to accumulate strength."

"This duel between top players is not only about strength, but also about psychological warfare and various tactical arrangements."

Therefore, at 3-3, the audience was surprised to find that both sides only lost one point in their respective service games.

what is this?
Players who can reach the French Open final don't even dare to show the courage to break serve.

As a result, the critical Parisian audience booed loudly to express their dissatisfaction.

Yesterday's women's singles final was boring, and today's men's singles final, which had high hopes, was equally lackluster.

You guys should at least score 40-40 in a certain game so that the game can go into an extra game.

What's going on here?

Yesterday, the match between two Belgian girls, Henin and Kim Clijsters, was a bit boring, but Henin swept the opponent 6-0 in the first set.

what does this mean?
In this set, Henin broke Clijsters' serve in three games.

How come you two grown men are not as courageous as a bitch?
You deserve to play five sets and get the same bonus as the women who play three sets.

However, the boos from the Paris crowd were of no use to Federer and Chen Ran.

They remained shameless and carried out their plans.

In Federer's fourth service game, Chen Ran scored the first point, temporarily leading 15-0.

Just when the Paris audience thought something good was about to happen, Federer scored 4 more points to secure serve.

You brat, are you kidding me?
Suddenly, boos broke out.

Da Da Da~
Chen Ran continued to serve.

He silently looked up at Federer's position.

Chen Ran served four times, but Federer's position changed slightly when receiving serve in almost every game.

Generally speaking, the further back you stand, the more defensive your posture will be, and while the success rate of receiving the serve will increase, your aggressiveness will also decrease. There has been a decline.

For example, in women's tennis matches, because women's serves are inherently weaker, the second serve will only be slower.

A player as talented as Serena Williams will often go to the baseline and beat her to death with one shot when her opponent is on their second serve.

But it is not easy for this to happen in men's tennis.

In men's professional tennis, there are also many black players playing tennis, but they cannot form a crushing advantage in strength over players of other races.

explosive force!
Male tennis players, whether they are white or yellow, the explosive power they emit at the moment of hitting the ball gives black players little advantage in this sport.

Even the young player Nishioka Yoshihito, who is only 1 meters tall, can often defeat powerful black players.

boom!
Chen Ran sent out several high-quality serves in a row, coupled with a second attack and a sharp forehand.

He once again lost no points and held his fourth serve.

Another 10 minutes passed.

The big score in the first set showed 5 to 5, and the entire game lasted only 35 minutes.

The boos from the Paris crowd grew even louder.

The two of you just miss you and me, are you going to waste it like this?
……

(End of this chapter)