Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 248 Sorry, your chance for a "threesome" is gone.

In the four Grand Slam tournaments, if you can break into the top 32, you will be considered a successful professional tennis player.

Australian Open, French Open, and then Wimbledon again.

Chen Ran has reached at least the top 32 in three consecutive Grand Slam tournaments.

For Chen Ran, as long as he wins one more game, he will have achieved his goal of at least reaching the next week.

After the two rounds, Wimbledon also experienced many upsets.

No. 4 seed Hewitt continued his poor competitive form. As the defending champion, he was eliminated in the second round.

There were also several low-seeded players ranked outside the top [-] that were eliminated.

In addition, the Swiss boy Wawrinka stopped in the second round, and the Spanish boy also broke into the third round like Chen Ran.

These two people still show strong talents visible to the naked eye on the court, which also makes fans lament that players born after 85 have an increasingly strong presence in professional tennis.

As luck would have it, it was Britain's top player Henman who eliminated Wawrinka.

This made Chen Ran regretful, and his battle of revenge had to be postponed.

However, Henman's strength cannot be underestimated.

He was a Wimbledon semi-finalist last year and reached a career-high world ranking of fourth at the time.

I have to say that the British presence in professional tennis is too low.

A fourth-place ranking is the highest for a British player since the Open era.

Chen Ran suddenly thought of Murray, the future No. 1 among the Big Three, this guy should almost make his debut.

He looked at the juniors at Wimbledon.

There's Djokovic, but no Murray.

Maybe this guy is no longer willing to participate in the youth group competition, and would rather participate in the challenge competition to compete with those adult players.

"Forget it, ignore them, we will meet sooner or later anyway."

After Chen Ran recovered his thoughts, he roughly calculated the bonus income from this Wimbledon.

Not long ago, the mixed doubles combination of him and Sharapova won another victory and entered the top 8 of the mixed doubles.

The top 32 at Wimbledon have almost 8 pounds, and the top 8 in Mixed Doubles have very little prize money, only 2 pounds, and Chen Ran can get [-] pounds of it.

In other words, he has already earned a full 9 pounds, which is only 4 pounds after tax.

The British people have overstepped the plucking tax system. No wonder Agassi has been clamoring to boycott Wimbledon in the past few years, but in the end the thunder was loud and the rain was small.

Chen Ran raised his head and looked out the window, then secretly shook his head.

The sunshine that has been shining on London for several days has finally faded away, and the annoying raindrops are showing the most vulnerable side of Wimbledon. It seems that today's game will be affected by rain again.

This is the first rain since the start of the Wimbledon main draw.

Finally there is a bit of Wimbledon atmosphere.

Chen Ran's mixed doubles match had to be postponed, but his men's doubles match could still go ahead as planned because it was played on the covered central court.

Playing in front of him is No. 6 seed Roddick. This guy's opponent is Spanish player Robredo, No. 25 seed.

Roddick, who was feeling hot, swept the opponent 3-0 and became the first player to reach the top [-].

During the game, he hit incredible magic balls one after another, which all indicated that he had gradually entered the peak state.

After the game, Roddick vowed to many media: "Now I start to believe in myself, and I tell you with confidence that I will win this competition."

A typical American player, very, very confident.

It seems that in their view, speaking big words is not a shameful thing even if they are slapped in the face.

"Who do you most want to compete with?" the sly British reporter asked knowingly.

Roddick stupidly said without thinking: "Chen Ran, of course it's Chen Ran, I'm waiting for him."

According to the draw, they will meet in the quarterfinals.

"Do you think you two will meet?" the British reporter said reluctantly, "Chen Ran must win two more games in a row to enter the quarterfinals, and his opponent in the next round is our Henman."

They were a little dissatisfied. It seemed that the only opponent in Roddick's eyes was Chen Ran.

Roddick once again showed the American's upright character: "Henman is an excellent player, but I am optimistic about Chen Ran entering the next round."

What does it mean to win against Henman?
This 29-year-old guy has gone downhill, and I have beaten Henman several times.

But I haven’t defeated Chen Ran yet!
The British reporter was very depressed. Didn't they agree that the Anglo-American alliance was a father-son relationship, and they should advance and retreat together?
This idiot Roddick actually supported a Chinese.

Just wait, we will definitely add more details to the news.

In the next game, wait for the boos everywhere!

These British journalists thought angrily.

In particular, some reporters from "The Sun" were already preparing to collect sexy photos of Roddick in nightclubs and put them in a prominent position on the front page of the newspaper.

At this time, Chen Ran walked past Roddick carrying a tennis bag.

He saw Roddick surrounded by a group of reporters, so he didn't bother him and just patted him lightly on the shoulder.

Roddick turned his head, saw it was Chen Ran, and immediately shouted: "Hey, Chen, kill Henman! I'll cheer you on in the next game."

How much does this guy want to avenge the humiliation of the Australian Open defeat?
But when Chen Ran saw those British reporters with different expressions, his heart moved, he gave an "OK" gesture, and then smiled: "Andy, I am also looking forward to meeting you in the top 8, but you have to first Show some respect to your next opponent."

"I will definitely win, I believe I can win the championship!" Roddick once again showed the unique neutrality of American players.

You see, the topic has come up.

Chen Ran gave a thumbs up and walked towards the court.

For this match, Center Court No. 1 was packed with 5000 spectators.

It is said that British spectators have been queuing up wearing umbrellas since early in the morning. “The whole of Britain is backing Henman!”

"We couldn't believe how frustrating it would be to not have a British player in the last [-] at Wimbledon."

The Sky Sports presenter couldn't stop chattering.

"Henman, come on! Defeat the world number one and win the first Wimbledon for your fellow citizens!"

"Also...according to the reliable information I got, the sexy girls from "The Sun" have promised that as long as you win Chen Ran, they will give you a wonderful and unforgettable night!"

“You can even choose more than one!”

"threesome!"

Hearing this word, many British people smiled meaningfully.

Chen Ran's English is now very good, so he understood all the jabbering of the Sky Sports host.

As expected of The Sun, it really knows how to attract attention.

In his previous life, he had long heard about the name of The Sun.

But this Sky Sports host could still say it shamelessly in broad daylight, and Chen Ran sincerely admired it.

If it were placed in China, this host would probably be permanently banned, right?The British still know how to play!

By the way, the boss of Sky Sports seems to be Rupert Murdoch, right?I wonder if Wendi Deng, an old lady, has succeeded now?

The game is on!

It seemed that the host's way of beating chicken blood stimulated Henman, and the guy was very excited.

In the first set, Henman showed how familiar he is with the grass game.

When the two sides reached the 12th game, Henman led 6-5, and it was Chen Ran's serve now.

In game No. 12, Henman got two break points at 40:15, and Chen Ran won two points in a row.

When everyone thought that the first set would enter a tie-break, Henman gritted his teeth and tried his best to win two points in a row, completely defeating Chen Ran's break.

7: 5!

Henman took the first set.

In the second set, Chen Ran, who made a comeback, showed a better competitive state than the first set, and then returned the favor with the same 7:5.

The two sides fought to a 1-1 draw.

In the third set, Chen Ran accidentally slipped on his serve. After all, grass is the most slippery court, and many top players have experienced slipping.

Because of this slip, Chen Ran's state fluctuated in this service game, but Henman decisively seized the opportunity to break serve.

6: 4!

Henman took the lead again.

During the break, Chen Ran decisively called for a medical timeout.

Some British spectators at the scene felt that Chen Ran was taking advantage of the rules to delay the meeting and kept booing him.

In fact, Chen Ran also knew that there was nothing wrong with him, but to be cautious, he still asked the medical staff to perform a naked foot massage.

Three minutes later, Chen Ran returned to the court with his racket in hand and refreshed.

High pressure, small ball, net!

Henman clearly felt that after entering the fourth set, Chen Ran's competitive state seemed to have improved to a whole new level, making him play very passively.

Two breaks of serve, 6-2!

Chen Ran won the fourth set and evened the score.

The game entered the fifth set of the deciding set.

Henman's face looked a little gloomy.

The British at the scene also discovered this, and the balance of victory seemed to have tilted towards Chen Ran.

He deserves to be the number one in the world, and he deserves to be the most talented young genius in today's professional tennis world.

The British, who have always been good at organizing things, came up with a trick.

Soon, two sexy girls appeared in the audience, one with blonde hair and one with brown hair.

"Henman, did you see that?"

"The girls from The Sun are already here to cheer you on!"

"Come on, let's beat the world's number one!"

Chen Ran was also amused by this scene, and then raised his thumb in front of the entire audience, and then clapped his hands.

Is this Chinese provocative?

Deafening boos greeted him.

Henman, who seemed about to collapse emotionally, gritted his teeth and persisted for a while, but he had to admit that Henman's competitive state this year was much worse than the same period last year.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have made it to the first round of the Australian Open and the second round of the French Open.

Henman fought hard for a while, but he still couldn't resist Chen Ran's sharp attacks one after another.

boom!
With a lightning-like strike that tore through Henman's defense, Chen Ran finally won the deciding set 6:4.

3 to 2, Chen Ran completed the reversal.

I'm very sorry, your chance for a "threesome" is gone.

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(End of this chapter)