Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 262 From "Let two chase three" to "Let one chase two"

In Chen Ran's memory, even if a Chinese player could win an ATP250 tournament, domestic tennis fans would discuss it for a while.

Now, even the quarter-finals of the Masters between him and Nalbandian are looked down upon.

The world is changing so fast that Chen Ran feels like he can't keep up with the pace.

But this time in the Toronto Masters, first Henman and then Nalbandian, it was simply a repeat of Wimbledon.

For Chen Ran, Argentinian Nalbandian is definitely a strong enemy.

Although there are some gaps between the TOP20, as long as you relax a little, it is likely to cause the boat to capsize.

To today's outside world, Chen Ran takes it for granted when he wins a game, but when he loses, he will be criticized verbally.

How long has it been? It has only been 8 months since Chen Ran participated in the tour for the first time.

He has gone from being an ignorant newcomer to the tour to being the one that everyone is eyeing.

Defeating the world number one is a huge attraction for any professional player on the tour stage.

The famous Argentinian player seemed to feel that the outside world was neglecting him, and he immediately ignited his fighting spirit and said firmly: "It seems that the media in China and the United States are looking forward to Chen Ran and Roddick meeting in the semi-finals? Then what can I do?" Just try our best to prevent this from happening.”

"Chen Ran wants to beat me? It's not that simple!"

"You have to know that at Wimbledon, we played five sets."

But a sports reporter from China said quite provocatively: "But in that game, Chen Ran let two people chase three!"

These words directly caused the famous Argentinian player to break his defense.

"Listen, today is just a tour match, Chen Ran has no chance to let two chase three!"

Nalbandian, who was already holding his breath, became more eager to fight.

After the start of the quarter-finals, Nalbandian showed a powerful attitude from the beginning, which is bound to make the Chinese reporters who look down on him look good.

In fact, this game is the third match between Nalbandian and Chen Ran.

In addition to the first two games at Wimbledon, there is also the Indian Wells Masters in March.

Nalbandian was not willing to face Chen Ran's 3-game losing streak.

7: 5!

This was the first set of the game, and Nalbandian took the lead.

At this time, Chen Ran finally began to realize that when facing the world's top players, he was no longer the challenger, but the challenged.

His opponents will basically go all out from the start of the game, instead of taking a tentative stance like before.

Chen Ran also realized that he had to find the best game condition as soon as possible!
  In China at this moment, it is the morning of Yanjing time.

Chen Ran originally thought that the ratings for this quarter-final match were not very high, but as he fell behind in the first set, the number of people paying attention began to increase.

Everyone feels that this game is suspenseful.

Especially those black guys, who were already typing the keyboard excitedly in front of the computer screen: "Let me just say, Chen Ran's number one in the world is due to good luck. How can a real number one in the world stop at two important events in a row? The top eight.”

In fact, there are many players ranked No. [-] in the world who did not make it to the semi-finals in three or four major tournaments, let alone two consecutive important tournaments. It is obvious that they are forcibly cheating.

In the second set, Chen Ran took the lead in serving.

His concentration was unprecedentedly concentrated, and his slightly fluctuating emotions had calmed down.

The rhythm of the game slowly came under Chen Ran's control.

Serve, then rush into the court with light steps and hit the net with a high pressure, easily scoring a point.

Chen Ran did not lose a point and held the first serve very calmly.

In the second game, after the two sides reached 40-40, the two sides took the lead alternately and reached several game points. In the end, Nalbandian completed the service with great difficulty.

He clearly noticed that starting from the second set, Chen Ran had found the state he had in the last few sets of the Wimbledon match. By constantly improving his gear, his competitive state gradually improved.

The pressure to maintain hair comes like a storm.

Five beats, ten beats, fifteen beats...

On this fast hard court, the two sides rarely faced off for eighteen shots.

This was also the longest round since the two-set match between Chen Ran and Nalbandian. Both sides showed the world's top offensive and defensive levels.

In the end, Chen Ran hit a difficult shot, ruthlessly tearing apart Nalbandian's defense and cashing in on the break point.

6: 4!

Chen Ran equalized the score.

Nalbandian returned to his position silently and somewhat sullenly.

After two sets, both sides returned to the same starting line.

His chance to win two consecutive sets was gone.

On the other side, Chen Ran, who was taking a break between dishes, took a sip of water and then ate a piece of chocolate to replenish energy.

But there was a bit of solemnity on his face.

At this moment, on his attribute panel, the technical attribute is still only 89 points, and the last 1 point of potential value has not yet been realized.

More than 2 months have passed since Chen Ran defeated Federer in the French Open final. However, the 2 potential points gained at that time have only been realized at 1 point.

Going from 89 to 90 should be a hurdle.

Chen Ran clearly felt that he was about to break through, but he felt that he lacked the finishing touch.

Maybe in this game.

In this duel, the opponent has already shown a superb state, and also won the first set.

Only when this situation is reversed can Chen Ran's ability break through the original bottleneck.

In the third set, he wants to go all out. The two sides continued to engage in the competition.

I saw Chen Ran step forward, stepping on the baseline, still forehand, still diagonal, with a sweeping skateboard shot, the angle was directly torn apart, and he reached the break point again.

In this set, Chen Ran's touch was extremely hot and he repeatedly hit incredible magic balls.

Nalbandian roared out from within his body and tried to move, but he couldn't keep up.

Then he could only slam the racket to the ground in frustration.

The game score came to 2-0 again.

Chen Ran relied on his strong strength to break serve again.

The scene at Wimbledon happened again.

Nalbandian once again came to the desperate situation of being eliminated.

If you lose again, it will be three consecutive defeats!
  What does three consecutive losses mean? He will take the title of male servant.

Damn!

Nalbandian muttered a few Spanish curse words.

He was unwilling to give up just yet. Latin American players have always been known for their tenacity.

In the 8th game of the game, which was Chen Ran's 4th serving game, Nalbandian once saw hope of breaking serve.

30 to 0; 40 to 15!

He got two break points at once.

As long as this game is won, the score between the two sides will become 4 to 4, and the two sides will return to the same starting line.

But Nalbandian's newly ignited hopes were quickly extinguished.

Chen Ran scored 2 points in a row with his sharp serve, an ACE and a straight serve.

This even gave Nalbandian the illusion that as long as he was close to the break point, Chen Ran's condition would improve and he would become extremely focused.

In the end, he failed to break serve.

5: 3!

There was even a thought that flashed through Nalbandian's mind.

As long as Chen Ran enters the state during the game, it is impossible for him to break serve.

Not to mention that there were only two break points just now, even if he was 40-0 ahead and had three break points, Chen Ran might still be able to complete a strong comeback.

In a tennis match, any fluctuation in mentality will have a huge impact on the players themselves.

Although Nalbandian easily maintained his serve in the next game and chased the score to 4-5, he seemed to do so just to save some face and not make his loss too ugly.

Because in Chen Ran's next service game, Nalbandian seemed to have lost the luck of breaking serve and barely made any resistance.

love-game!

Chen Ran easily cleared the match and won the third set 6:4.

2:1
  Letting one chase two, Chen Ran completed the reversal. This scene was exactly the same as Wimbledon.

Although less than twenty media companies came to the Huaxia reporter area, they still cheered in unison.

They even had a title in mind.

"Let two chase three or let one chase two, and you will still be your uncle!"

"Three times, across slow hard courts, grass courts, and fast hard courts, Chen Ran won them all!"

"The record between the two sides is 3-0, and Chen Ran's number one manservant appears."

Because among the top 20 players in the world, only the famous Argentinian player has lost to Chen Ran three times.

Nalbandian was in a very low mood, and then said stubbornly, "I will win it back next time." He shook hands with Chen Ran hastily, and walked directly to the locker room with his head lowered.

Will you win it back next time?
  Chen Ran looked at Nalbandian's back with an intriguing expression.

Man, do you really want us to fight sooner next time?

If we lose another game, our head-to-head record will be 4-0.

This is not a glamorous thing.

However, from the "handicap of two to chase three" at Wimbledon to the "handicap of one to chase two" in the Toronto Masters, the opponent may have a shadow in his heart after losing.

After the game, there was endless applause from the audience.

For local fans, it was the first time for many of them to watch Chen Ran play live.

His outstanding performance conquered these people.

Winning two sets in a row after being one set behind is the strength of the world's number one player.

The next semi-final between Chen Ran and Roddick has already been exaggerated by the media into an early final.

Chen Ran returned to the locker room silently.

This game seemed difficult, but he didn't show much excitement after winning it, and it seemed to be commonplace.

The semi-finals of the Toronto Masters were for Chen Ran his lowest goal before the game.

But when he opened the properties panel again, a look of surprise finally appeared on his previously calm face.

His technical attributes finally broke through the 90-point barrier.

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(End of this chapter)