Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 264 French Open Champion VS Wimbledon Champion 1.0
  The current ATP executive chairman de Villiers also attended the scene in person, but he was surrounded by reporters as soon as he showed up.

"Hello, Mr. Chairman!"

"What do you think of Chen Ran and Roddick's appeal?"

"They hope that all ATP and Olympic finals will be changed to best-of-three sets."

De Villiers smiled: "I personally think this is a good suggestion, but it needs to be considered in the long term. As for the Olympics? That is the ITF's business. We at the ATP are only responsible for awarding points."

Roddick and Chen Ran, one represents the American market and the other represents the Chinese market. These are obviously the two markets that ATP values ​​most.

This matchup of the century also made De Villiers ecstatic.

Sampras has retired, and Agassi has grown old. The era of change in men's professional tennis seems to have arrived.

Roddick and Chen Ran are obviously the best candidates in his mind.

"Everyone, let us enjoy this wonderful game first." De Villiers still maintained a warm smile. "Like every player, I look forward to a better future for the ATP."

He is also an old fox. He speaks impeccably and does not give any reporter a chance to seize the news.

"Chen, I will win today!" Roddick said confidently when shaking hands with Chen Ran.

Having won the Queen's Cup and Wimbledon, this guy feels that his life has reached its peak at this moment.

"I will try my best. I hope this will be a wonderful game." Chen Ran smiled lightly.

In professional tennis events, the only heavyweight championships are the Masters, year-end, Olympics, and Grand Slams.

Chen Ran currently has one Grand Slam and three Masters, and has four heavyweight championships, while Roddick currently only has one Grand Slam.

"Good morning, viewers!"

"Welcome to watch today's Toronto Masters semi-finals brought to you by C5 Sports."

"It's a race between Mars and Earth."

"The world's number one Chen Ran will play against the world's number three Roddick."

"This is also the first time Roddick has played against Chen Ran since he won Wimbledon."

"French Open Champion VS Wimbledon Champion 1.0!"

"It's the weekend during the day, so the ratings for this game will be high, right?"

The semifinals between Chen Ran and Roddick officially began.

Chen Ran takes the lead in serving!

In fact, for these two people, there are no secrets between them.

Especially for top players, their ball paths are unpredictable, and your pre-game tactical arrangements often have little effect.

Oh~
  The entire audience exclaimed in unison.

Roddick's shots were powerful and heavy, while Chen Ran's shots were lightning fast.

The two guys had a strong collision from the first point of the first game of the game, and even the bayonets were red.

In the end, Chen Ran and Roddick had a real clash of swords and sparks. After a full fifteen-shot contest, Chen Ran finally tore through Roddick's defense with a forehand slash "inside-out" and won the winning point.

The audience, thunderous applause!
  Senior reporters in the industry found that Chen Ran's classic forehand slash line has made some progress compared to the clay court season and the grass season.

This talented kid from China is still making progress.

That means that during the gap between Wimbledon and the North American season, Chen Ran improved his strength through special training.

"He was really born for tennis!"

"Of course Roddick is not bad either!"

Chen Ran felt hot, but still couldn't break Roddick's serve.

On fast hard courts, this guy's serve is too hard.

The placement, speed, rotation, and power are almost perfect.

Chen Ran was even thinking, how painful would it be if this tennis ball hit him?
  No wonder Roddick in his previous life was the only player to put Djokovic's head-to-head record at a disadvantage.

伱Even the world's number one returner is often helpless when faced with Roddick's serve.

Later generations of serving masters Isner and Kyrgios, their serving standards are still slightly inferior to Roddick at his peak.

Such a wonderful confrontation also made the audience hooked.

This is truly worth the price of admission!
  Since the start of the Toronto Masters, this is the only game that requires queuing to grab tickets, which is enough to prove its popularity.

The confrontation between the two sides was hearty.

Violence!tough!Attack!

One side is punching hard, and the other side is flowing.

In the end, Chen Ran entered the tie-break and won the first set with difficulty 7:5.

It is difficult to find opportunities to break serve, after all, you need to win four points in the opponent's serve, but there will always be opportunities for mini-breaks, because winning one point in the tie-break is considered a mini-break.

The entire audience was in a state of excitement because of this wonderful first set.

In this set, it was not that Roddick did not perform well enough, but that Chen Ran showed strong willpower and belief in winning at the critical moment, and pushed the game to a new level.

The two players also brought out the best in each other during this powerful collision.

After the start of the second set, the tactical intentions of both sides became more obvious.

Roddick began to shift gears. He hoped to resolve the battle in the regular game without letting Chen Ran drag the game into a tiebreaker.

The title of "King of Tie-Breaks" is not for nothing.

Once they enter the tiebreaker, their side will fall into passivity.

Chen Ran could naturally see through Roddick's intentions.

If he can't find a chance to break serve, he will first drag the game into a tie-break with some physical reservations, and then make a surprise move, and Roddick will launch one powerful attack after another on his serve. Finally, when the two sides reached the tenth game, Roddick seized the opportunity of Chen Ran's mental state to fluctuate slightly and successfully completed a break of serve.

This was also the first time in two sets that the serve was broken.

6: 4!

Roddick evened the score.

1 to 1, the two sides entered the deciding set, just like the time at Wimbledon.

"Wonderful!"

"Although we all hope that Chen Ran can directly take the game 2-0, we have to say that every time Chen Ran and Roddick play against each other, sparks are everywhere, and it is difficult to have a one-sided situation."

The host of C5 couldn't help but sigh while taking a break between the sessions.

Of course, the ratings are also soaring, and are already close to Chen Ran's matches during the Grand Slam period.

At this moment, Chen Ran, who was sitting on the chair, was gasping for air, and from time to time he picked up a water bottle and poured water down his throat.

This game was very difficult, but also very enjoyable.

Back on the fast hard courts of North America, this guy is absolutely right at home.

No wonder Roddick in his previous life was able to win all the way through the US Open and eventually win the championship.

In addition, in addition to a US Open champion, Roddick also has three Wimbledon runner-ups and a US Open runner-up.

In terms of honor accumulation, he is already relatively rich.

Roddick in this time and space seems to be stronger than in the original time and space because he won Wimbledon.

"Keep serve first and gain a firm footing!" Chen Ran warned himself, "It's best if you can break serve, but if you can't break serve, you must drag it into a tie-break."

In the match he lost to Roddick 2-3 at Wimbledon, two of the sets he won were all through tie-breaks.

I have to admit that it is too difficult to break Roddick in a regular service game.

However, judging from Roddick's tactics, this guy already has psychological shadow about playing a "tiebreak" with him.

As long as it enters the "tie-break", victory is almost certain.

So, both sides started the third set with their own thoughts.

Chen Ran's serve is not weak either. Although the overall level is slightly weaker than Roddick's, the gap is not big.

After the start of the third set, Chen Ran was highly focused in his own serve, and at the same time, he showed an aggressive attitude in Roddick's serve.

Focus, focus, calm!

In Roddick's service game, Chen Ran continued to put pressure on him, making the game more intense and stalemate.

Chen Ran knew very well that even if he wanted to drag the game into a tie-break, he must continue to attack the opponent's serve to consume the opponent's physical energy.

If Roddick easily holds serve in every game, then the pressure he faces in his own serve will be unprecedentedly strong.

Because the opponent has no pressure to maintain serve, he can try to break serve with all his strength.

15: 15.

30: 30.

40: 40.

AD: 40!

After experiencing several deuces, Roddick still showed his big heart and attacked with two consecutive forehand shots. The impact was like a cannonball, forcing Chen Ran to make a mistake, causing the ball to return to the net.

This time, he finally secured his serve with great difficulty.

Even at a certain moment, Roddick felt that Chen Ran was only one step away from breaking serve.

However, even though Roddick won this game, there was no joy on his face.

Because it is useless to just hold serve. As long as you cannot break serve, the game will enter a tie-break.

This is what Roddick least wants to see.

This semi-final was broadcast live across the United States, and he was not willing to lose.

But the excitement of the game still backfired.

Even though Roddick made several beautiful returns of serve, the two sides even had a stalemate for more than ten shots, but Chen Ran finally won the point with a freehand volley at the net.

The third set finally came to a tie-break as Chen Ran expected.

"Oops!"

"It's tiebreaker again!"

Both the ESPN host and the countless American viewers in front of the TV covered their eyes helplessly.

The tie-break seems to be set up for Chen Ran, the "king of tie-breaks".

The American fans became depressed, while the Chinese fans felt extremely happy.

This sentiment seemed to have infected Roddick and Chen Ran.

In the tie-break of the first set, Roddick was able to resist.

But after entering the tie-break in the third set, with physical fatigue, mental shadow, and a slightly decadent mood, Roddick burst into tears in the tie-break.

On the other side, Chen Ran was so excited after entering the "tie-break" that he ran all over the court and repeatedly hit difficult shots.

7: 2!

Absolutely disparate score!
  2 to 1!
  Chen Ran won the "French Open Champion" VS "Wimbledon Champion" 1.0 victory.

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(End of this chapter)