Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 279 The movie king is possessed and the top four are in place

After Agassi lost the game, he had some hindsight, and a thought suddenly flashed through his mind: Could Chen Ran's anger just now be faked on purpose?

But Fang Mingming is so young, so he shouldn't be so scheming.

Agassi was very frustrated. He clapped his hands very perfunctorily and turned around to leave, muttering: "That idiot fan succeeded in one hit and was subdued by the security personnel."

"What a waste, MLGB!"

His voice was so soft that only he could hear it.

Chen Ran looked at Agassi's unhappy look, but shrugged disapprovingly.

Win is win, lose is lose, the result cannot be changed.

Besides, I didn’t take any medicine!

Although Chen Ran was not 100% sure whether Agassi had taken the medicine, the extremely excited expression on his face just now was indeed very abnormal.

In short, he is the winner.

The head-to-head record between the two sides is 3-0, and Chen Ran has never lost.

After the Australian Open and French Open, Chen Ran once again broke into the semi-finals of a Grand Slam event.

Since the only important competitions this year besides the US Open are the Paris Masters and the year-end, Chen Ran is basically guaranteed to be ranked in the TOP3 after breaking into the US Open.

Of course, these are far from enough. Chen Ran’s goal is always to be number one at the end of the year.

"Damn, luckily I'm so anxious that I'm wise."

"Agassi was so aggressive today, it's not easy to win."

Chen Ran's several holds in the fourth set were extremely thrilling, and he was almost broken by Agassi.

Because of this, he shamelessly called a second "medical timeout", which also made Agassi extremely dissatisfied.

Even after the medical timeout, Chen Ran still looked slow, delaying as long as he could, which angered the crazy Agassi fans.

Perhaps because Graf retired just a few years ago, the fan overlap between the two is somewhat high, which is also the reason for the scene just now.

Fortunately, this is the US Open. Not only is security relatively complete, but the stadium is very large and there is a certain distance between the auditorium and the stadium, which also ensures the safety of the players.

"There are many perverts in this world. You must be careful in future competitions!"

Chen Ran secretly warned himself: "In case the security personnel are negligent, I should also take protective measures myself."

The tennis racket is his best weapon, and of course Chen Ran's excellent running ability.

The tennis court is so big that if he really runs, most people can't catch him and can only stay behind.

But it won't end like this. I must make the US Open Organizing Committee feel guilty.

After all, Chen Ran felt that he had sold so many tickets for the US Open and made so much money.

No matter whether your box office appeal is high or low as a tennis player, you will get as much bonus as you play in as many games as you do.

Just like Chen Ran is almost always treated at the Central Court, but if a player is treated at the No. 2 Court all the way, and the tickets are not sold very well, but he still reaches the semi-finals, the bonuses for both parties are the same.

Therefore, Chen Ran felt that he did not owe anything to the US Open Organizing Committee, but they owed him.

So, when the host at the US Open came to interview Chen Ran, he was not excited at all about breaking into the semi-finals, but was slightly depressed.

"You know what? At that moment, I thought my career was going to end."

"At that moment, I could completely understand the pain and despair that Seles felt back then."

"In addition, I must appeal... I hope that any violence will stay away from professional tennis, and we must have zero tolerance for this."

"It's not just for me, it's for the whole sport of tennis."

This guy is so good at talking, and so good at taking down the banner.

In just a few words, the topic changed from himself to the entire sport of tennis.

The host paused and immediately echoed: "We must condemn any violence on the court!"

Then, he returned to the topic: "So Chen Ran... what do you think of breaking into the semi-finals of the US Open?"

"This should have been a happy thing, but I don't have any joy of victory now." Chen Ran said seriously, "I feel very depressed, so I want to go back early to adjust my mentality."

I can finally get rid of the annoying post-game interviews with confidence.

Chen Ran waved his hand, then picked up the bag and walked quickly to the players' tunnel.

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Some things can be made into trivial matters, and some things can be made into trivial matters. The key is to see how you handle it.

The game between Chen Ran and Agassi should have been the focus of this round of quarter-finals, but after the game the focus was on the bald man who wanted to rush into the field, and Chen Ran. That roar.

"Just one step away and the Seles scene will happen again!"

"This is the most thrilling moment in the history of the US Open and even the four Grand Slams!"

Some media have given extremely exaggerated headlines. This time, IMG's connections in the media played a huge role in allowing the latter to continue to exaggerate and complain about Chen Ran's experience.

As a result, no one paid attention to Chen Ran's breakthrough to the semi-finals, and no one paid attention to his unprecedented two "medical timeouts" during the game. After all, no one knows whether Agassi took medicine, but Chen Ran did openly shout "medical timeout" twice.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this guy is playing psychological warfare instead of really trying to heal his wounds.

Immediately afterwards, the US Open Organizing Committee, even the organizing committees of the other three Grand Slams, and ATP officials also issued statements to boycott the violent behavior of fans and never let the scene like Seles happen again.

The US Open Organizing Committee also gave Chen Ran its most sincere apology and hoped that Chen Ran would not be affected in subsequent matches.

The subtext is that if you don't win the championship, don't blame us.

At this point, Chen Ran wanted to basically achieve his goal, and he knew that he could not push further. After all, he was still alive and kicking, not injured at all. The bald man who was suspected of being the murderer was still far away from him at that time.

Therefore, Chen Ran pretended to say: "This matter has changed, but I hope it will not happen again."

The media immediately followed up and boasted about rainbow farts: "Chen Ran is awesome!"

His eyes returned to the game.

The remaining three quarter-finals have also been decided.

Although Hewitt played his best form since the 2003 season, he still lost to the popular American Roddick 1-3.

Spanish star Ferrero won another semi-final spot in the bottom half.

It seems that in the original time and space, Roddick swept Ferrero 3-0 in the final to win the championship, right?

Chen Ran vaguely remembered this.

This time the two met in the semi-finals in advance. Although Ferredo was very good, it was difficult to stop Roddick, who was playing at home. Chen Ran knew this well.

In his own half, Federer also locked in another semi-final spot.

The two sides in the semi-finals are: Chen Ran VS Federer, Roddick VS Ferrero.

From Chen Ran's perspective, these two duels are Mars hitting the Earth, but picky American audiences don't think so.

Among these four guys, one has never won a Grand Slam championship, and the other three only have one each.

But this also means that after the US Open ends, either one person will break the "slam" curse, or a new grand slam winner will appear.

"This is the third encounter, and Chen Ran won the previous two duels!"

"The finals can be expected!"

"There is a high probability of a showdown between China and the United States in the US Open final!"

The optimistic Chinese media did not take Federer seriously at all, and even felt that this game was not as difficult as the quarter-finals against Agassi.

They have even begun to look forward to the peak showdown between Chen Ran and Roddick in the final.

However, Chen Ran was not as optimistic as the Chinese media at all.

Federer is growing rapidly. He will learn from failure again and again and continue to improve himself.

Whether it was the defeat in the French Open final or the Wimbledon final, although it brought great pain to Federer, it also tempered his will.

Obviously, Federer's ability to reach the US Open semifinals again is enough to prove that he has moved on from the loss at Wimbledon.

This is a guy who will not be defeated by defeat, but will only get stronger as he fights.

"That's right! After winning against Agassi, I haven't looked at the potential yet!"

Chen Ran finally thought about it. After all, after the French Open, Chen Ran had not met any "qualified" players, which prevented him from getting any potential value.

However, what makes him slightly disappointed is that after defeating Agassi in the quarter-finals of the US Open, Chen Ran only allocated a meager potential value in technical attributes.

The technical attribute is 90 points and the potential value is 1 point.

It seems that after the technical attributes reach the post-90s generation, it becomes increasingly difficult to redeem the potential value.

But if you think about it carefully, this situation is extremely normal. Players who can reach 90 points in technical attributes have basically reached the top level in the world. There is very little room for further improvement, and they can even maintain this level without falling. It is already a rare thing.

"Isn't it true that winning once in the future won't be enough to add points, and you have to win at least twice?" Chen Ran suddenly said with some self-deprecation.

The next match against Fei Tianwang is also an important means for Chen Ran to gain points.

This time the game arrangement is completely different from the quarter-finals. Roddick plays first, and then Chen Ran.

This also means that if Roddick reaches the US Open finals, he will be able to rest and relax.

The U.S. organizing committee worked very hard to send Roddick, a popular player, to the finals and even win the cup.

"Chen Ran, what do you think of tomorrow's match with Federer?"

As soon as he returned from the training ground, Chen Ran was surrounded by reporters.

"Is this opponent much easier than Agassi?" a reporter from the United States emphasized.

Chen Ran shook his head and said very firmly: "Roger will definitely be the strongest player I encounter in the 2003 Grand Slam tournament. I must be fully prepared."

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(End of this chapter)