Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 286 One step away, I finally broke!

If Djokovic saw today's US Open final a few years later, he would definitely have a strange thought: Why do I feel like I am living in Chen Ran's shadow?

This impregnable defense, as well as the stability, precision and accuracy of the ball, are almost as good as him.

If there are any die-hard fans of Djokovic in the past who are here, they will definitely exclaim: This is absolutely impossible!

You said it's okay to copy songs and books. It's really easy to copy. But even Djokovic's technical features and playing style can be copied. Isn't this too exaggerated?

No one could have guessed that this was the result of Chen Ran and Djokovic's continuous learning, imitation, and improvement after playing thousands of games in the "simulation training ground."

I imitate Djokovic everywhere, and finally let Djokovic live in his own shadow. Do I want to become the "Charlotte" in the tennis world?

The reason why Chen Ran does this is because offensive tennis is too dependent on physical conditions, and the load on the body is too great. You will easily decline after playing for a few years, and this wear-resistant "defensive counterattack type" can greatly extend the time. The peak period of his career.

And the yoga teacher I hired with a high salary was also for this purpose.

Of course, it's not that Chen Ran can't play offensive tennis. He needs to increase his playing skills and adopt different tactics according to different opponents.

Offensive tennis is certainly nice to watch, but as Chen Ran said just now, I am not playing for fans like you.

Born in 1995, the troubled Australian boy Kyrgios, who is as talented as Roddick, has a talent that amazed the Big Three, but he also fell into premature aging.

In the end, this talented player who once won the runner-up at Wimbledon missed the game for a long time due to injury, and then he opened the "onlyfans" account out of boredom. (A paid “social account” that everyone knows)

This guy even said that he was very curious about which ATP or WTA players would pay to subscribe to his account.

Kyrgios has reached this point, and his career basically stops here.

When Chen Ran was sitting leisurely on the chair, Roddick angrily smashed the water bottle on the ground.

Before this final, Roddick was fully prepared.

He and his team watched Chen Ran's game videos countless times, especially the US Open semifinals and Federer's.

Because the French Open is a clay court, it has little reference value. Even in that final, Roddick didn't study much.

Because of his aversion to clay courts, he overlooked a very important point.

In the French Open, it is difficult for a player to win no matter how good his offense is.

Here, your defensive ability must match your offensive ability.

So Roddick discovered for the first time that Chen Ran's defensive ability was so good, and after the first set, the guy was grinding against him.

Hitting the ball accurately one after another to consume yourself.

Getting one point for yourself is much more tiring than Chen Ran getting one point.

Although Chen Ran is hailed as the "King of Tie-breaks" by the outside world, given his strength, under normal performance, the score between the two sides in the tie-breaks would not be as exaggerated as "7 to 1".

This is entirely because my own mentality exploded.

The three-minute break went by in a flash.

Chen Ran walked to the court calmly.

At this moment, he already had a head start.

In the second set, Chen Ran served first.

However, when he was preparing to serve, the entire stadium was still noisy like a vegetable market, with overwhelming boos coming in his face.

This should be the most exciting away game ever.

In the finals of the four Grand Slams, it is the first time to face a player from the host country.

"Referee, can I protest?" Chen Ran decisively complained to the referee, "How can I serve the ball?"

In fact, these boos will have no impact on him at all, but he still has to make use of his rights.

"Quiet, quiet!"

"Please be quiet, everyone!"

"Make sure the game is conducted smoothly and fairly!"

Chen Ran just stood aside with his hands on his hips.

It seems that if you continue to boo, I will not kick off the game.

Anyway, according to the rules of tennis, players must remain quiet when serving.

As for when the two sides hit each other, the players themselves will make loud roars from time to time, so the boos from the audience will hardly disturb them.

After a while, the scene finally became quieter.

Chen Ran continued to serve.

boom!

A serve with a speed of about 190 kilometers and strong external spin whizzed directly towards Roddick's backhand position.

Return the ball to the net!

Serve straight!

Stable, solid, and sharp.

This is the impression Chen Ran's serve left on everyone.

Second ball, serve to the net.

Chen Ran scored another point.

"The rhythm has changed. Does he want to attack this game?"

Roddick clapped the racket in his hand and muttered something.

Sure enough, on the third ball, Chen Ran went to attack again and scored a point with a diagonal pass.

"The game is finally exciting!"

The audience cheered loudly, and they had to marvel at Chen Ran's rich tactical methods.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Ran rushed to the net and hit a powerful and heavy high-pressure ball, completing the "love-game" for the second time in this game.

However, Roddick felt a flash of joy in his heart. This was the rhythm of the game he liked.

In the next few rounds, the two sides went head-to-head with Maimang and the fight was extremely fierce.

At least judging from the situation of the second set, the ticket price was worth it.

The reason why Chen Ran changed the rhythm of the game in the second set and chose to play more low-down and offensive tennis was not because he had to deal with the spectators who bought tickets, but because of his own considerations. After all, Roddick is extremely talented. Some of the shots that other players find difficult to return can be made with a turn or a swing of the racket, and he can hit shots that are so destructive that they make his opponents desperate.

In fact, in the first set, Chen Ran had deployed an airtight defense in many rounds, but he was still torn apart by Roddick's magic ball.

So you can't let this difficult guy adapt to your own rhythm, otherwise you will be passive.

After all, today's Chen Ran is not yet able to apply the "defensive counterattack" style of play to the level of proficiency like Djokovic at his peak.

With Roddick's roar, he completed a reversal and held serve in one of his service games.

This guy Chen Ran...

Because he suddenly launched a fierce and sharp offensive in the second set, Roddick was caught off guard. He had almost adapted to the opponent's "grinding" style of play in the first set.

As a result, Chen Ran unexpectedly gained a 40:15 lead in Roddick's serve game and even got two break points.

Fortunately, Roddick adjusted his condition in time, scored 4 points in a row, and successfully secured serve.

"It's really difficult to break that guy's serve!"

During the break, Chen Ran slowly picked up a banana and ate it one bite at a time.

Just now, he was almost ready to break serve, but he didn't expect the opponent's willpower to be so tenacious.

The current score is 4 to 4, which is extremely anxious.

"Forget it, let's play tiebreaker at worst!"

Chen Ran picked up the racket and walked to the court again.

Roddick also patted his head and stood up.

The two sides are gearing up to start a new round of fighting.

"This final is very exciting, and besides..." ESPN's live host said excitedly, "I'm very sure that the professional tennis world in the next few years will be dominated by the two of them."

"Well... the war between China and the United States will be the main theme of men's tennis in the future."

"This was a few years ago...last year...oh no, I couldn't even imagine it at the beginning of this year."

"Andy's growth rate is unexpected. He is only 21 years old! But Chen Ran's emergence is beyond everyone's imagination."

"The balance of the second set was never broken... Beautiful, Andy got two break points!"

In the ninth game, Roddick got two break points like Chen Ran. Can he seize them?

But when the entire audience was hoping that Roddick could break serve for the first time in the game, Chen Ran decisively changed his serving rhythm.

An unexpected external spin forehand serve directly formed an ACE.

An inswinging serve, after the two sides reached a stalemate, used a concealed action to complete the line change and save the break point.

After 40 to 40, after the two sides experienced three draws with each other, Chen Ran won the set with a diagonal kick.

The script of the ninth game was exactly the same as that of the eighth game, with the serving side saving two break points.

However, it seemed that Roddick had a greater chance than Chen Ran. After all, after 40-40, Roddick still reached the break point again.

5: 4!

In this round, Roddick must be guaranteed.

Once the hold fails, the second set will be over.

A mistake!

This is somewhat rare!

Chen Ran seized the opportunity, rushed directly into the field, and once again adopted the "SABR" tactic.

For the first time in the game, Roddick, who was unprepared, returned the ball directly into the net.

Second ball, ACE!

Chen Ran had no expression on his face, and then walked to the other end.

On the third ball, Roddick made another mistake on his first serve.

Chen Ran seized the opportunity, turned sideways during the opponent's second serve, and returned the serve with an ACE.

30: 15!

"After such a fierce duel in the ninth game, Roddick's serving state showed ups and downs, and he actually made two first-serve errors."

Thinking of this, Chen Ran consciously moved his feet back a few steps.

He hopes to improve the quality of his return, and the rhythm of the game is starting to change again.

boom!

Hit the ball and hit the net and went out of bounds!

40:15, that familiar score again.

Chen Ran suddenly changed his tactics and deployed his defense with precise position control, forcing Roddick to carry out risky attacks.

With the same ball, in the first set, Roddick may have hit a fairy ball straight into the blind corner, but this time the ball hit the net and went out of bounds.

"Did you save two more break points?"

"FUCK!"

Roddick was so angry that he cursed.

This time, he finally lost his composure.

On the next ball, Chen Ran and Roddick had a stalemate for nineteen rounds.

Roddick hit one cannon-like shot after another, but Chen Ran skillfully pushed back.

Finally, his arms went numb, and in the twentieth round, there was a slight pause in his exertion, causing the ball to hit the net.

Chen Ran finally cashed in on the break point.

2 is better than 0!

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(End of this chapter)