Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 287 The second Grand Slam, I am the US Open champion!

At this moment, Chen Ran wanted to look up to the sky and scream.

Heaven, earth!

From Wimbledon to Toronto and now New York.

I finally broke Roddick's serve!

This is not easy!

Although he had not yet completely won the game, Chen Ran still clenched his fists and roared excitedly to the audience.

Damn it, I finally defeated that guy once.

In Chen Ran's several games with Roddick, he touched the break point countless times, but every time he missed it regrettably.

There was even one time when he was leading 40-0 and was reversed by Roddick to keep serve. Chen Ran was so angry that he wanted to throw his racket directly.

This is called accumulation but little gain, right?

This break of serve greatly improved Chen Ran's confidence in his ability to receive serve, as if a bottleneck that had been bothering him for a long time had finally been broken.

After all, there is no such perverted server like Roddick in the "simulated training ground".

At this moment, compared to the proud Chen Ran, Roddick's expression was much gloomier.

In today's match, he was unable to break Chen Ran's serve, but was beaten first by the opponent, which greatly shocked Roddick.

For the beautiful Chinese athletes who have always been confident and optimistic, they originally thought that today's game would be 60 to 70% sure, if not 100% sure.

As a result, he fell behind 0-2, and he was forced into a corner.

Roddick must admit that Chen Ran's opponent is too powerful and difficult to deal with.

When trailing by a big margin, Roddick finally put down all his baggage, put aside his desire for the championship, and devoted himself wholeheartedly to the third set.

At least he couldn't be swept 3-0 by Chen Ran in his own territory.

I also want to save face.

"This is the first time Chen Ran and I have met in a Grand Slam final, but I believe it will definitely not be the last time."

"Also...compared with Chen Ran, I have many technical shortcomings that need to be made up for."

After two sets of matches, he also knew his strengths and weaknesses.

After the start of the third set, Roddick, who had unloaded his burden and fought against all odds, finally showed his excellent competitive state. It felt like he was dreaming of returning to the Wimbledon finals.

He was completely prepared to put pressure on Chen Ran with a wide-ranging offensive.

One fairy ball after another won the applause of the whole house.

On Chen Ran's side, in order to resist Roddick's offensive, he also adjusted the rhythm of the game from time to time.

Sometimes he and Roddick fought against each other, and sometimes he used solid defense to constantly wear down the opponent, showing a wealth of tactical methods.

In the stalemate, Roddick broke serve in the eleventh game and finally defeated Chen Ran 7-5 and won the third set.

The big score also became 2 to 1.

Gulu~Gulu~

During the break, Roddick panted and drank gulps of water.

He really lost his strength in the third set and was obviously very tired. This high-end game also made him aware of his technical shortcomings.

He also knows very well that he cannot perform superbly in every game.

But the victory in the third set still gave Roddick hope of coming back from defeat.

He felt that in this US Open final, he should use his unparalleled talent to suppress Chen Ran.

The fourth set continues.

"It's really a wild bull!" Chen Ran cursed secretly.

If he were to change places, he would keep hitting the ball vigorously like this. Every shot would be such a powerful and heavy hit, and each round would basically last for more than ten rounds, and his arms would be numb.

Fortunately, although Roddick's hitting was very powerful, he was still slightly inferior in controlling the landing point, allowing Chen Ran to save the day every time.

Swing the racket! support! Push!

When Chen Ran once again faced the tennis ball whizzing towards him like a cannonball, he used his wrists to softly withstand the overwhelming impact of all the power. At the same time, the force of the kick to straighten his knees was very firm and swift.

Finally, the arm completes the straight stroke, and the impact force of the tennis ball is superimposed on the tennis ball through the reaction force of the racket, and then there is a "bang".

Throw it away! One wave!

The landing point of this shot was almost pressing the bottom line of the second area, and Roddick made a mistake in his prediction and was adjusting his steps to move to the right side of his forehand.

With a sudden brake, Roddick barely controlled his body from falling.

But he could only watch helplessly as a yellow-green light flashed past him from his left side.

40:AD!

After 40 to 40, Roddick took the lead twice in a row and reached the point of holding serve, but was eventually equalized by Chen Ran.

After the third draw, Chen Ran finally scored the first point and reached the break point.

Both the Chinese fans in front of the live TV held their breath nervously.

This game was extremely tense, with confrontations lasting more than fifteen rounds from time to time.

Not only Chen Ran, but also a talented guy like Roddick would shake his arms from time to time to relieve the sore feeling in his arms.

At this moment, the final has taken nearly 4 hours.

The players on both sides have reached the critical point both physically and mentally.

If the winner cannot be decided in the fourth set, either Chen Ran or Roddick will have to go to the toilet to take a breath.

"So nervous!"

In the C5 live broadcast room, the host murmured: "Actually, in the fourth set, the players on both sides were not very stable in the service game, and they often tied at 40."

As if to verify his words, although Roddick's serve this time was very fast, he was slightly inferior in control of the landing point. Chen Ran used his strength to return a straight ball at a small angle.

Da da da!

Roddick reflexively rushed toward his forehand, then slid forward, swung the racket at the same time, and once again hit the tennis ball like a cannonball.

Chen Ran had been waiting in the backhand position early, making ready movements to wait for the ball. Even in a hurry, he used small steps to adjust his position to find the best hitting point. Stand still, push on the ground, turn around, and swing!

boom!

With a set of coherent movements, the tennis ball turned into a straight line across the entire court and landed in the triangle of the bottom line of Roddick's forehand position.

At this time, Roddick's figure had already rushed out of his own half of the court, and then he staggered and hit the tennis ball back, but the quality was still good.

Although he left a huge gap on one side, this good return gave him enough time to run back to the midline.

But this is still a once-in-a-lifetime break opportunity for Chen Ran.

Chen Ran gritted his teeth and a sharp look flashed across his eyes.

At the moment of taking the shot, Chen Ran's swing changed slightly.

His swing, which was supposed to be a big loop and a big slash, now evolved into a slight push of a reverse slash. The power of his forearm and wrist was used to complete the hit very lightly, and then the tennis ball flew out.

Judging from the flying speed of the tennis ball, it was a light hit. It seemed thunderous, but in fact it was an understatement. You can even feel the leisurely ease of Chen Ran's hitting action.

And Roddick's figure has already run to the other half, completely opposite to Chen Ran's hitting direction. At this time, there is no need to stop and turn.

Bang bang bang~

The audience burst into applause.

Chen Ran's perfect layout and rigorous defense finally broke Roddick again in the fourth set.

This game alone lasted 16 minutes, which is enough to imagine how intense this game was.

Chen Ran also jumped up excitedly.

He experienced a change from being unable to break a game against Roddick to breaking two in one game today.

5: 3!

Chen Ran held serve again and seemed to have a winning chance.

The second break of serve also put Roddick in an extremely bad mood.

At this moment, he finally had the feeling that he would definitely lose.

Chen Ran started to serve with a serious look on his face.

One serve, the serve is worth it!

On the second serve, Chen Ran directly hit an ace ball.

Of course, after serving the ball, he took a deep breath and rubbed his arms from time to time.

That ACE ball, he put all his strength into it.

This must be used to consolidate one's leading advantage.

30 is better than 0!

The third ball, second zone, missed the first shot, second shot to the outside corner.

Chen Ran's serving state also showed great fluctuations. Roddick seized the opportunity and made a decisive and sharp attack, which directly formed an ACE in returning the serve.

30 to 15, the lead was reduced.

At this time, Chen Ran chose to suddenly slow down and increase internal rotation to suppress Roddick's backhand.

He once again changed his style of play.

Chen Ran also vaguely knew that this opportunity was very good and it was an important opportunity for him to break serve for the second time.

Sure enough, Roddick did not expect Chen Ran to serve like this, and in a hurry, he returned the ball directly into the net.

40: 15!

At this time, there were two match points.

As long as he wins this game, Chen Ran will be the current US Open champion.

The stadium, which was originally as lively as a vegetable market, suddenly became quiet.

The entire audience held their breath, and their heartbeats seemed to be a few minutes faster than those of the players who were playing.

boom!

Chen Ran made a mistake with his first serve!

He wiped his sweat and prepared to serve again.

Two match points?

Chen Ran raised his head and glanced at the game, then took a deep breath.

Roddick moved his position forward a little, and he obviously knew that the threat of Chen Ran's second serve was reduced.

Chen Ran closed his eyes slightly and adjusted for a while. A crazy idea came out of his heart, and then he gently threw the tennis ball up...

boom!

what?

Roddick's eyes widened, his whole body motionless.

Chen Ran took advantage of two match points to squander, and he was serving the first serve, so he simply served the second serve in "first serve mode".

Even if the second serve fails, there is still a match point.

At that moment, Chen Ran felt that all the power in his body was surging out, and the speed of the tennis ball almost reached 205+ kilometers.

A beautiful and perfect ace shot, and Roddick could only watch the ball coming.

With this ball, Chen Ran directly took away the game.

At this moment, he threw the racket into the sky and ran crazily regardless of his tired body.

3: 1!

Won!

I am the US Open champion!

The second Grand Slam is obtained!

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(End of this chapter)