Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 288 Are you too upright?

The exquisite racket flew into the sky and fell from a height of more than ten meters.

There was a crisp "pop" sound, the racket hit the ground, and then lay quietly on the ground.

After a few seconds, Chen Ran had already run back, picked up the racket, and rushed to the fans' stand where the five-star red flag was flying.

This is indeed a historical moment of special significance. Do you want to keep this racket as a souvenir?

Totally unnecessary!

The French Open was a Grand Slam won by Chen Ran, and he has kept the racket from that game as a souvenir.

Although he himself was very excited to win his second Grand Slam, which was no less exciting than the one at the French Open, Chen Ran felt that he should celebrate in a different way so that the fans who supported him could also share in the fun. .

So, he first threw the racket towards the area of ​​fans supporting him, then took out the remaining tennis ball from his pocket and threw it out as well.

Enjoy the moment!

As for whether the fans will put this racket and this tennis ball up for auction one day, that is not what Chen Ran cares about.

While Chen Ran celebrated, Roddick sat on the ground in annoyance, covering his eyes and seemed to be crying quietly.

This is what competitive sports are like, winner takes all.

The winner gains both fame and fortune, while the loser is devastated.

The champion and the runner-up are just one step away, but they are worlds apart.

In tennis, if you put aside the quadrennial Olympics, there are only competitions at the level of the four Grand Slams that can make the top players laugh and cry.

Chen Ran knew very well that the joy he enjoyed today was something Roddick also enjoyed yesterday, and he might experience it again, or even multiple times, in the future.

As for himself, who can guarantee that he will not experience the pain of losing a Grand Slam final in the future?

At this moment, countless viewers waiting on the TV were cheering.

Almost no one could have predicted that this 17-year-old talented tennis boy would bring two heavy Grand Slam championships to his motherland in just one year.

The time now is Sunday night in the United States, but it is Monday morning in China.

Everyone will start a new week in a good mood.

"Is this true? We shouldn't be dreaming, right?"

The excited C5 host was already incoherent and pinched his cheek from time to time, feeling a faint pain.

"2003 was really a dream year."

"Our country's male athletes actually won the tennis Grand Slam championship, and they won two in one go!"

"Five years! Do you know? It has been five years. No player in men's professional tennis has been able to win at least two Grand Slams in one year!"

"Chen Ran, he did it!"

"Coupled with Yao Ming and Liu Xiang, who dares to say that our Chinese sports world is prosperous and Yang is declining?"

"Besides, the competition in men's sports is far more intense than that in women's sports. This is an objective factor that must be taken into consideration!"

"In addition, our country is the country that attaches the most importance to women's sports. The national system spends far more money on women's sports than other countries. Isn't it normal to have good results and many gold medals?"

He got a little carried away when he spoke.

After all, hosts in this era, even on CCTV, have greater freedom of speech.

However, Sun Jinfang, director of the Tennis Sports Management Center next to him, couldn't sit still. From time to time, he pulled the host's clothes, hoping that he would be more relaxed.

In fact, in Director Sun's view, Chen Ran is a variable, but among the Chinese tennis players other than Chen Ran, female players obviously have more potential than male players, so she will obviously be more biased towards female players when it comes to spending money. net.

Of course, this is an internal plan of their tennis association and will not be announced to the public.

But the host got excited and started talking nonsense, and even discriminated against women's sports!

What about equality between men and women? Shivering!

After the C5 host came to his senses, he smiled dumbly, and then added: "Of course there is a huge gap in the spectatorship of men's and women's sports, and we cannot deny the dedication of female athletes."

He spoke calmly, but in this era there is no need to worry about being blocked.

But if Chen Ran could hear what the host just said at this moment, he would definitely sigh: Man, luckily this is at the turn of the century! If it had been more than ten years later, just because of those words, those little fairies and feminist self-media would have been so violent that they would make you doubt your life.

"calm down!"

The C5 host recited silently.

In the picture, Chen Ran has already shaken hands with Roddick.

During the game, the two fought extremely fiercely, but after the game, Roddick still congratulated Chen Ran very generously.

"Chen, not only is it your second Grand Slam, you are very likely to be the number one at the end of the year."

"This...competitive sports are always full of variables, just like no one could have imagined that I could win two Grand Slams in one year." Chen Ran shrugged and smiled faintly, "I don't think the year-end The first place is already guaranteed."

"Okay, but anyway, congratulations to you for breaking the 'slam' curse at the age of seventeen!" Roddick laughed, "You have surpassed your coach."

Zhang Depei is a Grand Slam champion and three Grand Slam runner-up.

If Chen Ran loses this US Open final, his historical status will still be inferior to that of Zhang Depei. After all, there are still two fewer runners-up.

But Chen Ran won the championship!

A Grand Slam champion must be better than countless Grand Slam runners-up.

"The 'Grand Slam' curse?"

Chen Ran also smiled happily when he heard this.

In fact, to be honest, he will be under relatively less pressure. Many European and American players will often be ridiculed by the media as "parallel imports of one Grand Slam" if they have only one Grand Slam in their entire career, but Chen Ran is Asian, and Asia is the depression of world tennis.

Chen Randu has created unprecedented achievements in Asian tennis. He is an epoch-making figure in Asian tennis and has greatly promoted the development of tennis in Asia. No one should use the word "parallel import of a Grand Slam" to describe him.

However, Chen Ran was very happy to be able to break the "slam curse".

In the future, at least he can say to everyone with confidence: "One Grand Slam may be luck, but two Grand Slams have no element of luck. They are a reflection of strength."

Just like Li Na in her previous life, after winning the French Open, she had been obsessed with winning the second Grand Slam. When she tried her best to win the second Grand Slam, her mood relaxed. A few months later He announced his retirement.

Of course, Chen Ran will not retire, and will not even consider this issue before he is 35 years old.

But winning the US Open did relieve him a lot of pressure.

He no longer needs to prove that he got to the French Open by luck.

"I will definitely beat you at the end of the year!" Roddick clenched his fists unconvinced.

Chen Ran smiled curiously: "Why not the Paris Masters?"

"Even though I won the Masters, I still can't relieve the hatred in my heart!"

"Then a victory at the end of the year can replace a loss in a Grand Slam?"

"No, but the year-end prize money is higher than the Grand Slam, which makes me feel better."

"..."

Chen Ran nodded in agreement: "Yes, there is still a lot of room for increase in Grand Slam prize money. By the way... this year's end of the year will be in Houston, right?"

"Yes, it's my home court again! Next year's end of the year will also be in Houston."

"From 2005 to 2008, I was in Shanghai at the end of the year. It was my home court at that time." Chen Ran couldn't help but sigh, "I still have to wait two years. This is too long..."

What a wonderful thing it would be to finish the year-end finals in China and then disband and take a vacation. After all, he bought an apartment in the Magic City along the Huangpu River.

The organizing committee first interviewed Chen Ran and Roddick respectively.

The two sides also have a tacit understanding of praising each other, thinking that the other is their strongest competitor, and are also proud of today's wonderful final.

Rainbow Fart is a must, after all, only the strength of your opponent can highlight your own excellence.

"Chen Ran is so comprehensive!"

"When I just recalled the long 2003 season, the first thing that came to my mind was not that Chen Ran won the US Open, but the French Open."

"Like me, he grew up on hard courts, but he was able to adapt to clay courts so quickly and win the final championship. This is the thing that I admire the most."

"I think I should learn from his tenacious spirit to overcome my aversion to clay courts. Dear American fans, I guarantee that I will achieve a breakthrough at the French Open next year."

As soon as he finished speaking, more than 1 American spectators gave Roddick, the local darling, warm applause.

"When did this guy become so emotionally intelligent?"

"Also, is he really ready to conquer the clay courts?"

"Actually, you really don't need to learn from me. The competition on clay courts is already very fierce..."

Chen Ran thought helplessly.

The host of ESPN announced loudly: "Let us invite this year's US Open champion, who is also the double champion of this year's French Open and US Open!"

Chen Ran waved his hand and then picked up the microphone: "Andy, I hope it will be just the two of us in next year's US Open final. Let's see if we can break this year's ratings record."

The audience at the scene laughed in unison when they heard this.

This seventeen-year-old Chinese boy is quite good at chatting.

China and the United States are currently in a honeymoon period, right?

Chen Ran looked around at the packed audience and felt that the opportunity was rare and he had to market it well.

The beautiful country is so rich, so it must gather more wool.

You can’t just let your NBA stars come to China to make money.

"From the Sunshine Double Crown to the US Open!"

"Playing in this country always brings me good luck."

"We often talk about the American Dream, and I think this is the best embodiment of the American Dream."

"You worked hard and struggled, and finally you were rewarded and reached the other side of your dreams."

The audience continued to give Chen Ran applause.

The ESPN host continued to ask: "So Chen Ran... for you, what makes the US Open different from the other three Grand Slams?"

"The prize money at the US Open should be the highest among the four Grand Slams!" Chen Ran said without thinking.

Are you... too upright?

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(End of this chapter)