Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 323 The "Tsar" returns strongly

Bang bang bang~

The central court, which can accommodate 1 spectators, was packed with spectators, and uniform applause could be heard from time to time.

This has become a unique landscape of the tennis court.

Chen Ran put his hands on his hips and looked around the stadium with high spirits.

The first round of matches came to Court No. 1, and the Australian Open organizing committee was very considerate.

At the same time, the media area around the stadium was also crowded with reporters from all over the world.

There are too many people paying attention to this first-round focus battle.

After a year, Safin, the former world No. 1 and Grand Slam winner, returned and naturally became the focus of everyone's attention.

As for Chen Ran, the current world number one and two-time Grand Slam winner is the absolute center of public opinion.

After a few hours, someone will always be eliminated in the first round.

"Hello, viewers! Welcome to today's game. Chen Ran encountered a strong opponent in the first round, the famous player Safin from Russia!"

The host of C5 Sports sounded a slightly excited voice.

"I know many fans are dissatisfied with the result of this draw, but the done deal is done. Now we can only cheer for Chen Ran!"

"We can't sign a spot, that's decided by the organizing committee."

"Similarly, all Chen Ran can do is accept it and then fight one battle at a time!"

"come on!"

At this moment, Chen Ran was holding a yellow-green tennis ball in his left hand, gently beating up and down in the palm of his hand.

Fortunately, he got the right to serve first.

"My 2004 season will start with this goal!"

Throw the ball, bend your knees, kick on the ground, turn, and swing!

All actions are done in one go and are extremely coherent.

boom!

The tennis ball landed in the opposite zone like a cannonball.

Then Chen Ran understood, took direct steps, and rushed into the field.

An effortless high pressure in front of the net, easily scoring a point.

The first goal of the season started with a perfect serve and the net.

Chen Ran got off to a good start, winning the first game with an autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves, and only gave Safin one point.

However, the test came. Safin's serving level was outstanding at that time.

His serve looks simple and crisp. Due to his innate physical advantages, both height and strength, he is even better than Federer.

Not only will the angle of incidence be larger when serving, but the ball speed will also be amazing.

"How to break serve is the difficulty today!"

Chen Ran was half-bent, staring intently at the opposite side of the court.

But in the next second, he showed a helpless look, and then decisively walked to the other side of the court.

Safin's first serve was a beautiful ACE, which even made him stand there, unable to react.

In the next few balls, Chen Ran devoted himself wholeheartedly and performed well on the receiving end.

But Safin then used smooth and free hitting to score 3 points in a row and easily maintained serve.

Safin gave Chen Ran a "love game" in his first serve.

Chen Ran couldn't help but think of the scene when he played against Safin at the Auckland Tour last year.

Maybe Safin didn't give his best in that game, or maybe he did play with an injury and failed to perform to his normal level.

Safin, who has just returned from injury, may be more difficult to deal with than when he first encountered him last year.

Especially his firm eyes and calm temperament are completely different from before.

Since the start of the game, Chen Ran has not had any advantage and is even slightly at a disadvantage.

In his subsequent service games, the score reached 40-all three times, and twice Safin even got break points before he could hold serve. However, Chen Ran did not get Safin's break point.

Although the score was 3 to 3, the situation of the game was not optimistic.

The turning point came in the 9th game. Chen Ran and Safin had a stalemate at the baseline for more than ten shots. In the end, Safin broke serve with his trademark tricky backhand shot.

At this moment, the entire audience stood up and gave Safin warm applause for his wonderful performance.

In men's tennis matches, especially the duel between two masters, the opponent's break is of extraordinary significance.

"Nice break!"

"Marat, welcome back! Welcome back to the Australian Open!"

"Looks like our world number one is in trouble!"

The host at the scene talked eloquently, and of course there was a bit of gloating about the misfortune.

After Chen Ran's serve was broken, his face was obviously very solemn.

Even when he was sitting on the court drinking water, he would shake his head from time to time.

Generally speaking, his ability to control the serve makes it difficult for his opponent to get a chance to break serve.

This is why he is known as the "King of tie-breaks".

But today Safin showed a very good competitive state, which made Chen Ran feel huge pressure.

Many Chinese fans have even begun to worry about whether Chen Ran will stop in the first round.

In the end, in the remaining game of the first set, Chen Ran did not find a chance to break serve and lost the first set 4-6.

In the first set of the first match in 2004, Chen Ran didn't seem to have an ideal start.

"I need to find my groove as soon as possible!"

After stepping onto the court again, Chen Ran secretly said to himself while jumping lightly on the spot.

What is completely different from the previous Grand Slams is that this time Chen Ran has to exert his full strength from the first game and has no time to adapt. Otherwise, he will face the risk of being eliminated. There is no room for any sloppiness on his part.

However, Safin, who has returned from injury, seems to have really changed from his previous impatience and fiery mood.

In the second set, Chen Ran still struggled very hard.

After all, the person standing opposite is the guy who overturned Sampras at his peak at the age of 20.

"Hey..." The C5 host sighed.

As Chen Ran hit the ball out of bounds, Safin once again broke serve.

The score is 3:5!

Since Safin served first in this set, once he broke serve, the score was extended by more than two games.

Are you going to be two sets behind?

Chen Ran actually fell into a desperate situation in the first round.

At the same time, Safin, who had been very calm from the beginning until now, finally couldn't suppress his excitement, tore his clothes and screamed to the sky.

"hey-hey!"

On the sidelines, an American reporter smiled with some schadenfreude.

The games between Roddick and Agassi are over. The two guys advanced to the second round 3-0 and 3-1 respectively.

He took advantage of the fact that it was still early and rushed to Court No. 1 to watch this focus battle.

Safin won the first set and led 5-3 in the second set, entering his serve again.

It seems that there is no suspense about the Russian Czar winning this game.

The next Hewitt? Not as good as Hewitt!

Hewitt, as the No. 16 seed last year, at least made it to the top .

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(End of this chapter)