Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 325 Although defeated, it is still glorious

In the twelfth game, Chen Ran secured serve without any suspense.

7: 5!

Chen Ran won the second set!

After falling behind 3 to 5, he won 4 games in a row and made a strong comeback.

The two sides were temporarily tied at 1-1.

Chen Ran seemed to vaguely feel that the most difficult time and space had passed, and the balance of victory was gradually tilting towards him.

In fact, the progress was as he expected. After entering the third set, Chen Ran gradually got better.

6: 3!

Chen Ran won the third set strongly.

2 is better than 1!

He successfully achieved a comeback.

Even though this was only the first round, Chen Ran still waved his fist excitedly and roared towards the stands.

In comparison, Safin, who was so high-spirited just now, seemed a little lonely.

Competitive sports are so cruel, sometimes heaven, sometimes hell.

Safin failed to seize the perfect opportunity and was punished.

During the break between sets, the women's tennis match on another court had ended.

Li Na defeated another qualifier 2-0 and got her wish, winning the first victory for a Chinese female player in a Grand Slam.

Although Chen Ran would also be happy for the breakthrough of the Chinese Women's Tennis Team, but thinking about their best-of-three-set format, he could only complain about the damn "equal pay, different work" treatment at the Grand Slam.

The match between him and Safin has been going on for nearly three hours.

What's more, this is the first game for both of them this year, and the physical exertion is quite serious.

Three minutes flew by.

The fourth set continued.

Chen Ran was obviously unwilling to delay the game to the fifth set and hoped to resolve the battle in the fourth set.

So, starting from Safin's first serve, Chen Ran began to exert his strength and launched a tidal wave of attacks on the opponent without reservation.

Perhaps it was the competitive atmosphere or the change in mentality that made Safin no longer as calm as before.

He faced a severe challenge in the first service game of the fourth set.

40 is better than 40!

This is already the fifth draw.

Chen Ran was always only one step away from breaking serve, but Safin saved the break point with his tenacious will.

The entire audience also burst into applause for this extremely exciting game.

In the end, after seven draws, Safin saved the serve with a beautiful wide-angle pass.

It can be said that both sides were very tired in this game, and their breathing was a little short of breath during the break.

After the second game started, when the audience thought it would be as anxious and exciting as the first game, Chen Ran won his serve by scoring 4 points in a row.

It can be seen with the naked eye that Safin's condition has begun to decline.

He seemed to have little resistance in Chen Ran's serving game, and the opponent even sent an ace and a straight serve.

At this time, the audience was suddenly enlightened.

Safin has been out for a year due to injury and has just returned. Even though he is in good condition today and has even improved technically compared to a year ago, his body cannot support such an intense game.

Chen Ran's hair protection was very easy, while Safin's hair protection was extremely difficult every time.

In the blink of an eye, the two sides had reached a 5-5 draw.

In Chen Ran and Safin's 5 service games each, Chen Ran only allowed the opponent to score one point in each game, while Safin's 5 service games resulted in four draws at 40.

But even so, Safin gritted his teeth and persisted, still having strong willpower to maintain his serve.

Even the audience and reporters at the scene were moved by Safin's performance.

Bang bang bang~

Every time Safin scored, there was warm applause. 40 to 30!

Chen Ran once again got a break point.

40 is better than 40!

The tenacious Safin once again saved his break point and even accidentally fell to the ground while running to save the ball.

"This guy is working so hard, isn't he afraid of the injury relapsing?"

Chen Ran looked at this scene and felt slightly moved in his heart.

Too devoted, too focused, and too selfless.

The opponent loves tennis deeply, and after a year away from the court, the desire and urgency shown are extremely strong.

Even if it costs everything, I still want to win this game.

As for whether the next match will allow other opponents to wait and take advantage, that is not what he will consider now.

"If it were me..."

"I won't overtax my body like this!"

In Chen Ran's memory, there was Safin before him and Murray later. They could have achieved greater achievements, but in the end they became mediocre due to injuries.

In the end, although Safin was almost too tired to lift his arms, he still maintained his serve.

Chen Ran then easily secured serve, but the game still dragged into a "tiebreak".

"In the tie-break, Safin has no chance!"

"Look at how tired he is of holding his hair, and how calm Chen Ran is."

"However, being able to reach the tie-break can be regarded as a satisfactory result for Safin."

Not only the host of C5 Sports said this, but the commentators on the scene also realized this.

"Everyone, let us give applause to Marat!"

"No matter the result, it was a great game and a great comeback!"

At this time, the 1 spectators stood up one after another and clapped their hands.

Even Chen Ran stood still and waited for the warm applause to slowly dissipate before he began to prepare to serve.

In the tie-break, if everyone expected it to be normal, Chen Ran's advantage was so obvious that he was crushed. He won the tie-break with a disparity of 7-2.

3 is better than 1!

After falling behind in one set, Chen Ran won three consecutive sets and reversed Safin.

But he had to admit that this was a tough opponent.

In the fourth set when his physical strength was almost exhausted, Safin did not collapse. Instead, he gritted his teeth and fought Chen Ran to the tie-break.

In the first game of his comeback, Safin played to a very high level and once forced Chen Ran into a desperate situation.

He could have thrown his head back and left.

"Chen, congratulations! It seems that it will be difficult to defeat you with my current physical condition."

Safin shook hands with Chen Ran with a smile, "But I believe that after my body gradually adapts to the feeling of the game, I may be able to cause you more trouble."

"Marat, welcome back!" Chen Ran also smiled, "I even smelled the danger of being eliminated in the second set. I believe that after some time, you will still be the most powerful Grand Slam and world number one competitors."

Although Safin still dropped his racket, his control of emotions has indeed improved a lot compared to before, and there are no shortcomings in technology.

In today's game, Safin can be said to be proud of his defeat.

They will definitely compete again in the future.

It’s not that easy for Chen Ran to win back three consecutive sets as easily as he did today.

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(End of this chapter)