Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 328: Fighting without bloodshed, complaining after the game

Being able to persist until the second week of the four Grand Slam tournaments can already prove that you are a successful tennis player.

After all, there are so many tennis players in the world, and the top 16 spots are already extremely precious.

Unprecedented, in the 2004 Australian Open, two players born after 85 occupied the top seats before Chen Ran had even appeared.

This has also amazed many people in the industry. Players born in the 80s have not yet shown sufficient dominance, while players born in the 85s seem to have begun to seize power.

If there is a certain amount of luck involved in reaching the third round, then good luck cannot always accompany you into the fourth round.

After all, any unseeded player who wants to break into the top 16 must defeat a top 16 seeded player, and there is no room for opportunism.

After the game between Wawrinka and Agassi, Chen Ran was also ready to appear.

This time, Chen Ran gave way to Australian local favorite Hewitt and had to play on Court No. 2.

But for him, he doesn't care much whether it's Center Court, Court 2 or Court 3.

The important thing is that this is the venue for the four majors, and I can win the game.

The strong rise of Nadal and Wawrinka also made Chen Ran extremely excited.

Even when he was warming up before the game, he became more energetic.

Chen Ran's opponent in this game, Shuttler, is an old acquaintance.

This German guy gave Chen Ran his first Grand Slam victory in his career. He was originally supposed to be the runner-up at last year's Australian Open.

In the second encounter, the situation of both sides has been turned upside down.

"Hey, I didn't expect that you have achieved so much in just one year." Shuttler smiled as he shook hands with Chen Ran, "I originally thought that losing to you last year was just bad luck, but now it seems It’s due to strength.”

Chen Ran smiled lightly and said: "Mr. Zhang Depei became my head coach after the Australian Open. Since then, I have started to improve rapidly. So I was able to beat you last year, but luck prevailed."

He showed great humility.

"Haha..." But Schuttler is not a fool, and obviously will not believe Chen Ran's lies, "Then I hope luck can be on my side today."

"Um... But no matter whether my luck is good or bad, I will try my best!" Chen Ran said calmly.

The second stadium, Hisense Stadium, is not too small and can accommodate more than 1 spectators.

The fans watching the game were very enthusiastic. In addition to uniform applause, there were also waves of people.

The audience who came to the scene today was obviously lucky. Under their gaze, Chen Ran gave a top performance.

When facing the equally strong German players, he gradually showed the aura of a high-ranking player and firmly grasped the initiative in the game.

“6：3”、“6：3”、“6：1”。

Chen Ran won in three straight sets, and in the third set, he almost gave away a donut.

One of the most outstanding statistics is that Chen Ran sent 11 break points in the whole match, saved them all, and did not encounter any break points.

At the same time, he also sent a whopping 12 ACE balls.

In the end, the game ended in just one hour and thirty-three minutes.

Without a fight, Chen Ran won another victory and easily advanced to the top sixteen.

But in addition to applause, some fans also booed.

Because the game ended so quickly, so quickly that they didn't even feel satisfied, so they ended it in a hurry. Tickets for the third round of the four Grand Slams are not cheap, and these stingy guys think they are not worth the ticket price.

Of course, boos were boos, but they didn't affect Chen Ran's good mood at all.

So far, at the 2004 Australian Open, players born after 85 have occupied 3 places in the top , which is so fierce that it has amazed countless people.

After the game, the ESPN host on the scene also decisively interviewed Chen Ran on this topic.

"Chen, first of all, congratulations on making it to the top 16 of this tournament again."

"Including you, three players under the age of 3 made it to the fourth round of this Australian Open. What do you think of this?"

Chen Ran rubbed his forehead and said with a smile: "Isn't this the normal imagination of competitive sports? Every year there will always be new players emerging and attacking the established players."

"Nadal and Wawrinka are the best of the younger generation and they will cause a lot of trouble for the older guys."

"Of course, I played that role last year as well."

"But I feel that even if I am a player born after 85, I will have to face the situation of being impacted by players of the same age in the future."

What he said had two meanings.

First of all, I praised Nadal and Wawrinka for their strong rise.

In addition, Chen Ran almost said clearly that although he, like Nadal and Wawrinka, is a younger generation of post-85 players, he is not the challenger, but the challenged.

He has passed the stage of attacking those old guys, but like the other party, he is waiting for the young people to attack.

This was said with some arrogance, but there was nothing wrong with it.

The youngest year-end number one and winner of two Grand Slams, he is fully qualified to say this, and others will have no objection.

The host immediately understood and asked: "Then you are expecting Nadal and Wawrinka to attack you too, right?"

"Yes." Chen Ran nodded, and then joked, "I have practiced with Wawrinka. He is a good young man, and his skills are very comprehensive. Well...except for those big flower pants that keep distracting me. Out of focus.”

He is already very familiar with Wawrinka.

So taking this rare opportunity, Chen Ran decisively complained about Wawrinka.

However, to outsiders, it seems strange that you still call the other person "young man" even though you are one year younger than the other person.

"I was also responsible for commentating on the game between Agassi and Wawrinka just now. I believe Andre will agree with you."

"I think...Andre has a much better temper now and will pay attention to restraining himself. If it had been before...I think he would have torn Stanislas's flower pants off!"

After hearing this, the entire audience laughed, obviously amused by Chen Ran.

But are you complaining about Agassi or Wawrinka? Or one blackout can blackmail two people.

"Wait!" The host seemed to realize something, "S...Tannis...Las, this name is easy to pronounce. You can say it so skillfully. Are you two familiar?"

"Familiar." Chen Ran nodded, "I practiced with him when I was in Australia."

Suddenly, he raised his voice: "Stanislas, do you hear that? In fact, there is no need to wear ugly flowery pants when training with me, because even if I win, it doesn't mean anything."

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(End of this chapter)