Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 329 "Infighting" is always exciting

Li Na, who was participating in a Grand Slam for the first time, was still a little green and eventually lost to WTA superstar Sharapova 0-2.

However, in addition to Chen Ran and Li Na, China also has a pair of women's doubles players who performed well and broke into the top 16.

Chen Ran is also very familiar with this pairing, namely Li Ting and Sun Tiantian.

In his previous life, Chen Ran was shocked when he first learned that a pair of Chinese women's doubles tennis players had won the gold medal at the Athens Olympics. The level was even more shocking than when Liu Xiang won the gold medal.

Because Liu Xiang had already won the championship in the previous track and field grand prix, and in Chen Ran's traditional impression, Chinese tennis has always been a very weak event, so winning the gold medal was completely beyond his expectation.

Unfortunately, although Li Ting and Sun Tiantian made it to the top 16, they received very little attention.

Not to mention competing with Chen Ran, even Li Na's top 32 results overshadowed them.

After all, in tennis, the influence of singles and doubles is very different.

But no matter what, three players from China persisted until the second week of the Grand Slam.

In January 2004, Chinese tennis was full of excitement, and the Australian Open, the grand opening of the year, will also usher in a thrilling second week.

The first is a Spanish derby, between super rookie Nadal and famous player Ferrero.

Chen Ran still vaguely remembered that a year ago, the extremely young Nadal stood next to Ferrero like a follower, but now he launched the strongest impact on the old-timer.

Perhaps this is the charm of competitive sports, especially individual sports like tennis, which are the fairest to both parties.

Whether you are a veteran who has been famous for many years or a newcomer who is just starting out, it is a fair duel for everyone.

Here, everything is based on strength, and it makes no sense to rely on one's experience.

The game is scheduled to be played at the famous Rod Laver Arena, which is also the centerpiece of the Australian Open.

The duel between the two bullfighters made the audience of more than 1 people express heartfelt admiration.

This Spanish Civil War was so exciting and so fierce.

The two of them didn't even look like compatriots. Instead, they looked like life-and-death enemies, inseparable from each other.

In the first two sets, the two sides tied 1-1.

Nadal unexpectedly evened the score after losing the first set.

He roared with excitement and even pulled off his trademark headband.

At the same time, Nadal was still mumbling words, which seemed to be not very good Spanish.

When Chen Ran saw Nadal entering the game with full fighting spirit and fighting spirit, he realized how much this guy wanted to beat Ferredo.

He also roughly understood the reason.

It cannot be said that human nature is to like internal fighting, but when a new player steps onto the professional court, they will be particularly excited, excited and motivated when facing the famous players in their country who have been famous for many years.

This seems to be a commonality.

Likewise, the fans of the stars' home countries will view their players as annoying competitors and continue to smear them.

For example, when Spanish new king Alcaraz emerged, Nadal fans kept chasing him.

Chen Ran also believes that if China's younger generation of players rises in the future.

These young guys who grew up watching themselves play will definitely be very excited when they compete against them.

It's a bit interesting...but the future can be left to you, and he only needs to have the present.

To be precise, as long as Chen Ran is still playing and has not retired, it will be now, and the future refers to after he retires.

On the court, Nadal may have played his most exciting game since participating in professional competitions.

At the critical moment, he once again broke Ferrero's serve and won the third set 7-5, dragging Ferrero into a desperate situation.

Ferrero was also a little confused. This little brother who was usually respectful to him was so aggressive. But why was he so excited when he hit himself?

"Perhaps the other party feels that he can inherit his title as Spain's No. 1 player."

Ferrero looked at the aggressive Nadal and couldn't help but think of this.

This brat, instead of keeping an eye on Chen Ran, Roddick, Federer and the others, just wants to deal with me, right?

Boy, you are still a little green.

Forced by Nadal, Ferrero also ignited his fighting spirit.

Soon, he allowed the still young Nadal to experience the true strength of the former world number one.

With Ferrero on full fire, he won the fourth set 6-3 and tied the score at 2-2.

This extremely fierce Spanish derby has entered the final set.

When all the spectators, including Chen Ran, thought that Ferrero would naturally win the deciding set, the wonder boy Nadal was unwilling to just surrender.

I saw him running around the field tirelessly and completing incredible saves one after another.

After the two sides tied 6-6, they entered a long-set decider unique to Grand Slam tournaments.

Soon, the mentality of both of them changed subtly.

For Ferrero, it was a shame to have a long game with his younger brother. It was so embarrassing.

But for Nadal, it is a great achievement to drag Ferrero, a famous tennis player and the current number one Spanish player in Spain, into a long game decider.

He can even gain many fans in Spain through this, so Nadal becomes more and more courageous as he fights.

The fact that the two have fought to this point means that they have already transcended the technical level of confrontation and entered the level of will and physical fitness.

As the future king of clay, Nadal has never lacked physical fitness and will.

He even suffered cramps while running together, but still gritted his teeth and persevered.

How similar is this scene?

Last year's battle between Chen Ran and Agassi also ended in a long game, and the former also suffered from cramps.

But even so, Chen Ran still relied on his tenacious willpower to win the decisive set.

Could it be that Nadal also...

In the end, the two played a full 20 games in a cruel and torturous long game.

In the end, Nadal defeated Ferrero with a difficult score of 11-9.

After Wawrinka, he made another shocking upset.

However, unlike Wawrinka who broke into the top 8, the Spanish wonder boy Nadal broke into the top and took a big step forward.

After winning, Nadal knelt down on his knees in excitement and roared to the sky.

He finally overthrew his eldest brother.

For the past few years, he had been standing next to his eldest brother like a minion, looking forward to this day.

Finally, Nadal limped toward the net and shook hands with his former big brother.

Yes, the old brother. Since he defeated the opponent today, he is no longer his big brother.

As for who his opponent will be in the next round, Nadal doesn't care at all.

Just win Ferrero!

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(End of this chapter)