Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 333 The blatant black whistle

Before the Australian Open adult semi-finals begin, the youth semi-finals have come to an end.

Djokovic, who became famous overnight, was also in hot form and defeated his opponents to reach the youth finals.

He didn't know that all this was due to the butterfly effect caused by Chen Ran, because in the original time and space, he only stopped at the semi-finals of the youth group.

The young Djokovic hopes to bid farewell to youth competitions completely after winning a youth Grand Slam championship.

After this game, the main event took place.

It was also in this magnificent Rod Laver Arena that the semifinal match between Chen Ran and Hewitt took place.

The other semi-final is between Federer and another Australian player Philippoussis.

Being able to reach the semi-finals is also the latter's best Grand Slam record so far.

This is certainly due to strength, but the luck and luck of the host players also accounted for many factors. In addition, Agassi was upset and eliminated, and Philippoussis had an unimpeded journey.

At this point, all American players were wiped out.

Agassi stopped in the quarterfinals, while Roddick stopped in the quarterfinals.

And Hewitt, who was hailed by the American media as prematurely aging, met Chen Ran, the next "Hewitt", while Roddick, who was hailed by them as the next tennis king, stopped in the quarterfinals.

Although they were slapped in the face this time, the arrogant American media still left a sour note: "The days are long."

Chen Ran shook hands with Hewitt in a friendly manner. This was the third time they had played against each other.

"Chen, I will try my best to win the game no matter what, even if the whole world thinks you can win easily." Hewitt said seriously.

In terms of the number of Grand Slams, Hewitt and Chen Ran are the same; in terms of year-end championships, Hewitt has one more; in terms of the number of weeks at the top of the world, Hewitt is also far ahead of his opponent.

He had no reason to admit defeat.

"This is your home court, and everyone is cheering for you." Chen Ran smiled, "But in order to maintain my current ranking, I will try my best to win."

2004 was the year of Federer's complete rise.

The point gap between him and Chen Ran is less than 500 points.

After this game in another semi-final, Federer has a high probability of defeating Philippoussis to advance to the final.

As long as Chen Ran fails to win this game, there is a high probability that the world's No. 1 spot will be handed over to him. This is not the result he expected to see.

From Hewitt's eyes, Chen Ran saw a strong fighting spirit, and at the same time, he also ignited fighting spirit in his heart.

Although the opponent played a full five sets with Roddick in the previous round, it is nothing for a player of this level to play five sets again two days later.

Chen Ran played five sets in four consecutive rounds at Wimbledon.

After the referee tossed a coin, Hewitt took the lead and shook his fists excitedly.

It seems that this guy was extremely excited today, and he was so moved just by the right to serve.

Sure enough, Hewitt was in excellent condition from the beginning. It seemed that playing five sets in the previous round had no impact on his physical fitness.

As for Chen Ran, he seemed extremely calm and calm, adopting a steady "defensive counterattack" tactic.

Tread!

Crisp footsteps came, soft and agile.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Ran rushed to the net.

I saw him holding the racket with his wrist, and with a slight twist, he pushed the tennis ball to his right side.

The coherent movements, including delicate feints, caused Hewitt to make mistakes in his judgment.

The tennis ball almost bounced off the sideline.

At this time, the game has reached the ninth inning.

In the previous 8 games, the two sides kept each other's serve, and the score was 4-4.

In the ninth game, Chen Ran took the lead in reaching the break point, and the ball just now would fulfill the break point.

Break!

Chen Ran was about to wave to celebrate when the referee came out with an "out of bounds" sound.

What?

Chen Ran looked at the referee in disbelief.

In the shot just now, he just used a tricky method, so the power was not strong and the ball speed was not fast.

Under normal circumstances, whether it is out of bounds can be judged by the naked eye.

"Referee, it's clear that he pressed the line!"

"No, it's out of bounds, I'm sure of it!" the referee shrugged and said with certainty.

Chen Ran put his hands on his hips and gasped for air, with a wry smile on his face.

He wanted to curse and throw all kinds of Chinese "national curses" at the referee, but he couldn't get the words out of his mouth.

"Can I watch slow-motion replay?"

"There is no such rule!"

Chen Ran gave a thumbs up to the referee, then turned around and left.

Thumbs up should be fine, right?

But the referee felt that Chen Ran was being openly provocative and gave him a decisive warning.

If it is a second warning, a penalty point will be issued.

What can Chen Ran do?

No matter how big-name a player is, it is impossible for him to fight against a referee, and this is true for any sport.

Although the audience never watches the game for the referee, the latter just likes to steal the show.

Although most people in this stadium are Hewitt supporters, there are obviously many Chinese fans.

These people cursed and booed the referee.

"Another misjudgment! Last time it was the end of the year, this time it's the Australian Open. Damn it, it would be great if there were eagle eyes!"

Chen Ran cursed secretly.

Although the ATP promised to introduce the "Eagle Eye System" this year, it will have to wait until the end of the year at the earliest.

After this episode, the game continued.

Then, Hewitt continued to score a service point and reached the point of holding serve.

Chen Ran patted his head gently, trying to calm down. boom!

"Out of bounds?"

Chen Ran vaguely felt that Hewitt's serve was out of bounds, and he instinctively looked at the referee.

"ACE!" The referee gave an unexpected gesture.

He signaled that the ball was in bounds, valid!

"FUCK YOU!"

This time, Chen Ran couldn't hold back his anger again, and beautiful words came out of his mouth.

The sound was so loud that even the audience, not to mention the referee, could hear it.

Suddenly, the audience burst into boos.

There were also many guys who took the opportunity to start making noise.

Chen Ran also pointed at his eyes with his finger, indicating that the other person was "blind".

Not surprisingly, Chen Ran received a second warning.

He was penalized one point in his next service game.

Chen Ran started his service game with 0-15.

My mentality is going to explode!

Sure enough, he was severely emotionally affected in this round and was completely out of shape.

After only getting one point, he lost the serve.

4 to 6, Chen Ran lost the first set.

Under normal circumstances, after Chen Ran broke the opponent's serve and then kept his own, he would have won the first set 6-4.

Now the result is just the opposite.

"Bathroom timeout!"

"You only have 8 minutes."

"Want you to remind me?" Chen Ran cursed inwardly.

As soon as the first set ended, Chen Ran resorted to the "toilet plan".

At the critical moment, he must calm down.

Hewitt sat on the chair and glanced in Chen Ran's direction, with an innocent expression on his face.

He drank water slowly, feeling extremely relaxed.

Before the start of the game, Hewitt was fully immersed in it and didn't have much energy to care about anything else.

But when the game started, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the referee's scale was indeed biased towards him.

This is the benefit of home court.

What's more, those few balls were inherently ambiguous in his opinion, and it was normal for the referee to make such a penalty.

Hewitt seemed to see the final of the local Grand Slam beckoning to him.

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On the other side, Chen Ran washed his face with cold water in the toilet, and then looked at himself in the mirror solemnly.

After this game, he already knew the referee's standards very well.

The other party obviously came with a mission.

There is no doubt that the opponent will do everything within its power to help Hewitt reach the finals.

This is what the whole of Australia is looking forward to.

That would be if Hewitt had the upper hand.

When Chen Ran has the advantage and the game reaches a critical moment, the referee will suddenly take action to decide the outcome.

"But I have to win, not only for the Australian Open championship, but also for the No. 1 position in the world."

calm down!

I need to calm down!

One good thing about tennis is that there are too few opportunities for referees to do anything. For example, football and basketball games are full of opportunities to do something.

A penalty kick and a penalty kick can determine the outcome of the game.

In a battle between evenly matched opponents, who wins and who loses often depends on the referee's thoughts.

"In the next game, I must be mentally prepared for the referee to continue to give black whistles, and at the same time, I must look for game opportunities."

8 minutes flew by.

Chen Ran slowly walked out of the players tunnel with a serious look on his face.

The referee looked at Chen Ran expressionlessly and announced the start of the second set.

After Chen Ran calmed down in the toilet, the effect seemed to be good. At least he was in good condition in the second set.

He easily held serve in the service games, leaving the opponent with no chance.

When the second set reached the ninth game again, Chen Ran made an extraordinary tennis volley and was called a foul by the referee because it touched the net.

But this ball was because Chen Ran couldn't stop the car and his body had to hit the net. But before that, the tennis ball had completed two jumps, forming a dead ball. It should be a valid ball.

The ball is considered a foul only if the tennis ball does not become dead.

However, the referee still insisted on his opinion and determined that "Chen Ran committed a foul when he touched the net."

Chen Ran wanted to raise his thumb again, but thought that he already had two warnings, so he gave up.

He knows that in this game, for any ambiguous or controversial ball, the points will basically go to Hewitt.

But this was Chen Ran's serve. Even in the face of such unfair treatment, he still served to the net with one serve and won the game with one serve.

5 is better than 4!

Next, was Hewitt's fifth service game, and if he wanted to win this set, he had to win at least 3 more games.

Chen Ran glanced at the "annoying" referee and devoted himself to the next serve.

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(End of this chapter)