Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 373 Powerful challengers one after another

Chen Ran knew very well that after this game, no matter what the result was, Nadal would be hailed as his lifelong enemy by the Chinese media.

Also in 86, it was also the peak of his debut.

But there are differences between the two.

In fact, today's Chen Ran's dominance when facing Federer on hard courts is not that crushing. Even when facing Roddick, the serving cannon, he will occasionally lose his temper.

After all, Roddick is the best in the world on both hard courts and grass, and Federer's strength on hard courts is even more epic. Therefore, even if Chen Ran trains himself to the extreme, he will only have a slight upper hand, and it depends on his condition on the spot. .

But Nadal is different.

Even facing giant players Federer and Djokovic, Nadal is a unique presence on clay courts.

At his peak, Federer was able to win the French Open once because Nadal occasionally went out of his mind and the former seized the opportunity.

Djokovic won the French Open for the first time in 2016. He is almost 30 years old.

Chen Ran suddenly realized that if he wanted to complete Master Jin's achievements, the strongest obstacle might be the Spanish young man in front of him.

Especially when the opponent is left-handed.

Compared with the first set, Chen Ran performed even better in the second set.

Although the Spanish genius boy has already gained a reputation, his performance on hard courts is far from comparable to that of a Grand Slam winner like Chen Ran.

Both sides rise alternately.

Especially Federer, who has never won the Monte Carlo Masters and Rome Masters in his career.

During this period, Chen Ran shook his arms from time to time because he was really jealous.

"When did this Nadal show up?"

Fortunately, I already won the French Open last year!

Chen Ran had to curse secretly.

A Chinese reporter at the scene murmured.

The audience has lost count of how many times these two 18-year-olds have engaged in multi-round bottom-line tug-of-war, and they also applauded from time to time.

"Damn! If Nadal was right-handed, I might not be so passive!"

Chen Ran, who has won the French Open, is indeed a master of clay court, but when he faces a guy like Nadal who has become one with clay, he is somewhat dwarfed.

In the tie-break, Chen Ran still played very hard, being suppressed by Nadal and falling behind in the score.

Playing on clay courts is really grueling.

He bit the score.

The two giants can only get a chance when the "King of Clay" occasionally takes a nap.

In these two events, he reached the finals four times, and ended up as runner-up in each event.

In the "tiebreak", the two sides fought until 10 to 10.

In the tiebreaker, Chen Ran was always lagging behind, but he was not far behind.

They never dreamed that Nadal's performance on the clay court would be so strong, suppressing Chen Ran in the audience.

Although everyone knows that clay, hard courts, and grass are two completely different types of tennis.

"With such strength, he has no ability to win the clay court championship at any stop, even the French Open!" Another senior industry reporter said, "The only shortcoming of this Spanish young man is that his serve is not good enough. .”

"But this weakness will be reduced countless times on clay courts."

Indeed, countless serving cannons will struggle on clay courts.

A lifelong enemy, even...

At this time, the situation on the field suddenly took a turn for the worse.

After Chen Ran finally caught up to 10-10, Nadal completed a "mini break" on his second serve!

10 to 11! The entire audience couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Chen Ran, who had shown very good competitive form since the second round, was forced into a desperate situation by such a young man in this round.

Born in the same year, with the same body shape and similar height, they became famous at a young age.

For many journalists and media outlets, there are many similarities between them.

Nowadays, there are even more attractive topics.

After this game, they will become lifelong enemies!

On the court, Chen Ran and Nadal once again played extremely exciting tennis.

Chen Ran first completed an ultimate save with a step-down shot while running back quickly.

Immediately afterwards, he made another beautiful slide, and with his back to his opponent, he stretched his body and arms to the limit, returned the ball with a one-handed backhand, and incredibly saved the ball. .

The entire audience immediately burst into cheers.

But in the end, Chen Ran still failed to complete the mini break.

Following a beautiful high-pressure ball from Nadal, he raised his arms and roared to the sky.

2-0, he completed a beautiful revenge on Chen Ran.

"Maybe I still can't beat Chen Ran on grass and hard courts, but on clay courts, I am no longer inferior to any player on the planet, even if you are the French Open champion." Nadal said to himself excitedly.

So far, Chen Ran has won at least one game in all his losses.

This was the first time he was swept by an opponent, and it was a guy of the same age as him.

How could this not excite the whole world.

A great victory also officially announced that from this moment on, the young Spaniard will become a pivotal figure in men's professional tennis.

Chen Ran, Wawrinka, and now Nadal, the players born in the 80s have not yet established a firm foothold in the tennis world, while the players born in the 85s have already shined brightly.

At this moment, Nadal stood in front of the net excitedly, thinking about what to say to Chen Ran.

However, Chen Ran did not give Nadal any chance to express his emotions.

He only left the word "congratulations" and left without looking back, leaving Nadal stunned.

"This... he must be very unhappy now! Hehe..." Nadal muttered quietly.

He was extremely proud of being able to make the current world number one "gaffe" like this.

However, Nadal is not satisfied with this. If he wins the match with you on the court today, he will take away the world's number one ranking from you tomorrow.

He has great ambitions in his heart.

I just won the Masters once, but that's all. Where have I been?

……

Chen Ran did lose his composure after the game.

He didn't have the leisure to chat with the other party at all, because Chen Ran discovered a problem.

From Federer at the Australian Open to Nadal today.

These giant-level players seem to be trying again and again to bring men's professional tennis back to the "track" it should be.

Federer was just one step away from success, and Nadal was already on his way.

The latter is younger and more impactful.

Unprecedentedly powerful challengers, one after another.

After this duel with Nadal, Chen Ran also realized that it is not just this year's clay court season that will be difficult, but it will be difficult for a long time to come.

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(End of this chapter)