Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 374 Feiner Showdown 1.0, the Rising King of Clay!

Chen Ran stopped in the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters, which also means that his attempt to complete Master Jin's achievements this year has failed.

Putting aside the still immature Djokovic, whether it is Federer or Nadal, who is limited to clay courts, they are competitive enough to take the lead in the history of men's professional tennis.

It is obviously unfortunate for many players of the same generation that such figures should appear at the same time.

During the period of Feiner's duel, some top players had to be reduced to supporting roles and spectators.

So, there is the arrogance of the troubled young man Kyrgios: What Sampras, what Agassi, if they were born a few years later, in this era, they would not even be able to win a Grand Slam.

In this era, it is unknown whether the "Feiner Showdown" will still be staged as it was in the previous life, but what is certain is that Feiner will join hands to launch wave after wave of attacks on Chen Ran, trying to take it away from him More Grand Slams, and taking away his world No. 1 spot.

From now on, how to defeat Nadal on clay courts will become an important topic for Chen Ran.

After this game, the entire tennis circle also caused a huge sensation.

After all, it was the first time that he could beat Chen Ran without losing a set.

"As for your second question, if it's on grass or hard courts..." Chen Ran changed the topic, "I can't say this now. It takes time to verify. Besides, my results on grass are not very outstanding. ."

Although Chen Ran lost, his mood was not very bad, but he was very open-minded and calm.

Chen Ran, Federer, Roddick, and Safin, who has just made a comeback, no matter who he plays against, Ferrero seems to have always been at a disadvantage.

Of course, he only participated in Wimbledon.

In the past half year, Chen Ran has been firmly ranked No. 1 in the world. He also has three Grand Slams and six Masters results, which makes people ignore Chen Ran's results on grass courts.

He still seemed very humorous in his words and deeds.

At the same time, the Monte Carlo Masters, known as the French Open's benchmark, also produced the youngest semi-finalists in history.

Judging from the current trend, the competitiveness of Spain's number one star Ferrero seems to have begun to decline seriously.

At this time, everyone suddenly realized that Chen Ran's best result in the grassland season was only the top eight.

Chen Ran said very frankly: "It is true that I am not used to it, and the opponent is still left-handed. I think Rafael will always be the most competitive guy on clay courts for a long time to come."

"But I think I will have several enemies in my life."

They were obviously excited about Nadal's emergence.

There is nothing to deny this, anyone with a discerning eye can see it.

From "Sports Weekly", Zhou Yuan, who has been following the interview, asked another question: "Chen Ran, do you feel uncomfortable with Nadal's playing style on clay courts? He seems to be somewhat different from previous clay court masters."

"Enemy for life? I think so."

"And if today's match was on grass or hard court, would the result be different?"

"Chen Ran, Nadal will be your lifelong enemy. He is so young and the same age as you."

For a long time, Federer and Djokovic took turns dominating on hard and grass courts, while Nadal was the only one on clay courts.

"Chen Ran, what ranking do you think Rafael will achieve in this competition and the upcoming French Open." This time the question was from a reporter from Spain.

This also proves that Nadal's advantage on clay courts is too obvious.

After the post-match press conference, both Chinese and foreign reporters raised such questions.

A brief world first.

Even this guy has not won a tour championship for a long time, even in a mere ATP 250 tournament.

Will Spanish tennis, which has always been second only to the United States in strength, fall into a trough?

Fortunately, Nadal turned out!

He has a lot of potential and seems to be more competitive than Ferrero.

At the press conference after the game, the excitement of the Spanish reporters was palpable. They all believe Nadal can go further.

……

Things progressed as Spanish reporters expected.

Wonder boy Nadal continues his magical journey.

In the semi-finals, he defeated the same clay court master Nalbandian 2-1 and reached the Masters final for the first time in his career.

The first two sets of this confrontation were very tense. There were two tie-breaks and the two sides tied at 1-1.

In the third set, as Nadal became more and more heroic, Nalbandian suddenly collapsed and was taken away by the former 6-3.

Nadal's opponent in the final was Federer.

Feiner Showdown 1.0 is officially launched!

Of all the people at this moment, perhaps only Chen Ran knew that the fateful showdown of the "Fena Controversy" had finally entered the stage of history.

Chen Ran originally planned to go directly to Rome, but driven by curiosity, he stayed in Monte Carlo to watch the showdown.

Although with his current points, even if Federer wins the championship, he still cannot pose a threat to his world number one.

But Chen Ran still wanted to see if Federer had a chance to win a championship he had never won in his previous life.

Monte Carlo has always been a sad place for King Fei.

This should be a close game, right?

However, Chen Ran rarely made a mistake.

This game turned out to be a one-sided situation.

Federer, like Chen Ran in the quarter-finals, was very uncomfortable with Nadal's approach and style of play.

Even embarrassing is not an exaggeration to describe it!

what does this mean?

"Nadal's victory over Chen Ran was not due to luck, but to his extraordinary strength."

"In addition, does this prove from another perspective that Chen Ran is stronger than Federer on clay courts?"

"The 3-0 result in last year's French Open final was not a coincidence."

Chen Ran is very strong on clay court, but he just met Nadal, a clay court genius.

6 to 3, 6 to 3!

With a very clean score, Nadal swept Federer in straight sets and won the first Masters title of his career.

A superstar was born.

"This……"

"Roger wasn't even as good as me!"

"At least I pushed the game into a tie-break in the second set and lost 10-12!"

Chen Ran looked at Federer, who also looked confused, even more confused than when he lost to Chen Ran at the Australian Open.

When did this guy appear with all his face and become so fierce?

An expression of despair.

After all, for a player of his level, runner-up no longer means anything, whether it is a Grand Slam or the Masters.

Roger, is it possible that you will still miss out on winning the Monte Carlo Masters in this life?

Chen Ran looked at this scene and couldn't help but complain.

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(End of this chapter)