Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 378 Back-to-back Chen Na duels

Italy, like Germany, has not had a competitive tennis player for a long time.

However, at the time when Chen Ran was reborn, Germany produced a Zverev, and Italy produced a Sinner. They both had the ability to win the Grand Slam (Sinner had just won the Australian Open)

But in this era, tennis players from these two countries can only play supporting roles.

Since they were all supporting roles, the Italians, who have always been extremely cunning, did not even think twice and directly assigned two German players to Chen Ran and Nadal in the first round.

They just wanted these nasty Germans to go home as soon as possible.

Since you don’t have the ability to sell tickets, why are you still here?

The famous German sports media "Bild" could only complain about this: Our "allies" always create some difficulties for us.

Can Germany retaliate?

They currently still have a masters tournament - the Hamburg Masters, but it only lasts for one year.

Next year, the Hamburg Masters will be downgraded to the Hamburg 500, and Hamburg’s quota will be replaced by the Magic City of China.

Except for some official activities arranged by the Rome Organizing Committee, Chen Ran's life is very simple, basically a hotel and a training ground.

After arriving in Rome, Chen Ran didn't wander around like he did last year.

It's mid-May now.

AC Milan finally reversed Inter Milan 3-2 and won this super derby.

Kaka, and Shevchenko, these are names that are very deep in Chen Ran's memory.

Serie A has entered a period of focus in the title race.

However, as Italy's economy continues to decline in the future, the influence of these teams will gradually be surpassed by the Premier League powers.

Serie A in this era still has the reputation of being a mini-World Cup. Milan and Juventus are the top giants teams in Europe.

Now, it should be regarded as the last glory of Serie A.

Today's blue-black army and red-black army are still full of superstars.

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Why is this? No one can tell the reason. Juventus' results are obviously better than those of Milan. Maybe it's just a matter of chance.

They also represent AC Milan's final glory.

The magnificent San Siro Stadium is intoxicating.

Rome is a beautiful city with a rich sense of history. The only flaw is the gypsies wandering around.

"It's hard to describe..." Chen Ran faced the interview and smiled lightly, "Both Milan and Milan have a huge number of fans in China. In comparison, Juventus may have fewer fans."

During this period, Chen Ran was invited to watch a Milan derby that attracted worldwide attention.

Reporters from all over the world, including China, gathered in the media area just to witness the elegance of this Milan derby.

An Italian reporter asked Chen Ran: "Which of these Serie A teams has the greatest popularity in China?"

There is nothing they can do about it.

German tennis's status in world tennis will further decline.

"In addition, I can reveal something. In China, there is a Serie A team that is as popular as the Milan duo."

"Which team?" The Italian reporter stared curiously.

They can't imagine that besides Juventus, there are other Serie A teams that are as popular as the Milan duo?

"Florence!" (I don't know how many people here have seen Lin Da's "We Are the Champions")

"Why?" the Italian reporter looked in disbelief.

"Maybe it's because their purple jersey is so attractive."

Chen Ran took advantage of the situation and ran a wave of advertisements for Qidian.com, the company he invested in: "Currently, football novels are very popular among China's online competitive novels. When the protagonists in the novels join European clubs, they are usually the Milan duo or Fiorentina. "

"This is enough to show that the Fiorentina team has many fans in China."

While the Italian reporters were shocked, they continued to record Chen Ran's words.

They decided to investigate why Florence was so popular in China, or whether Chen Ran was exaggerating.

After the Milan derby, Chen Ran also took photos with AC Milan stars.

Nowadays, he is considered a well-known figure in the world of sports, and the stars of Milan also recognized Chen Ran immediately.

After completing these officially organized activities, Chen Ran returned to the training ground and continued to prepare for the game.

The clay court season is long and it is an important part of the tennis world.

However, different clay court events have different histories and time, and have completely different colors.

The Rome Masters presents an open Colosseum-style course.

It is surrounded by replicas of sculptures from the Renaissance era, and even breaks the shackles of audience seats, presenting them as open theater seats from the ancient Roman era. The audience coming and going can also have a clear view. This is unique and unique in the tour. .

At this moment, the eyes of all tennis fans in the world are focused on this.

As the most important event before the French Open, the Rome Masters is full of experts.

Even Agassi, who is already at the end of his career, signed up for this event.

This time, the staff was in full swing.

"Back-to-back Clay Masters..." "I want to challenge my limits!"

In last year's Clay Court Masters, Chen Ran unexpectedly lost to Swiss brother Wawrinka in the second round.

Of course, this also has something to do with him being too relaxed.

This time, Chen Ran hoped there would be a different result.

His goal is to win back-to-back Clay Court Masters!

This is definitely an achievement that can disdain the entire professional tennis world.

Apart from Chen Ran, who signed up for the Rome Masters this time, the only Chinese player who is playing solo is Zheng Jie.

Both Li Na and Zeng Shaoxuan have focused on the upcoming French Open.

The semi-finals in Stuttgart and the semi-finals in Madrid are Zheng Jie's results after her solo career. She is still qualified and she has fought back those who doubted her.

However, she still urgently needs a strong result, such as the runner-up in the Miami Masters, to prove that she is worthy of those commercial contracts.

Zheng Jie's pressure is actually much greater than that of Chen Ran. Her best result so far is just to carry the plate of the Masters.

At the same time, the huge Chinese media interview team was divided into two groups during the Rome Masters, one reporting on Chen Ran and the other reporting on Zheng Jie.

Chen Ran looked at the huge Chinese media group and muttered in his heart: Sister Na, I am really sorry.

He ate the dividends from the men's tennis court, while Zheng Jie ate the dividends from the women's tennis court. This will inevitably greatly reduce Li Na's commercial value, even if she can still win Grand Slams like she did in her previous life.

In addition, under the guidance of Zhang Depei, Zheng Jie's technology has been continuously improved, her strength has been increasing day by day, and her stability has also been continuously improved.

As long as there are no injuries, a breakout will occur sooner or later after a long period of accumulation.

When faced with reporters' questions, Zhang Depei also vowed that the main goal of participating in the Rome Masters is to let Zheng Jie earn more points, strive to be among the top 20 of the WTA, and then obtain the top seeds at the French Open.

However, some reporters also mentioned Chen Ran's performance and asked Zhang Depei what he thought?

Without a head coach, this guy won another Clay Court Masters championship, which also made Zhang Depei feel mixed.

There seems to be no difference whether Chen Ran has him or not, and his previous worries have finally come true!

The reason why he succeeded was because he took advantage of Chen Ran.

The outside world would say that it was Chen Ran who made himself successful, not the other person.

This is absolutely not okay!

A somewhat depressed Zhang Depei could only focus all his energy on Zheng Jie. Only through her could he prove that he was indeed an excellent coach.

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With everyone having their own thoughts, the curtain of the Rome Masters slowly opened.

The first round was exactly what the Italians had hoped for.

Both Chen Ran and Nadal sent the German players home in straight sets.

Both 18-year-old clay court geniuses showed overwhelming strength.

Of course, there is no shortage of upsets on clay courts.

Cannon Roddick continued his sluggish performance in the clay court season and was eliminated by a little-known Uruguayan teenager.

Even the American media ridiculed him: On clay courts, even a professional tennis player can beat you.

Even if you are an amateur, you may not be able to beat him.

Maybe you should be like Chen Ran and fire your head coach during the clay court season.

The difference is that Chen Ran is still competitive for the championship, and Roddick's words cannot affect his poor results regardless of whether he has a head coach or not.

Roddick seemed disapproving of this and even said "shamelessly": You know, I'm already thinking about my opponents in the grass-court season.

Don’t forget, he was last year’s Wimbledon champion.

Just as many players have begun preparing for the French Open, Nadal, who has high hopes, continues his magical journey.

In the third round, after a rather torturous game, he reversed the tennis king Agassi 2-1.

At this point, Nadal, like the Swiss brother Wawrinka, has achieved the achievement of killing the top five in the world.

Subsequently, Chen Ran also followed Nadal's footsteps and broke into the quarterfinals.

The two of them will meet again in the final of the Clay Court Masters, and the possibility has been increasing.

Federer, who fell into a temporary trough, and Ferrero, who was upstaged by Nadal, also stopped in the top 16.

The departure of many good players also caused many people to focus on Chen Ran and Nadal in advance.

In the end, the two of them lived up to their expectations. After successively defeating many famous tennis players and clay court masters, they finally met again in the final.

This also made the organizing committee in Rome happy, and the ATP was equally happy.

Soon, many media began to create a frantic campaign around the topic of "Chenna Showdown 2.0".

In the back-to-back Clay Court Masters, the two met again in the final and lived up to expectations. How could this not make those sports fans excited.

The clay court is already dominated by the two of them!

Many media outlets are smart enough to draw conclusions one after another.

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(End of this chapter)