Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 384 Rejection of Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles Conditions

PS: Let me first explain that the protagonist will definitely experience this scene.

In theory, whether it is the Olympics or the Asian Games, as long as you are qualified, the association can directly skip the athletes to register without consulting the players. Anyone who has followed the Tokyo Olympics and Hangzhou Asian Games tennis events knows these things well.

But I will take care of this matter.

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I really don’t want to participate in doubles, especially men’s doubles.

Although one reason is that they are more willing to form mixed doubles with beautiful girls, the more important point is that men's doubles requires more physical energy than mixed doubles.

However, Chen Ran was actually not unfamiliar with this scene.

During the London Olympics, Li Na, who originally only prepared for women's singles, was assigned the task of doubles at short notice by her boss.

Li Na was very dissatisfied and complained on the spot: If I was asked to play doubles, was it just to make a fool of myself?

In the end, Sister Na, who played with emotion, was eliminated in the first round in both women's doubles and women's singles.

As a result, the outside world has questioned Li Na, although they have no concrete evidence.

After all, there are only a few people with a hot temper like Li Na.

What's more, there are many other doubles masters in the Olympic arena.

But she then won the runner-up and championship respectively at the WTA Super 5 Tour in Montreal and Cincinnati.

Not only Li Na, but also Zheng Qinwen at the Hangzhou Asian Games was directly assigned an unfamiliar player as the women's doubles partner by his leadership, and then stopped in the first round.

In addition, because tennis does not exist attached to the Olympic Games, players participate for national honor.

Fortunately, Zhang Zhizhen and Zheng Qinwen both won the Asian Games men's and women's singles championships.

Generally speaking, athletes cannot regard the quadrennial Olympics as child's play and deliberately mess it up, so the leader has arranged it for you, and you can only bite the bullet and go ahead.

In memory, the men’s singles champion at the Yanjing Olympics is Nadal, while the men’s doubles champions are Federer and Wawrinka.

Chen Ran frowned.

The same goes for men's tennis.

Even during the Montreal games, the London Olympics weren't over yet!

For Olympic tennis competitions, the association can register on behalf of the players without asking for your opinion, as long as you meet the qualifications.

So when it comes to the comprehensive sports games, leaders will work hard to make their presence felt and demonstrate their power.

But if you say that Li Na has no negative game, no one will believe it.

Perhaps because tennis players usually play solo, leaders have little sense of presence.

But if it were a doubles, he would have no confidence if he led one person, and it could even be said that he would have no chance.

Failure to compete in the Olympics is not the end of the world for Li Na, but for other athletes, the Olympics may mean everything and have extraordinary significance, such as Liu Xiang.

The first Swiss brother and the second Swiss brother formed a super strong men's doubles team, invincible.

In singles, Chen Ran felt confident that he could defeat any one of them.

"How should I handle this?"

Yes, that was the Yanjing Olympics.

At this moment, Chen Ran's mind was filled with a series of outrageous operations by the China Tennis Association during the Tokyo Olympics and Hangzhou Asian Games.

Their confusing operations in mixed doubles, men's doubles, and women's doubles have made China Tennis' performance in these areas very poor. The only ones that can save face are the men's singles and women's singles.

However, many sports fans are still dissatisfied with this. With the overall strength of Chinese tennis at that time, except for singles in the Asian Games, it was so stretched.

Singles are the only events that can be decided by the players and are rarely influenced by outsiders.

"I will really fail in the doubles event!"

“Who wouldn’t if it was just going through the motions?”

After Chen Ran thought about it again and again, he conveyed his idea to his agent.

Showing off like Li Na in her previous life was the best way for him to protest with silence.

Even if the leaders were dissatisfied, they could only endure it. Could they still take away his singles spot?

Are you saying they don't understand that random combinations can cause negative emotions among players? Of course they understand.

But sometimes they just like to do things they know they can't do, just to tell the players that they are leaders.

Chen Ran made his attitude clear and direct.

He doesn't like doubles.

There is also no time to practice with potential partners and develop rapport. By then, even if you really succeed, the players will still be competing in different places.

comminicate? nonexistent!

The outcome of the round is a sure thing.

Even though this is the crucial Yanjing Olympics, Chen Ran dares to play like this because of his excellent singles strength.

To take a step back, even if Chen Ran's singles results are not satisfactory in the local Olympics, it is not the end of the world.

As a tennis player, he can still show his style on the courts of the four Grand Slams, just like Li Na in her previous life.

It’s disgusting in the Olympics, but after you win a Grand Slam, they’ll come over to you.

"This is indeed a solution."

The agent nodded thoughtfully: "In the Olympic Games, there are players who are bad at doubles. There have been players before."

Because of the special nature of tennis, the frustrations encountered by the Chinese Tennis Association will also be encountered by tennis associations in other countries.

Most of the time, they can't restrain the players below.

Solo careers for tennis players are the norm, not just in China.

Similarly, the bureaucracy of the leaders of the Internet Network Association is not only found in China, but also in other countries.

The only difference is that it is a non-governmental organization, while Huaxia's is organized.

"The brokerage company has such rich media resources, which can be fully utilized!"

Chen Ran raised his eyebrows slightly with a sly smile.

As long as his singles performance is passable, even if his doubles performance is bad, it won't matter.

You can even build momentum through the media. The doubles is a mandatory arrangement by Tennis Association officials and is not Chen Ran's original intention.

He simply didn't have the time or energy to prepare for doubles.

Both public opinion and fans will be on their side.

If the other party can withstand the pressure, then continue to be tough.

In China, reporters and fans love to scold various sports associations.

Because this is a department-level department where they don’t have to bear any consequences no matter how much they scold them, why don’t they just vent their emotions?

The agent also understood what Chen Ran meant.

Of course I won't say it outright.

Usually they would just say it euphemistically. They are very busy and don't have time to train together. During the competition, they can only fight on their own and leave it to fate.

But everyone is an adult and naturally understands.

Chen Ran didn't think these face-saving guys would continue to be stubborn.

The situation in the previous life was that although the Chinese tennis players were dissatisfied, they still endured it silently. Anyway, these sports games only lasted a few days and passed by gritting their teeth.

They rarely mobilize public opinion. Of course, this is because they receive subsidies from the association.

But Chen Ran had no scruples in this regard.

Once public opinion rises, it's the other party who can't get off the ground, and they can't do anything about it themselves.

"By the way, there is also a mixed doubles competition in the Asian Games. I hope you will team up with Zheng Jie." The agent continued, "This should be feasible and there will be topics."

The Doha Asian Games in two years?

Chen Ran pondered for a while.

Indeed, you can be forgiven for looking down on the poor results in men's tennis.

But the women's tennis results are good. You have already partnered with Sharapova, why not partner with Jinhua from your own country.

"Okay, but I have a condition!"

"What conditions?"

"The Doha Asian Games is in December. This is a holiday for tennis players. It has added a lot of competition burden to me." Chen Ran paused and gave his own thoughts, "I need topic and attention, so at least In the next two years, Zheng Jie needs to reach at least one final of the four Grand Slams."

You have to at least carry a plate before Chen Ran would consider forming a mixed doubles team at the Asian Games.

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(End of this chapter)