Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 385 Wimbledon crash and European Cup

The French Open match continues.

Chen Ran, who is far away in Shanghai, is also paying close attention.

Federer finally seized the golden opportunity of Chen Ran and Nadal being absent at the same time and won the first Grand Slam championship in his career.

After reaching four Grand Slam finals, the Swiss King finally realized his dream.

At the end of the match, Federer's eyes softened and he was obviously so excited that he cried with joy.

"I didn't expect that Roger's first Grand Slam title would be the French Open."

Chen Ran stared at the TV screen and couldn't help but sigh.

It cannot be said that Federer's strength on clay is not strong, but compared to his strength on other types of surfaces, it is indeed much inferior.

Perhaps even he never imagined that his first Grand Slam would be the French Open.

The Paris audience was also amused by Federer's speech.

Assuming that Chen Ran and Nadal fought hard to the end of the Rome Masters but failed to win the championship, then the world's number one ranking would have changed hands.

As expected of a Frenchman!

The Frenchman deliberately emphasized the word "super".

"But you know, there are two super clay court players absent from the French Open this time."

"Roger, first of all, congratulations on winning the 2004 French Open."

The French host continued: "The final of the Rome Masters not long ago was definitely the most exciting clay-court duel I have ever seen in my life."

Federer once again narrowed the points gap with Chen Ran.

Chen Ran originally wanted to turn off the TV, but after hearing some provocative words from the French host, he continued watching with interest.

Sure enough, Federer's expression became strange.

Thinking about it this way, I am pretty lucky.

Federer scratched his head and smiled bitterly.

"Many people will think that I was able to win the championship because Nadal and Chen Ran were absent from this French Open."

In any case, a new champion was born at this year's French Open.

However, when the awards were presented, the French host at the scene would not miss the opportunity to stir up trouble.

When Chen Ran won the French Open last year, he simultaneously ranked first in the world.

"I knew I couldn't avoid it."

A year flies by.

"It's a pity that these two young men were defeated in that final!"

"I admit that this may be a reason. After all, these two guys performed so strongly on clay courts."

"But a champion is a champion. My name will be engraved on the trophy, and there will be no note that the two of them missed the game."

Today, Chen Ran has stayed at the number one position in the world for exactly one year, a full 52 weeks.

Ranking No. 52 in the world for consecutive weeks is an incredible achievement.

With the conclusion of the French Open, the European clay court season has officially come to an end.

The men's singles champion is Federer, while the women's singles champion is still Belgian tennis queen Henin.

"Why is it this bitch again?"

Chen Ran was also a little confused about this.

Henin's strength eclipsed Serena Williams.

If Henin hadn't retired early due to injury, Serena Williams might not have been able to dominate women's tennis.

Among the current WTA, Haining is undoubtedly the most entertaining player.

No female player can use the one-handed backhand as skillfully and wonderfully as Henin, which is extremely memorable.

Similarly, Zheng Jie from China also performed very well under the guidance of clay court master Zhang Depei, and finally broke into the semi-finals, creating the best result for a Chinese female tennis player in the four Grand Slams.

The only thing that blocked her from the final was the tennis queen Henin. Since their debut, Zheng Jie and Haining have maintained a record of total defeat in all matches.

Now, even some Chinese fans have to admit that Zheng Jie is almost ready to take the position of Haining's maid.

Today's Henin is like a mountain in women's tennis, more desperate than Serena Williams.

Therefore, some Chinese reporters asked Chen Ran if you could provide some good advice to Zheng Jie so that she could avoid becoming Haining's maid.

“Could this have been avoided with just a suggestion?”

In fact, Chen Ran wanted to say: Stay healthy, even if you can't beat the opponent, you can still survive the opponent.

But such words that reveal secrets must never be uttered.

"She will eventually have to overcome this difficulty by herself."

"The current Haining is the well-deserved number one in the world. Being able to play against her is already a huge affirmation."

"My best advice is to stick with what you say and don't change it easily."

After Chen Ran thought about it carefully, he still gave his opinion.

When you have identified a path, you should keep walking on it.

But you must not be like the national football team, who learn this today and learn that tomorrow, and end up learning the same thing.

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As this French Open comes to an end, a new grass-court season officially begins.

Due to Zheng Jie's outstanding performance, the popularity of tennis in China has further soared.

Especially because of such a female tennis star, many girls in China have also developed a huge interest in tennis, a fashionable and beautiful sport, and have devoted themselves to it.

This was also something that surprised Chen Ran.

Today's Chinese tennis, with the support of male and female double stars, has achieved remarkable results.

As expected, it is a combination of men and women, so the work is not tiring.

Every Grand Slam tournament is an excellent opportunity to promote tennis.

Media reports and fans' attention can cause considerable effects.

After the French Open, Wimbledon will follow.

At the end of May and the beginning of July, these two Grand Slam events are very close in time, which also allows tennis to maintain a high level of attention in the hot summer.

There are just some surprises this year.

Wimbledon and the European Cup collided.

This will inevitably seriously affect the attention of Wimbledon this year.

The same situation will happen at the World Cup in Germany two years later.

Wimbledon matches will always collide with the World Cup or the European Cup.

However, Wimbledon has its own pride. During the game, the All England Club does not allow any publicity related to the European Cup or World Cup.

The century-old Wimbledon is so arrogant.

Chen Ran did not rush to Europe, but continued to stay at home to prepare for the war.

Nowadays, there are grass tennis courts in Shanghai, so there is no need for Chen Ran to go to Europe to prepare for the competition.

I have to say that football in this era is still very popular. Promotional activities for the European Cup can be seen everywhere in the modern city, and the same situation is almost the same in Yanjing.

Some reporters even came to ask Chen Ran, what do you think of the European Cup? Who can win the championship better?

Of course it’s Greece!

However, he said that he is personally optimistic about France winning the championship.

After all, France is now the number one favorite to win the championship.

But Chen Ran was wondering in his mind, after arriving in Europe, would he want to win a Greek championship with high odds?

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(End of this chapter)