Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 390 England was eliminated, Wimbledon became lively

After the game, the Taiwanese media sourly used the word "lucky to lose" to describe the match between Chen Ran and Lu Yanxun.

They focused on describing the first set, in which the two sides were inseparable and could not decide the winner in the regular time, and then entered an extra set. In the end, the "world's number one" Chen Ran won a thrilling 7-5.

As for the second and third sets, they just passed them by.

He also emphasized that if Lu Yanxun had better luck in the first set, the results of the second and third sets would definitely be completely different.

As soon as these reports came out, they were immediately ridiculed by netizens in mainland China.

However, as a person involved, Chen Ran's reaction to all this was very dull.

When a Chinese reporter mentioned this matter, he simply said: If they say it’s a matter of losing, then so be it. In short, I just need to win the game. The focus now should be on the second round.

From the previous Hope Match to this Wimbledon, Chen Ran achieved three consecutive victories against Lu Yanxun, and also ended this guy's nine-game winning streak against mainland Chinese players.

There should be opportunities for them to fight against each other in the future, and Chen Ran has quietly included this guy in the list of "manservants".

If you are not a famous general in your previous life, you are not qualified to be his "manservant".

Immediately afterwards, the two British players Henman and Rusedski who participated in Wimbledon were also eliminated successively, stopping in the first and second rounds respectively.

After the start of Wimbledon this time, Sharapova and Chen Ran had an in-depth discussion, and both of them unanimously decided to give up their plan to defend the mixed doubles title.

When the second round of Wimbledon started, just as Chen Ran had expected, the number of spectators at the match gradually increased, and even more reporters came than a few days ago.

If we follow the trajectory of her previous life, this Wimbledon is the rare time in Sharapova's career that she completely defeated Serena Williams, and it was also in the crucial Wimbledon final.

Both men clearly want to make a mark in the singles competition.

"why?"

Will that scene from the previous life happen again? Chen Ran was looking forward to it very much.

"Why are these people so active in the Premier League, but then sleepwalking in the national team?"

"Without the foreign aid, don't these guys know how to play football?"

It was still a familiar penalty shootout. The mentality of the English players collapsed once again, and the famous Beckham even kicked the key penalty into the stands and gave it directly to the Portuguese fans in the stands.

"tell me why?"

The seventeen-year-old beautiful girl's victory at Wimbledon should be the biggest news of this year's Wimbledon.

When Chen Ran thought of Serena Williams' high-end maid, she thought of another person - the beautiful Russian girl Sharapova.

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After all, Sister Na was also Serena Williams' high-end maid in her previous life.

After England was eliminated, the whole country was filled with a sense of loss, especially for Chen Ran in London.

However, as an unseeded player, Li Na encountered Serena Williams in the second round, and her chances of advancing to the third round became very slim.

Fans cursed, the media denounced, and celebrities came out to denounce "these people have no face." This scene is too familiar, and it is exactly the same as the situation after the national football team lost.

Because of its "strong lineup", the golden generation of England, hailed by the British media as the favorites to win the championship, did not fail to meet Chen Ran's surprise and stopped in the quarterfinals.

After the first round of Wimbledon, the men's seeded players passed the test one after another.

On the women's side, China's two golden flowers Zheng Jie and Li Na also successfully advanced to the second round.

So far, there is no longer any British player among the Wimbledon players.

Wimbledon's "European Cup" ban is obviously invalid for their sponsor Sky Sports. The host in the live broadcast room covered his forehead and said with great disappointment: "First it is football, then it is tennis. The performance of our British athletes So disappointing.”

"They're all focused on the girls in the nightclubs."

At last year's Wimbledon, Henman managed to survive the second week of the Grand Slam and staged a thrilling five-set battle with Chen Ran.

It's been a week that has eclipsed British sport.

"Looking at Federer, Roddick, and the younger Chen Ran and Nadal, I feel desperate for the future of British tennis." The Sky Sports host seemed to have thought of something: "I remember there was a Scottish guy named Murray , broke into the top four of this Wimbledon youth group. But he is Scottish! In fact, it is okay, if he can really make a name for himself in professional tennis in the future, he will automatically become an Englishman."

"Oh my God! Our British tennis hopes are actually placed on a Scotsman. How dare you imagine this a few years ago?"

"England players, can you please take a moment?"

While the British host was chattering away, the second round of focus battle between Chen Ran and Nadal officially started.

Before the game started, Chen Ran silently opened the properties panel.

He had defeated Nadal twice in back-to-back clay court Masters tournaments.

But even so, Chen Ran's technical attribute value only increased from 92 points to 93 points.

In the later stage, the potential value that can be realized in the Masters level competition has become less and less.

Perhaps only by winning in major competitions such as the Grand Slam or the Olympics can you exchange for considerable potential value.

It even needs to be a player of the level of the Big Three. Someone like Agassi is almost a monster with a gray name in the game. It is difficult to increase Chen Ran's experience.

Technical attributes 93;

Mental attributes 92;

Physical attributes 91.

"In Grand Slam competitions, if I can beat Nadal once, the potential value that can be realized should be considerable."

Chen Ran stared at the Spanish young man in front of him solemnly.

The battle between the two men moved from clay to grass.

In the first round of Wimbledon, Nadal also eliminated an unseeded player with a crisp 3-0.

what does this mean?

The young Spaniard has also begun to gradually transform from a disruptor to a presence that will affect the tennis landscape.

"A guy like Rafael who has good physical fitness and can run all over the court has a huge advantage on any court."

Chen Ran knew this very well.

Tennis is, after all, a sport that requires running.

From the first set, Nadal showed the world a completely different style of play from clay court.

I know both bottom line stalemate and online interception.

In particular, the Spaniard hits the forehand violently and is left-handed, so he is obviously a sharp weapon.

"Damn! The turf has been wiped out by that guy." Chen Ran cursed secretly after a return ball went out of bounds.

Nadal's signature topspin also works on grass courts.

The strong rotation speed even wears out a layer of skin on the turf.

In the first two sets, the two sides tied 1-1, and in the third set, the two sides entered a tie-break again.

As the game became more and more exciting and anxious, not only was the central court full of seats, but the square outside the stadium was also densely packed with people coming to watch the game.

A group of people crowded together, looking at the big screen in front of them, sometimes exclaiming in exclamation, sometimes clapping their hands excitedly.

With England eliminated, Wimbledon finally returned to its former glory.

Many disappointed fans walked out of bars and homes, and crowds began to gather towards the All England Club.

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(End of this chapter)