Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 393 Cooperation between Sampras and Federer

In this match, Chen Ran originally wanted to test the opponent slowly, instead of pursuing a quick victory.

But Chilean Masu didn't seem to think so. He attacked very hard after the opening. After three blows, he took the lead in breaking serve while Chen Ran failed to enter the state.

This also made the audience excited.

A lower-ranked player unexpectedly breaks serve against a high-seeded player. This is the charm of tennis.

Ma Su's wonderful performance also won applause from these discerning London audiences.

This little-known Chile did not expect to be so strong.

“The level of hitting the forehand is very high.”

"He also has the running ability that Latin American players are good at."

Chen Ran knew very well that he couldn't underestimate the guy in front of him.

In the professional tennis world, there are indeed some players who are not ranked high and are not famous, but once they get excited, they are very scary and anyone can win.

Surprisingly, this competition made the currently unknown actor a little popular. She was still in a state of confusion at the beginning. After she came to her senses, she said "very shamelessly" that she was the actress. The player who competed with Chen Ran.

As a result, many people used Baidu to find this person's information, and then their faces were full of question marks.

"The girlfriend of Olympic table tennis champion Kong Linghui?"

At least judging from the information feedback on the Chinese Internet, there is very little information about this Chilean tennis player.

"Besides, he has never participated in any grass-court tournaments."

It is definitely not luck that this person can defeat the best players including Federer in the Athens Olympics.

"What the hell is this?"

"An eighteenth-tier female artist?"

Of course, what we were greeted with was a burst of "taking advantage of the heat" from netizens.

In the stands, Federer stared solemnly at the scene on the court, and sitting next to him was a person who attracted even more attention. Whether you are a tennis fan or not, you have heard his name.

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"Chen Ran's grass level has actually improved compared to last year, but it is still not as stable as clay or hard courts."

Chen Ran was in a daze after being accidentally broken in the first set.

0 to 1, Chen Ran unexpectedly fell behind.

Many Chinese viewers have never heard of the Chilean's name, and they don't seem to have the impression that he is a well-known tennis player.

The host of CCTV C5 showed an understanding of the football emperor and began to give pointers.

In the following games, he tried to break back, but failed and eventually lost the first set.

"If his results at Wimbledon this year are still unsatisfactory, will plans change for next year's grass court season?"

However, as Chen Ran fell behind 0-1, the ratings for this Wimbledon quarter-finals began to rise.

Fourteen-time Grand Slam winner, Pete Sampras.

He also has a nickname, known as the "King of Grass", and won a total of seven Wimbledon championships.

This record was finally broken by Federer.

At this time, Sampras had just become a member of Federer's team.

But he is not a full-time coach, but is only responsible for guiding Federer's grass game.

If we review last year's Wimbledon, Chen Ran is actually more competitive than Federer. It's just that he met Roddick who was in peak condition early and lost after five hard games, not as cleanly as he did.

When Federer invited Sampras to join his team, the reason he gave was "I need you to help me cross two mountains."

The two mountains are Roddick and Chen Ran, but it is still Chen Ran after all.

After all, Roddick's clay court is too weak, and on hard courts, Federer is not afraid of Roddick.

Still Chen Ran, whether on hard court or clay, almost beat the Swiss into a manservant. On grass, the two sides have no record of fighting.

Sampras wants to enjoy his post-retirement vacation, but is unwilling to stay away from tennis, so the cooperation agreement between him and Federer is temporarily limited to the grass court season.

He wants to train Federer into a new generation of "King of Grass".

In fact, what no one knows is that in the original time and space, Federer once wanted to invite Sampras to come out, but the latter declined.

Because Fei Tianwang was at the height of his power at that time, not only winning three Grand Slams in one year, but also winning the year-end and several Masters championships, he already had a huge gap with the second place in terms of points.

Sampras thinks you are like this, so what challenges can you still face?

Is it because you asked me to come out so that I can break my Grand Slam record as soon as possible?

In the end, Federer failed to succeed after inviting Sampras out several times.

This time, because of the sudden appearance of Chen Ran, everything completely changed.

Sampras decided to go out.

In fact, in his heart, he is more optimistic about Federer, rather than his compatriot Roddick, taking over his mantle.

As for Chen Ran, he has never played against the opponent.

This kid has risen like a comet after he retired, and he doesn't know whether it is his luck or misfortune.

However, Sampras found it a bit challenging to pull Chen Ran down from the world's No. 1 throne, which was the biggest reason why he agreed to Federer's invitation.

"Roger, you tried your best to invite me to come out, but if Chen Ran is eliminated early, it might not be a bad thing." Sampras pointed at the situation on the court and joked.

"Pete, this first set has just ended, it's too early." Federer shook his head decisively, "For a player like Chen Ran, it's not safe for you to lead even two sets."

He clearly had a vivid memory.

Sampras shook his head slowly. It seemed that he, the successor, was really psychologically affected by that Chinese boy.

Obviously in this game, the opponent's state is very ordinary.

After Chen Ran won the Australian Open, some Chinese media boasted that "Chen Ran has a great chance to surpass Sampras' 14 Grand Slam records."

Sampras was a bit disapproving of this. He had seen this kind of rhetoric too many times.

Back then, some people also praised Hewitt so much, but what was the result?

It is too difficult to maintain the sustainability of tennis competitions, especially in the men's professional tennis world, where there are so many masters.

You may have been able to win several Grand Slams in one breath in the past few years, but as long as your competitive status fluctuates slightly, you are very likely to fall into a championship drought in the next few years, and then gradually disappear from everyone.

There are too many such figures in the history of professional tennis.

Where did Chen Ran arrive now? Just three Grand Slams, so early.

But there is still something about Chen Ran that makes Sampras envious.

That is, this kid has already won the French Open once.

Theoretically, it is very possible for Chen Ran to achieve a Grand Slam. After all, there is only one Wimbledon left.

Sampras also wanted to let Federer stop Chen Ran at Wimbledon.

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(End of this chapter)