Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 394: Man, I look forward to meeting you again in the Olympics.

Not far away, Roddick also saw the scene where Federer and Sampras were chatting and laughing.

Damn!

That damn Greek! (Sampras is of Greek descent, as you can tell by his name.)

Roddick cursed secretly.

He also tried to ask Sampras to come out, but the other party always declined.

As a result, Federer came forward and actually persuaded the other party.

This guy has no consciousness of being an American.

"After I go back, I will watch your wife's sexy movies 100 times."

Roddick thought to himself.

In fact, the relationship between several tennis kings in the United States is not very harmonious, whether it is Agassi, Sampras or Roddick.

At this time, the situation on the court had some changes.

Within half an hour, Chen Ran won the second set 6-3 and evened the total score.

Damn it, how is this possible!

After all, everyone is a competitor, not only on the court, but also in advertising and endorsements.

In Masu's serve game, and when he was 0-40 behind, he surprisingly scored 5 points in a row and completed a "super break".

Chen Ran completed an incredible break of serve amidst the exclamations of the audience.

What should you do if you encounter such an elusive ball?

The second set went very smoothly, and due to the characteristics of the grass court, there was almost no stalemate between the two sides.

He attracted Masu to the net again and again, allowing him to score one point after another with his excellent volleying ability in front of the net.

"I told you, being behind in one set is nothing to Chen Ran."

Sampras brought himself in naturally.

"Peter, look."

Just now, Chen Ran scored a key point with another iconic "Chen-style ball".

As he spoke, his eyes were locked and his brows were furrowed.

Sampras shook his head vigorously, always feeling that this idea was unrealistic.

In this set, Chen Ran didn't even leave any break point for the opponent.

"He doesn't even have a head coach."

After hearing this, Sampras shrugged: "It's nothing. There is actually a strong team behind the opponent. Zhang Depei, his grass ability is too average, and he can't really help Chen Ran."

In his career, clay court has been his biggest weakness, and now Chen Ran has surpassed himself in clay court strength. If this guy continues to improve on grass, then his fourteen Grand Slams seem to be really good. It may be in danger.

In the second set, Chen Ran regained some form and began to gradually control the rhythm of the game.

At this time, there was another turning point in the third set.

In fact, in tennis matches, although it is not common to complete a comeback after falling behind 0-40 in the opponent's serve, it is by no means rare.

Every time this situation occurs, it will bring huge psychological pressure to the opponent.

This is also true. When Chen Ran clenched his fists and shouted excitedly, Ma Su put his hands on his hips and the disappointment on his face was clear.

This is indeed a bit too demoralizing.

Especially when the opponent's ranking is so much higher than your own, it is indeed easy to collapse mentally and emotionally.

As expected, Chen Ran won two more games in a row after that, and finally won the third set 6-2. In the blink of an eye, less than an hour later, the game situation had undergone earth-shaking changes.

Chen Ran, who was lagging behind just now, quickly overtook the score 2-1.

The entire audience burst into cheers.

It seems that the discerning London audience was also conquered by Chen Ran's strong performance.

"Pete, there should be no suspense in the game."

"Of course, even the next round probably won't be too much trouble for him."

"The real challenge should be in the semifinals, him and Roddick...if Roddick is not eliminated early."

After Sampras thought for a while, he replied: "Actually, you can just sit back and wait for work. In your half, the only person who can pose a threat to you is Agassi."

But Agassi, who has entered the twilight of his career, will find it difficult to stop Federer in his prime.

In this era, it is a huge miracle that a 34-year-old tennis player can continue to play professionally.

As for winning another Grand Slam, even the most optimistic guy can't imagine it.

"I hope I can still be in such good competitive shape when I reach Andre's age." Federer also replied humorously.

If Chen Ran were standing here and heard their conversation, he would mutter: In fact, you can still win a Grand Slam at the "advanced age" of 37 years old, and you are more evil than Agassi.

"Roger, if you want to make a difference in the North American season or even the US Open, I suggest you give up the Olympics." Sampras suddenly and unexpectedly mentioned the upcoming Olympics.

"How... is this possible?" Federer was a little surprised.

Switzerland is a small country, and he is already a hero of this country.

If he gave up participating in the Olympics, Federer couldn't imagine how he would face his motherland.

"I gave up the Atlanta Olympics in order to prepare for the US Open. In the end, I won the US Open, and the facts proved that I was right." Sampras said very proudly.

"But Agassi won the gold medal in that Olympics. From then on, he was the only Golden Slam in men's professional tennis." Federer said with a wry smile.

Sampras said unwillingly: "That's because I gave up that Olympics, so that guy focused on the Olympics. After all, he has the French Open. Winning the Olympic gold medal is a Golden Slam."

The implication is that the reason why Sampras gave up the Olympics is because he also knows his limitations on the clay court and it is difficult to win the French Open. Therefore, this Olympic gold medal is just adding insult to injury, not the icing on the cake.

An Olympic gold medal without a Golden Slam means nothing to him.

In today's professional tennis world, only one man and one woman have achieved the Golden Slam, namely Agassi and Graf.

"I'll think about it... But no matter what, I have to participate in the Olympics, but my focus can shift." Federer gave his answer after thinking for a while.

He knew very well that Chen Ran would definitely go all out to participate in the Olympics because their country attaches great importance to the Olympics.

Historically, Federer lost to Ma Su, who is now playing against Chen Ran, in the Olympics. However, at the US Open that followed, he swept all the players and won the championship.

It is unknown whether there is any other unknown reason for this huge contrast.

……

On the court, there was no suspense in the fourth set.

Chen Ran, who was in a fiery state, had entered an unstoppable state.

He played wonderful magic balls one after another, and finally sent out a fried dough stick, winning the fourth set 6-1.

When shaking hands after the game, Chen Ran said something that puzzled Ma Su.

"Man, I look forward to us playing again in the Olympics."

Chen Ran had a hunch that if the two of them were not in the same half zone, it would probably be a gold medal battle when they met.

(End of this chapter)