Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 419: Maverick’s preparation for war (third update completed)

The difference in the past is that Chen Ran did not give himself a long vacation after winning the Grand Slam championship.

His team announced Chen Ran’s next competition plan.

The outside world was in an uproar.

Because this schedule is too heavy.

As the opening feast of the North American season, the Rogers Cup and Cincinnati Masters were moved forward because of the Athens Olympics, and the highest climax, the US Open, was after the Athens Olympics.

The entire North American season was cut apart due to the Olympic year, which is very rare in the entire history.

这主要源于雅典奥运会的开幕时间比往年晚了一些，是在8月13日，男单决赛则是在8月23日，而美网在8月29日就会开幕。

Chen Ran not only signed up for the Rogers Cup and Cincinnati, he even signed up for a 250 tour event in the Swiss town of Gstaad in July, and it was a clay court tournament. (The clay court tournament will run throughout the summer. Even if there are clay court tournaments after the French Open, these tournaments will be passed through.)
As a result, the shocked media and fans suddenly remembered the interview Chen Ran gave after the Wimbledon final.

"Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!"

This means that the court conditions here are actually very close to hard courts.

Although the residents of this Swiss town are wealthy, the budget of the local organizing committee is really limited, so they can just give $50,000.

Although Chen Ran defeated the Swiss hero Federer three times in the Grand Slam finals, this greatly increased his popularity in the hearts of the Swiss.

In addition, the current European stations are basically clay court competitions, and you can't find hard court tournaments at all. Chen Ran also did some work and found that the clay soil in Gstaad is hard, unlike Roland Garros at the French Open. The clay soil of the course is so soft.

"In order to prove that he loves clay, he actually chose an ATP250 tournament!"

One stop on the clay court 250 tour, then the Rogers Cup and Cincinnati Masters, then flying to Athens for the Olympics.

This is like Chen Ran gaining many fans in the United States because he defeated Roddick and Agassi several times.

"I have been to the Swiss town of Gstaad. It is very beautiful, with an elegant environment and is located under the Alps. Is Chen Ran going to play games or go on vacation, or does he want to save money and transfer assets?"

So when Chen Ran signed up for the Gstaad 250 race in Switzerland, the residents of the town were very excited, singing and dancing. Even the local government came out to express their welcome to Chen Ran to come to Gstaad to participate in the race, and they would definitely do their part as landlords.

Netizens who are poor in language can only use a few words "fuck" to describe their shock.

Just like some unknown players in the NBA, as long as they can block a shot or dunk on Yao Ming's head, they will become famous in China.

It is obviously a good choice to come here to compete and maintain a competitive state for yourself.

This is the arrangement Chen Ran made after discussing with his team.

In fact, Chen Ran's plan is to buy a small villa in that beautiful town, and he really wants to come to the Alps for vacation in the future.

Some netizens have unleashed their wild imaginations.

As for the appearance fee? Chen Ran didn’t care about it in order to prepare for the Olympics.

In fact, from the perspective of the ATP and other professional tennis players, this schedule is perfectly normal.

"I really believe that Chen Ran loves red clay more than grass!"

Thanks to King Fei, he is now even the most famous foreign athlete in Switzerland.

The amazing thing about competitive sports is that if you want to gain fans from other countries, the best way is to beat famous players from their countries through games.

Of course, there are also many tennis players who have given up participating in the Olympics in order to prepare for the North American season. This is mainly North American players.

Players from Europe and South America still show great enthusiasm for the Olympics.

However, the Chinese media went crazy, especially some sports bureau officials who talked about it privately, then shook their heads and sighed.

"It's a pity that we can't control him." "Sun Jinfang is also serious, why don't you persuade him and let him do whatever he wants."

“Is the little prize money from the tour so attractive?”

"If you win an Olympic gold medal, you will be well clothed and well-fed for the rest of your life!"

In the past few days, the leaders of the Sports Bureau have talked about this countless times in private.

They have been in the sports industry for most of their lives and have prepared for several Olympic Games. This is unheard of.

So, such an interesting scene occurred.

All Chinese athletes are currently staying in Yanjing, training to their heart's content and preparing for the Athens Olympics. Only Chen Ran is flying around the world to compete, as if the Olympics has nothing to do with him.

……

"Hey……"

At this moment, Yao Ming sighed heavily after finishing a busy day of training.

After returning from the United States, he has been training for almost three months.

Has the team developed a good rapport?

He even felt the same as when he was just training. He still had to look around to pass the ball, and he couldn't understand it with just one look like European players.

Immediately, he touched his chin and remembered the vow he had made before, not to wear a beard for a year if he did not enter the top eight.

Difficult, it seems that this beard is set to grow.

He then thought of Chen Ran again.

It's good for this guy. The Olympics are just around the corner and he's still competing in competitions all over the world. Isn't he not worried about getting injured at all?

However, when he remembered that Chen Ran had completed the "Grand Slam" achievement, he felt disappointed again.

The gap between the two is getting wider and wider.

The first brother and the second brother in the sports world are in very different situations.

Yao Ming thought of his Rockets teammates and compared them with the national team members. He felt that these were two different worlds of basketball.

It's better to do individual sports, without having to consider the relationship between pig teammates.

While he was taking a break, he took a copy of "Sports Weekly" from the reporter who came to interview, and then said a little unexpectedly: "Hey, Chen Ran won the championship again?"

In the photo on the front page of the newspaper, Chen Ran was smiling and holding up a championship trophy. He also called him the Gstaad 250 winner. It was quite difficult to read.

The title reads: Chinese player wins clay court 250 championship for the first time!
The first prize is 6 Swiss francs.

The background behind Chen Ran is still the beautiful Alps.

Then a group of Swiss fans surrounded Chen Ran excitedly. Some were holding notebooks and some were holding tennis balls. They all hoped that Chen Ran could give them an autograph.

"Yao Ming, do you know? Chen Ran may have gone to Haikou before. If he doesn't win the Athens Olympics, he won't shave for a year." A familiar reporter said in Yao Ming's ear.

"Is this happening?" Yao Ming just heard about this, and then he laughed and joked, "Then I will be under a lot of pressure."

"But..." the sports reporter paused, then said cautiously, "Why do I feel that Chen Ran's chance of winning the championship is much higher than that of the China Men's Basketball Team entering the quarterfinals."

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(End of this chapter)