Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 433 A familiar scene

PS: It’s quite late to code today, the second update will be after twelve o’clock.

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The road to winning gold in the Olympic Games is indeed not an easy one!
Chen Ran, who was behind in the score, looked around the stands during the break, and the spectators cheered.

In fact, these Greeks were not hostile to Chen Ran, but wanted the final to be suspenseful.

Just like when the American Basketball Dream Team debuted at the Olympics, the Greeks booed and cheered for the American team's opponents, not giving these big-name stars any face.

What's more, Safin's popularity in Europe has always been high, and he can be said to be one of the most popular players.

Safin won the first set, which obviously made the game suspenseful and made everyone worth the money.

After all, the women's singles final just now was so boring.

The famous Belgian player and the world's number one women's singles star Henin hardly faced any challenge and won the gold medal without even breaking a sweat, much to the boredom of the provocative Athens audience.

As expected, the men's game was exciting and the suspense was gone.

No one knows that because of the butterfly effect caused by Chen Ran, he and Safin can be said to have saved the box office of the tennis match in the Athens Olympics.

Otherwise, it would be a box office nightmare if an unknown Chilean contestant faced off against an American contestant like in the previous life.

Chen Ran silently picked up the mineral water bottle and took a sip, then stared calmly ahead.

One advantage of the best-of-five-set game for top players is that it has a higher error tolerance.

Therefore, in the Grand Slam arena, those giant players often perform the drama of letting two chase three after finding their form.

Of course, Chen Ran didn't want to play like this on a stage like the Olympic finals.

This kind of ups and downs is so excruciating.

There is no need to challenge yourself to such an extreme.

Now one set behind, Chen Ran must become more focused.

Bang bang bang~
Uniform applause reached Chen Ran's ears from time to time.

That familiar feeling seems to be back.

Tennis is a global sport, so it has the same iconic cheering style as football.

The constant waves of Mexicans during football matches, and the uniform applause from the audience in the stands during tennis matches.

Soon, there was thunderous applause and waves of heat.

Chen Ran suddenly had the illusion that he was back in the Grand Slam competition.

He seemed to remember something and glanced at Safin consciously. The latter also raised his head and looked around with some surprise.

This feeling is indeed a long time coming.

Since the Athens Olympics, the box office performance of various sports has not been very satisfactory.

In Safin's previous games, the audience was also sparse and deserted.

Relatively speaking, the box office of Chen Ran's game is slightly better, but it is only about 50% to 60%.

Today's warm atmosphere indeed reminds Safin of the Center Court during a Grand Slam match.

however……

Safin suddenly recalled some not so good memories.

He has played against Chen Ran twice in Grand Slam matches.

He was defeated briefly at Wimbledon and narrowly lost at the Australian Open, but no matter what, he was unable to defeat Chen Ran once.

Bad memories!
He shook his head vigorously.

"I admit that Chen Ran is invincible in the Grand Slams, but this is the Olympic stage, a completely different court."

"If I win two more sets, I will be the champion."

Safin clenched his fist vigorously.

damn it!
Why is the Olympic final a best-of-five-set match?
It would be great if it was a win out of three sets!

"No, I shouldn't have such thoughts."

When Safin saw Chen Ran walking back onto the court carrying a tennis racket, he thought to himself silently.

The thought that just emerged from his mind actually made him feel panicked.

Doesn't this kind of thinking just make you give in?

This is something athletes should avoid.

However, Safin also secretly warned himself that in a match with Chen Ran, being ahead by one set never meant anything, even if it was a best-of-three set, let alone a best-of-five set.

The second set officially began... "Dear viewers, I am actually very nervous."

Auntie Tong from C5 Sports continued to explain the game: "But it seems that Chen Ran didn't panic at all, but was very calm. It seems that he is very confident that he can reverse the game."

"Netizens always say that I have a bad mouth, but you have to know that I also commented on the match between Li Ting and Sun Tiantian yesterday."

"I believe Chen Ran can definitely reverse it!"

"Just a few hours ago, the men's table tennis men's singles actually lost the gold medal... Well, if Chen Ran wins the men's singles gold medal, I can make fun of my fellow table tennis commentators."

Anyway, no matter how netizens complain, Aunt Tong has always been the commentator of CCTV's tennis matches, and her commentary style is still her own way.

"Director Sun, don't be nervous!"

"Chen Ran can definitely reverse it!"

Director Sun Jinfang next to her didn't seem to pay attention to her, and cursed secretly: With this level, you can be a host on CCTV. Today's CCTV is all about connections.

The gold content of a singles gold medal is too heavy.

Whether it's tennis, table tennis, or badminton, singles gold medals are far more important than doubles gold medals.

Director Sun held his breath, blocked out the noise next door, and watched the game intently.

In the first game, Safin served.

And as everyone expected, Chen Ran's counterattack finally arrived.

0: 40!

Chen Ran scored three points in a row and got three break points strongly.

The CCTV studio was filled with joy.

"Chen Ran finally showed his style as the best in the world!"

“The Russians are in danger!”

The Greek host at the scene said excitedly.

"Pretty!"

"Safin recovered a point with a beautiful serve."

But the pressure remained, and he still had to save two break points.

Relatively speaking, Chen Ran's expression was much calmer.

Judging from the first set, Chen Ran obviously knew that Safin's offensive touch was very good today. It would be difficult for him to stop the opponent if he only relied on defense, so he had to attack and be determined.

One wrong serve!
Safin took a deep breath and started his second serve.

For some reason, an uneasy feeling came over me.

When any top player faces Chen Ran, his scoring rate will decrease once he enters the second serve.

boom!
Soon, there was a crisp sound from the other side.

Chen Ran took a step forward, swung the tennis racket with both hands, and hit an absolutely blind shot.

ACE return of serve!

It is still the two-handed backhand that Chen Ran is best at.

This second serve looks like giving away points to the opponent.

Break at the start!

Although Safin saved a point, Chen Ran's break in this game was still extremely strong.

Wonderful!

"It seems that this tennis genius from China has finally begun to find his own feeling for the game."