Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 434: Overtaking and Tenacious Opponent
The audience at the scene was divided into three groups.

A group of people are Chen Ran's fans and cheer for him.

Another group of people were Safin's supporters and came to cheer for Safin.

There is also a group of people who are neutral fans, who simply enjoy the game and watch the excitement.

Tennis has a wide fan base in Europe, so when everyone saw this familiar scene, they all roared with excitement.

The Greeks are lazy and passionate.

This is also what the "Four European Pig Countries" have in common.

"Shhh!!!"

"Hey, Chen Ran, you're doing this again!"

"You're here to stir up the atmosphere again."

"This is treating the Olympic Games as a Grand Slam!"

"Haha~"

"Funny guy, let me cheer you on~"

Suddenly, boos and cheers came overwhelmingly.

Safin frowned as he watched this scene.

Chen Ran is famous in the ATP for his strong mental quality.

He is different from other tennis players in that the noisy environment of the court does not affect this guy at all.

It seems that the noisier the stadium, the higher Chen Ran's concentration and the more stable his performance.

Therefore, provoking the fans at the scene is a method that Chen Ran has tried repeatedly, and it has also been verified countless times in the Grand Slam arena.

If someone is unhappy and rushes into the stadium, Chen Ran can continue to occupy the moral high ground and condemn the fans and the event organizing committee.

Damn it, it seems that everything has returned to the rhythm that the other party is familiar with.

The score was evened, and the balance of victory seemed to be tilting towards Chen Ran.

In the third set, Chen Ran served first.

Incredible 8 points in a row!
He first gave Safin a "love game", and then gave Safin a reverse "love game" after losing 4 points in the opponent's serve.

Obviously, the world No. 1 and Grand Slam winner has begun to get better.

In the blink of an eye, the score became 2-0.

It seemed that the suspense had been lost in the third set.

"what happened……"

The Greek host at the scene said unceremoniously: "What happened to Safin? Although Chen Ran is stronger than Qin, this is definitely not the real gap between the two of you."

"Bring on your momentum from the first set!"

He has seen a lot and obviously thinks that Safin's performance is too abnormal.

Chen Ran continues to serve!

He hit the tennis ball methodically.

Once, twice, three times... it can be said to be slow.

Fans who are familiar with him know that when Chen Ran shoots tennis balls like this, he has reached the best on-the-spot state, and uses that slow-paced shooting method to disturb the opponent's mood.

This scene is exactly the same as that of Djokovic in later generations.

Safin's face was solemn, and he obviously felt the huge pressure to serve.

Five seconds later, he walked to the other side of the court dejectedly.

Chen Ran sent an ACE ball with a perfect angle and amazing speed, which made Safin not even make any move to receive the serve.

Then, Chen Ran also scored 3 points in a row. Adding the previous scores, he had scored 12 points in a row.

In the blink of an eye, the score in the third set became 3-0.

"Chen Ran's offensive touch is really outstanding. The connection and changes in the entire rhythm, as well as his understanding of rotation and bounce, are almost unique in the tennis world."

Safin himself admitted that since this year's Wimbledon, Chen Ran has indeed begun to gradually distance himself from other players.

But Fang Mingming is so young, only eighteen years old.

Safin started his second service game in the third set with a somewhat heavy heart.

He knew he couldn't give up so easily.

In the great situation of winning the next set first, if you lose like this, you will lose many, many fans.

What's more, behind him is the support of countless Russians.

However, something about the progress of the game backfired.

Although Safin finally broke his scoring drought in this game, he still trailed Chen Ran 15-40.

The opponent once again got two break points.

What's even more frightening is that Chen Ran's face is still extremely calm. Apart from simply clenching his fist, he doesn't have much expression of excitement. The noisy scene did not seem to have any impact on Chen Ran, but instead made him perform even more strongly.

"Looks like I can break serve again!"

"I told you, Chen Ran can reverse it!"

The host of CCTV has a feeling that he is a "master of prediction" and accurately judged the progress of the game.

"Hey, Safin recovered a point!"

"30-40!"

"It's okay, there's still a break point!"

"Ah, Safin chased another point, and he actually saved two of his break points!"

A few minutes later, the Greek host on the scene also exclaimed.

"God, wow!"

"What did we just see?"

"Safin's huge body ran with all his strength and hit a straight forehand to the line to win!"

"The Russian Tsar reversed the situation in an absolutely passive and embarrassing situation and saved his own serve in a thrilling manner!"

"His attack made Chen Ran, who was aiming to break serve, come back in vain!"

"Unbelievable! Safin proved with his strong performance that he is still the top player in the world."

"God, this volley and the straight line of the forehand are really mind-numbing!"

After a pause, the Greek director continued slowly: "Actually, before Roger Federer, Safin had always been the representative figure of European tennis, representing Europe against the United States."

"I'm still a fan of his today."

"Such Safin will make men's tennis more exciting and colorful."

At the same time, Chinese netizens who were watching the game and leaving messages began to fire continuously, and finally the CCTV Auntie Tong fell silent.

In the third set, Chen Ran still led 3-1.

However, after Safin saved two break points in the fourth game, he held serve strongly, which seemed to make the game a little more suspenseful.

The entire stadium was also in a climax.

Chen Ran serves.

One shot wiped the net and then went out of bounds.

He frowned slightly and continued to start the second round.

Safin turned sideways and made a powerful forehand swing, and the tennis ball passed by Chen Ran like a cannonball.

This time, Safin also responded with an ACE.

"His talent is really top-notch, and he has basically fulfilled it. If there were no injuries, his achievements might be even higher."

After all, the Russian is a guy who can go back and forth with the peak Federer.

In this game, the two sides once again reached a 40-40 tie.

"Dare to change lines, dare to take action, and most importantly, dare to change tactics and take risky measures, and Safin's strength does support him in doing so."

In the end, Chen Ran released a small ball with unparalleled touch, and finally saved the serve with great difficulty.

4 is better than 1!

The score gap still has not narrowed.

However, careful people have discovered that the Russian has entered a state of selflessness. His investment is unprecedented, pouring all his energy into it for the first line of victory.

In the third set, the final score was still the same as the second set, 6 to 3.

But the process is very different.

In the next two service games, it was extremely difficult for Chen Ran to hold serve, and Safin even got several break points.

2 is better than 1!

Chen Ran achieved a lead in the big score.

However, the suspense remains.

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PS: I have basically gone over the games before the Olympic finals, but I still hope to make the finals more exciting.

Similarly, Safin is also a very great player, and he overturned Federer at his peak in 2005. There is no need for me to write him down as weak, right?

In my opinion, this will be a classic game that will go down in the history of the Olympic Games.

In addition, in order to complete the second update, I insisted on writing until 1 o'clock, and thank you for your support.

Starting next week, I will try to get back to 6K per day.

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(End of this chapter)