Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 454: Tickets for Chen Ran’s game are all great value (4K)

"Chen Ran, how do you evaluate Wawrinka's advertising endorsements in China?"

"There are rumors in the professional tennis world that whoever can defeat Chen Ran will be favored by businesses in China."

Facing the reporter's question, Chen Ran complained mercilessly: "I really can't bear to look at his floral pants. In short, I will definitely not consider endorsing this type of product."

"Damn it, when Stanislas and I fight in the future, will he wear the flowery pants he endorsed to irritate my eyes?"

"So should I put in a few more eye drops before I compete with him?"

His humorous words made the surrounding reporters burst into laughter.

In short, Chen Ran would not miss any opportunity to complain about the Swiss guy's big flower pants, and the guy didn't care anyway.

It seems that the more others complain, the more excited Wawrinka becomes.

"As for what you just mentioned, who can defeat me and possibly get advertising endorsements in China?"

"I think these businesses should set the standards higher, such as in the Olympics, Grand Slams, or year-end tournaments. There are too many tournaments, and my state will definitely have ups and downs. It's no big deal if I lose."

The Olympics are held once every four years, and the chance of meeting is very slim. If you want to beat Chen Ran at the end of the year, you must be one of the eight players selected, which is also very difficult.

After all, players who can enter the top eight will not lack bonuses and advertising endorsements.

That leaves only four Grand Slams.

Some unknown players want to defeat Chen Ran and become famous. They only have four opportunities a year. It depends on whether they can take advantage of it.

Another Chinese reporter asked: "Chen Ran, after the China Open, you should continue to participate in the Heineken Open in Shanghai. This should be the last one."

"Yes, it's the last one, time flies so fast!"

Chen Ran also sighed with emotion, "When I was young, I saw Mr. Zhang Depei in front of the TV to participate in this event and win the championship. That was in 1998..."

The first Magic City Heineken Open was held in 1998, but 2004 was the last one.

Six years have passed by in a flash, and the entire professional tennis world has undergone earth-shaking changes.

"What about after the Magic City Heineken Open? What are your participation plans? Many fans hope that you can win the year-end championship and become the year-end number one for two consecutive years."

When Chen Ran heard this, he did not choose to answer directly immediately, but said indirectly: "It's still early before the European indoor season, and I haven't considered the end of the year yet. In addition, after all, I am made of flesh and blood, not steel and iron. You can’t compete all year round.”

He has already given a hint, but of course others cannot yet understand what he meant.

This can be considered as a foreshadowing first.

After finishing the pre-match interview, Chen Ran was very focused on preparing for the match, striving not to leave any regrets in the first China Open.

……

With the deepening of the China Open, more and more spectators have gradually entered the Guangcai Tennis Center.

This year is the first year that the ATP Tour event has been held in Yanjing, and it is also the first time for many people in the imperial capital to come to watch a tennis match.

Generally speaking, the attendance rates of ATP and WTA events are pretty good, of course, this is also related to the free tickets.

On the third match day, the Chinese Legion once again went out with all its strength.

However, it is somewhat regrettable that Li Na and Yan Zi stopped in the top 2, and it took Zheng Jie, a seeded player, three hours to defeat a non-seeded player with a score of 1- and advance to the top eight. powerful.

On the men's side, after the first round, Chen Ran has become the only one.

In the first round, he won very hard, winning in two tie-breaks.

When the audience thought that Chen Ran would win easily in the second round, he actually fell into a hard fight again.

Chen Ran’s opponent is Russian Yuzhny, known as an ATP model worker.

This guy flies around the world every year to participate in various large and small tours. He has obviously developed extraordinary perseverance and a very stable mental quality.

Youzhini is like a lone wolf. Once you relax, he will pounce on you without hesitation.

On the tour stage, Youzhini has the experience of often defeating the top five players.

Industry insiders even commented that Youzhini's ever-changing backhand slice is the best in the world, and he can always turn the opponent's sharp attack into danger.

This also makes this showdown exciting and lengthy.

In the first set, Chen Ran broke serve first, and then was broken back by his opponent. Finally, he won 7-3 with great difficulty in the tie-break.

In the second set, Chen Ran's state had some ups and downs, but Youzhini seized the opportunity, broke serve in the crucial deciding game, and won the second set 7-5.

Many in the audience were also impressed by this Russian model worker's strong resilience.

Youzhny's compatriot Safin once said this about him, any player who dares to underestimate Mikhail will pay the price.

At the same time, Safin was also very envious of this model worker's endurance.

In comparison, the taller one is very vulnerable to injury and looks glassy, ​​even though the other person looks much smaller than himself.

From Chen Ran's perspective, he did admire Youzhini a little.

This guy goes from stop to stop and never seems to know how to write the word "tired."

So tenacious.

But the more this happens, the more he needs to increase his concentration.

Since the outside world claims that he has the most outstanding ability to abuse women in professional tennis and is rarely upset, he should naturally continue to maintain the tradition.

Patience, still patience, the more impatient you are, the more patience you need.

It was very rare that Chen Ran took the initiative to walk to the sidelines this time and signaled the audience to quiet down.

It's really noisy.

People were on mobile phones, chatting, coming in and out, and even primary school students brought their homework books to the audience.

Let the stadium be quiet first. This time Chen Ran played at home and faced such a model player, he adopted a completely different approach than before.

At this moment, Chen Ran knew that he should not get excited, but should become more patient and calm.

He needs to adjust his physical fitness, condition, and feel to the best.

As the third set progressed, Chen Ran's battle plan also played an obvious role.

First of all, he was very stable in his serve, leaving Youzhny unable to find any chance.

Youzhini has never been known for his cannon serve, and rarely hits ace balls, but he excels because of his tenacity and rich swings.

Chen Ran is also very patient. Whether at the bottom line or in front of the net, it is difficult to grind like this. Then after finding an opportunity, he attacks decisively.

However, the other party is too tenacious.

In several of Youzhini's service games, Chen Ran often got one or two break points.

However, the opponent gritted his teeth and relied on his extraordinary willpower to survive the desperate situation and keep his serve.

In the end, in this decisive set, the two sides once again entered the "tie-break"

This game also made many Chinese viewers realize something.

In the world of professional tennis, there are many low-key players who are not very famous, but have very solid basic skills and outstanding strength.

They have the ability to drag any well-known star into a hard battle or even desperate situation, and "model worker" Youzhny is one of them.

During the "tie-break", Chen Ran was also concentrating and did not dare to underestimate the enemy at all.

The opponent does not seem to be afraid of his reputation as the "King of Tie-breaks", or he himself has lost count of how many tie-breaks he has played in his tennis career.

The first serve was almost broken by Youzhny. In the end, Chen Ran relied on a one-handed backhand shot that was like a flying fairy from heaven, and successfully maintained serve.

The commentator in the CCTV live broadcast room, while feeling extremely nervous, then said something that was quite empathetic.

Chen Ran and Youzhini.

They are two extremes.

Chen Ran is extremely gifted and talented.

Watching him play tennis, his intelligence and skills are clearly outstanding.

As for Youzhny, a player who has always been ranked between 10-15 in the world, he is unknown and ordinary in comparison.

Similarly, his style of play is the same as the player himself, unpretentious, but every action is extremely solid.

So this is a top-level matchup between two completely different types of players.

At this moment, the game took nearly three and a half hours.

The tie-break in the final set was still extremely fierce.

Youzhini's devilish physical ability also amazed Chen Ran.

This is already the second half of the tie-break in the final set, but Youzhny is still running around the court as if he is full of energy.

Fortunately, Chen Ran would not have any reservations.

He knew that he had to win this game.

Not only for myself, but also for the Chinese fans who came to the scene to support me.

This is playing in your home country.

Some people may only have this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to watch a tennis match live, and I must never let them leave disappointed.

With Chen Ran's persistence, when the score in the tie-break reached 6-6, he seemed to find that his physical fitness had passed the most difficult bottleneck period.

Da Da Da~
Chen Ran took a step forward, rushed into the field, and grabbed a batting spot.

That's what he's good at.

He got this opportunity through tactical layout and multiple shots.

Chen Ran immediately adjusted his small steps continuously, looking for a comfortable hitting space, patiently waiting for the tennis ball to rebound, and then swung the forehand.

This time, even if Youzhni, a model worker, could run away again, there would be nothing he could do.

Mini break!

This was the first mini-break of serve in the tie-break of the third set until the 13th minute.

Then, it was Chen Ran's serve.

Victory is almost here.

He took a breath and walked to the scene to wipe his sweat and calm down his breathing.

boom!
Chen Ran swung his racket and hit the tennis ball falling from the air hard.

Immediately, the central court, which had been immersed for a long time, emitted a warm noise.

With a beautiful ACE ball, Chen Ran finally took away the game.

Similarly, the audience gave warm applause to Chen Ran’s opponent, Russian model worker Yuzhny.

This victory can even be said to be the most difficult one he won in 2004.

In previous games, even if the game was inextricable in the regular rounds, after entering the tie-break, Chen Ran could often establish a clear advantage by relying on his "tie-break king" strength.

But in today's two tie-breaks, Chen Ran's advantage can be said to be minimal.

"fantastic!"

"It makes me so nervous!"

"This is the beauty of sports competitions!"

"An ordinary player with little reputation actually has such strength."

"At one point, I really thought he had the potential to pull off an upset."

At this time, a senior tennis fan laughed and said: "There are several players with such solid basic skills and little fame in the ATP!"

"If one day Chen Ran is defeated by a player outside the TOP50 or even younger than him, don't be surprised. This is tennis!"

"I think the ratings of this game will probably exceed that of the opening game!"

……

When the second round of the China Open ended, the audience discovered that Chen Ran and Zheng Jie, as representatives of China, played very fiercely in every game.

Although they both won, the advantages were very small, and it often happened that the game lasted for three hours.

The Chinese audience naturally hopes that both of them can win the championship, but now it seems that this road is full of thorns.

They had only played two rounds, and the total time of the game was almost 6 hours. This is terrible.

The level of the China Open 500 tournament is a bit lower than that of the Masters and Grand Slams, but due to the limited number of draws, every game is a duel between masters, which makes fans excited.

It seems that this 500 race is not bad. Many people complained before that the specifications were not high.

There are 32 lottery spots, which can be said to be a collection of the best.

After two rounds, the top eight of the China Open have been decided, which further reflects the cruelty of the 500 game.

Previously, due to the large number of games and the inability to arrange the number of games, players played one game every two days.

But after the quarterfinals began, there were not many players left, and the pace of the game began to speed up and become more compact.

The quarter-finals and semi-finals will all end within 4 hours, and then take a day off before the finals.

This is the intense and exciting schedule of the 500 race.

The audience was enjoying themselves, but the players were really tired.

First, on the women's side, Zheng Jie played three sets in three consecutive rounds. Once again, after three hours of hard work, she defeated the famous Russian player Kuznetsova and broke into the semi-finals.

As for Chen Ran, his opponent is none other than Swiss brother Wawrinka.

Two young players born after 85 fought fiercely in three sets and presented a youthful showdown to the audience.

最终陈然以7比6，6比7，7比5赢下胜利。

Each set was not resolved within the regular 10 rounds, and two sets even entered a tie-break.

Even Chen Ran rarely lost a tiebreaker.

But in the end, he still narrowly secured his place in the top four.

Somewhat unexpectedly, Chen Ran had a hard time winning every match he played at the China Open.

Therefore, some netizens also jokingly said that Chen Ran's game tickets were extremely valuable.

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(End of this chapter)