Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 485 I want to steal the house!
PS: Losing to Nadal in Miami will give the protagonist more thoughts. I will give the reasons in this chapter.

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If he could win the "Sunshine Double Crown" again, Chen Ran would indeed consider giving himself a holiday.

For example, missing this year's Monte Carlo Masters.

After all, this important event, known as the French Open weathervane, is indeed too close to the "Sunshine Double Match".

But when Chen Ran lost the final in Miami somewhat "accidentally", his mind changed somewhat.

The long-lost hunger and thirst in his heart began to resurface again.

In addition, Chen Ran is not willing to watch Nadal dominate the clay court season.

Last year, Nadal already showed extraordinary strength on clay courts.

After another year of training, it is not impossible for the future king of clay to make rapid progress again.

Chen Ran suddenly felt that he was also looking forward to how far Nadal has evolved on clay courts.

So, he decided to participate in this year’s Monte Carlo.

The ATP Masters automatically registers based on the player's current ranking. If the selected player is unwilling to participate, he or she will choose to withdraw from the competition, otherwise it will be considered as your participation by default.

But if it is an ATP 500 or 250 tournament, players need to register if they want to participate.

So when the Monte Carlo Masters roster announcement ended, the local organizing committee finally breathed a sigh of relief: Chen Ran did not choose to withdraw from the event.

That means he should be there to compete.

That's right. After all, Chen Ran said that he likes to play on clay but doesn't like to play indoors, so he has to keep his word, right?
However, what is somewhat surprising is that shortly after the Monte Carlo Masters entry list was confirmed, Chen Ran, who was in the Magic City of China, immediately announced that he would participate in the ATP500 Barcelona Open.

The news also caused quite a stir.

After all, Chen Ran has rarely participated in events other than ATP1000 in non-Chinese overseas regions since he joined the professional tour, so everyone was a little surprised by Chen Ran's choice.

The Barcelona Open should be regarded as the oldest and most famous clay court 500 event, but these proud Catalans should not be as wealthy as the Emirates who host the Dubai 500.

They definitely couldn't afford Chen Ran a high appearance fee.

Therefore, Chen Ran's requirement for the appearance fee for the Barcelona game is not high, and it is far lower than that for the Dubai game.

In fact, there was an unknown scene when he participated in the Barcelona game.

In his previous life, the Barcelona Open has always been Nadal's base. This guy has won this event 12 times.

After Chen Ran lost to Nadal in Miami, a bold idea suddenly emerged in his heart: I want to steal the house!
Regardless of whether Barcelonans or Catalans consider themselves Spanish, it is undeniable that under the current circumstances, the Barcelona Open is a relatively representative world-class tennis open in Spain.

Beyond that, it’s the Madrid Masters.

There is no doubt that Madrid and Barcelona are the two most famous cities in Spain.

Chen Ran has conquered Madrid twice, and now only Barcelona is left.

In particular, he also knows that although Nadal calls himself a fan of Real Madrid, his results in the Barcelona Open are far better than those in Madrid. Barcelona has almost become the back garden for his personal performances.

Chen Ran really wanted to steal Nadal's home.

Last year, Chen Ran participated in a clay court 250 tournament held in Switzerland, which could be regarded as stealing Federer's home.

This time it's Spain's turn.

As for Djokovic and Serbia? Forget it, he has no interest in stealing in that kind of place. So Chen Ran took the initiative to sign up for the Barcelona Open, which also excited the local organizing committee.

If the "Chenna Showdown" is staged in Barcelona, ​​it may be as attractive to local fans as Barcelona vs. Real Madrid in La Liga.

At the same time, Chinese media and sports fans were also delighted with Chen Ran's decision.

"You finally decided to participate in the Barcelona Open!"

"Although this event is only a 500-meter event, it has a long history and is very famous. Chen Ran should participate!"

"Monte Carlo plus Barcelona, ​​after Chen Ran lost the Miami final, he showed a strong desire to participate."

"Haha, so I think it's good to lose this game! If you fail, you can whip the athletes to a greater extent!"

Some reporters even happily made small calculations: "Barcelona, ​​I can go there to watch a La Liga match, and the tickets, meals and travel expenses can all be paid with public funds. Isn't this flattering?"

Today's Real Madrid, the Galaxy battleship they formed has actually come to an end, and their record is getting worse and worse.

In comparison, their mortal rival Barcelona has begun to usher in its second dream period, and its results are better than its mortal rival Real Madrid.

Although the La Liga championship this season has not been finalized yet, there is almost no suspense. Barcelona has already left Real Madrid behind in points.

Ronaldo, the wizard on the court, is now the most popular star in the world, even surpassing the likes of Ronaldo and Beckham.

Therefore, it has become the plan of many reporters and fans to use the excuse of interviewing Chen Ran to watch a Barcelona game.

It's just that some reporters will question Chen Ran.

"Why don't you go to Europe to prepare for the clay court season?"

"Can preparations for war at home really achieve the expected results?"

"You see, doesn't Zheng Jie often go abroad to prepare for war?"

Because they discovered that Chen Ran rarely went abroad for training and preparation, and basically stayed in China, except for the occasional trip to Corsica, France.

"I don't care about others." Chen Ran seemed very calm. "In short, for me, preparing for the competition at home has no impact, and I am in a familiar environment, so my training will have good results."

In short, he concluded that he liked to prepare and train at home and did not like to go abroad.

If one day he loses his competitiveness for the Grand Slams, he may consider another approach.

But now Chen Ran does have the capital to stick to his own opinion because his grades are too hard.

Of course, outsiders believe that the reason why Chen Ran stays in China for training is because he can still participate in the company's operations at any time.

After all, this guy has a lot of side jobs.

Fortunately, today’s magic city is no longer what it used to be.

In addition to the grass tennis courts, there are a lot of hard courts and clay courts, and the number of people practicing on these two courts is even the same.

After all, China is so big and there are so many people. It is not a surprise that many guys have a special liking for clay courts.

Chen Ran had been training on the clay courts in Shanghai. It was not until the fifth day before the start of the Monte Carlo Masters that he took a flight from Shanghai to Monaco.

And he has only one goal, which is to steal a home, whether it is Monte Carlo or Barcelona!

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(End of this chapter)