Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 488 Chen Ran’s Declaration
Returning to Paris again, Chen Ran felt particularly complicated and filled with emotions.

Two years ago, his dream came true here and he won the coveted Grand Slam championship trophy.

I also witnessed Liu Xiang’s meteoric rise here.

Two years passed by in a flash.

Paris is still the same Paris, and the style of the entire city has not changed much.

It’s just that there seem to be a lot more faces in Africa and the Middle East, and thieves here are even more elusive.

Monte Carlo is known as the weather vane of the French Open, but the contrast between the two cities of Monte Carlo and Paris is so great.

When Chen Ran was training, he was surrounded by enthusiastic fans.

Of course, there will also be some fans and reporters from Spain who continue to provoke him.

"Chen, Rafael will beat you at Roland Garros, are you ready to lose?"

These guys will seize any opportunity to stimulate Chen Ran's emotions.

"You remember, the Rome Masters is just the beginning!"

"The final result of the French Open will be the same as that of Rome, and Rafael will definitely be the final winner!"

However, Chen Ran would also tit for tat in order to relax after training.

When it comes to bickering, he is never afraid of anyone.

"I remember that Roger's ranking is still ahead of Raphael. You guys should first aim to surpass Roger."

Seeing Chen Ran's counterattack, these Spanish fans became more and more enthusiastic.

"Chen, listen! On clay, the Swiss has never been Rafael's opponent."

"Of course, you will definitely not be his opponent."

Chen Ran waved his arm: "Stop talking nonsense, let's wait until Rafael's ranking surpasses Roger."

Without saying a word, he picked up his backpack and left the training ground.

Chen Ran was not angry, in fact he was in a very good mood.

This scene is so familiar.

Without his influence, Federer would have been a thorn in the side of Nadal fans for a long time.

Compared with the Swiss, the Spanish are much more unrestrained in character.

Since his rise in 2005, Nadal has been ranked second for a long time. The Swiss King is like a mountain that is difficult for him to overcome.

As a result, those unrestrained Spanish fans often provoke Federer and use words to stimulate each other during training.

"Raphael will beat you!"

"Raphael will take your world number one spot right away."

It's just that Federer, who always likes to show off as a gentleman, will not quarrel with those rude Spaniards.

But Chen Ran would not be coddled at all and would directly confront him tit for tat.

What surprised him was that these Spanish fans were really crazy.

In the current world rankings, he is first, Federer is second, and Nadal is third.

Especially since Federer already has two Grand Slams including the French Open, while Nadal currently has no Grand Slams.

But this did not prevent the confident Spanish fans from directly ignoring Federer and targeting Chen Ran.

do you know? In his previous life, Roger was the biggest competitor in the eyes of you Nadal fans, but now he is ignored by them.

But this also shows from the side that in the eyes of these Spanish fans, Chen Ran is the well-deserved "number one in the world."

On social networks, countless people are also focusing on the "Chen Na Showdown".

Although these two guys have almost dominated this year's clay court season, the two have yet to play against each other at the French Open Roland Garros, the highest court on clay courts.

Whoever wins will be the new generation king of clay!

Chen Ran is also very aware of how much pressure will be on his shoulders.

If he loses at the French Open, no matter how perfect he performed in the previous clay court season, it will be of no avail.

It can even be described as an anticlimactic clay court season.

"You have to understand that you are already a giant player."

"The Masters championship is just a decoration." "People will only look at your Grand Slam results."

Indeed, for Chen Ran, today's Masters competition has little meaning other than increasing the number of heavyweight championships and points.

Only Grand Slams can make your honor book continue to shine.

My feet stepped on the soft red soil, sweating like rain.

Chen Ran felt that his competitive state had reached its peak.

Starting from Monte Carlo, he has been in a state of excitement throughout the clay court season, and it can be said that he is becoming more and more courageous as he fights.

At the same time, Chen Ran also used various means to constantly mobilize his emotions and find the best game state.

When the clay court season came to its final climax, the French Open, Chen Ran also poured out all his accumulated passion and energy.

He knows very well that no matter what the result of this French Open is.

After the French Open, when this year's crazy clay court season comes to an end, his competitive form will inevitably decline.

So go crazy!
Pour all your passion into this French Open.

Chen Ran also longed for the five-star red flag to float over Roland Garros again.

After all, the French Open is the only one of the four Grand Slam tournaments where the national flag is raised and the national anthem is played during the awards ceremony!
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Three days later, the French Open draw was announced.

As expected by the media in advance, the organizing committee arranged the first seed Chen Ran and the third seed Nadal in the upper and lower halves respectively.

This prevented them from meeting in advance in the semifinals.

So since Federer, the second seed, could not be in the same half zone as Chen Ran, he was placed in the same half zone as Nadal.

"From now on, we can start looking towards the final."

"We believe that Rafael will continue his form at Roma."

"I believe this year's French Open champion belongs to Spain!"

"Raphael will prove with his actions that clay courts will always be Spanish!"

At this moment, a very rare scene appeared in the media from Spain.

Mundo Deportivo and Marca, which were originally hostile to each other because of the relationship between Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​unexpectedly united together and unanimously spoke to the outside world because of Nadal's relationship.

You must know that in the Champions League, whether Barcelona or Real Madrid encounter a non-Spanish football club, Mundo Deportivo and Marca will cheer for their mortal rivals without hesitation.

Today, they are all united to cheer for Nadal.

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The first match day of the French Open.

The top three seeded players all easily swept their opponents 3-3 to advance to the next round.

However, the media from Madrid and Barcelona simply ignored Federer and focused on Chen Ran.

"Chen Ran...your performance today was not that good."

"Although it was 3-0, not a single game suppressed the opponent's score below 4 games."

"With your condition like this, can you still meet Rafael in the finals as you wish?"

These Spaniards not only played psychological warfare, but also directly ignored Federer's existence.

Damn!

Chen Ran discovered that these Spanish reporters were always trying to influence him, and he finally couldn't hold back his words.

"Listen!"

"I beat Rafael in Barcelona and I beat Rafael in Madrid."

"I haven't even lost to an opponent in Spain, and I won't lose at the French Open."

"Who will be the new king of clay?"

"After this year's French Open, you will know the answer. Let us wait and see!"

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(End of this chapter)