Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 491 Double into the finals (4K)

Chinese tennis reached a new height at the 2005 French Open.

At the same time, for several days, the nationwide debate surrounding "whether Chinese people play clay soil particularly" seems to have come to an end.

It's no longer controversial.

Chinese people are indeed very suitable for playing clay court events.

Even though the number of clay courts in China is significantly less than that in Europe and South America, it is enough to explain all this.

However, the results of players from other Asian countries in clay court events have always been unsatisfactory.

What does that mean?
Perhaps the Chinese are really an anomaly among Asians, they seem so different.

CCTV reporters also began to look forward to the next round of competitions. How many people will advance to the semi-finals of the French Open, and the domestic tennis craze has reached a new level.

Quarterfinals matchup!

Chen Ran VS Wawrinka, Zheng Jie VS Clijsters, Li Na VS Haining.

Chen Ran once again meets her doubles partner, and the Chinese Women's Tennis Team will have a peak showdown with the Belgian Women's Tennis Team.

"Guarantee one and fight for two!"

This is the slogan shouted by CCTV.

In their view, Chen Ran's place in the semi-finals is as solid as a rock, and the key lies in the match between China's two golden flowers and the Belgian duo.

In these two duels, if one person can advance to the final, the goal will be considered completed.

But from Chen Ran's perspective, he still didn't dare to take anything lightly.

Since turning 20 years old, Wawrinka's progress has been so rapid that it feels like he has been completely transformed.

If you underestimate the enemy, you may pay a heavy price.

In the doubles match at the French Open, the two only lasted two rounds before being eliminated.

So both Chen Ran and Wawrinka are now fully committed to singles.

At the same time, he also quietly paid attention to the developments of his main opponent Nadal.

This guy's current competitive state is superb, no less than that of Chen Ran. He swept his opponents in three consecutive sets in every round.

In the first quarter-final, Nadal took the lead.

His opponent was his compatriot Ferrer, a rising young talent.

The 23-year-old Ferrer has made great progress since this year. He can often reach deeper rounds in top events and his ranking has soared.

This time, Ferrer was also an upset, defeating last year's French Open runner-up Gaudio and reaching the quarterfinals.

It's a pity that he met the younger and more talented Nadal.

Since they are both Spaniards, they will inevitably be firmly suppressed by the other party.

Nadal lived up to expectations and won three consecutive sets, including an incredible 6-0 in the third set.

Such a brave state also allowed the spinach company to once again adjust the ranking of the French King's championship. Nadal surpassed Chen Ran for the first time.

Then the first Chinese player to appear in the quarterfinals was Li Na.

The quarter-finals was already the best result in her career, but facing Haining, known as the Queen of Tennis, Li Na was ultimately overwhelmed and the whole game was under the control of her opponent.

2 3 to 6!

Like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, Haining directly swept Li Na and easily locked a spot in the top four.

This game is exactly the same as Nadal's quarter-finals. The difference is that one has to win three sets, while the other only needs to win one set.

Henin stopped in the second round of the French Open last year due to injury, and even missed Wimbledon later. However, she defeated all the players very strongly and won the Olympic gold medal.

"If we follow the trajectory of previous lives, the men's singles champion of the French Open is Nadal, and the women's singles champion is Haining." Chen Ran knows this very well. "Haining even won the French Open in 2006 and 2007, achieving three consecutive championships." Crown achievement.”

Compared to Serena, he indeed appreciates Haining more.

She is a player in the WTA with both strength and appreciation. Haining's game is a joy to watch.

Unfortunately, the peak was too short and was hampered by injuries.

"So will Zheng Jie have a chance?"

"She is indeed in very good condition this time. More importantly, the French Open is indeed the most suitable venue for her to break through the bottleneck."

Chen Ran sat in the audience and continued to observe the next game.

After Zheng Jie's competition was over, it was his turn to play.

However, I have to admit that the French Open Organizing Committee does attach great importance to Chinese players.

All three of them actually got the treatment of the center court.

The second round of the women's tennis showdown between Belgium and China was staged.

Chen Ran looked at Zheng Jie's small body flying all over the field and felt that this girl's playing style was becoming more and more like Zhang Depei's.

Not only his flexible mobility, but also his excellent baseline ball skills.

In addition, whenever an opportunity arises, Zheng Jie will kill her opponent with wide-angle blows. She is simply a replica of Zhang Depei.

What is even more amazing is that after being trained by Zhang Depei, Zheng Jie's mental willpower has also been sublimated.

Regardless of men or women, individual players must have perseverance and perseverance if they want to gain a foothold in the brutally competitive professional tennis world.

In this dual contest of technology and will, Zheng Jie had the last laugh.

6比4，7比6（7比5）！
After more than two hours of brutal fierce battle, Zheng Jie defeated the second Belgian sister Clijsters 2-0.

The second set was extremely intense.

Especially in the tie-break, the atmosphere was almost suffocating.

But when the dust settled on the game, excited cheers erupted from the CCTV live broadcast room.

Zheng Jie has reached the semi-finals of the French Open for two consecutive years!

"If Zheng Jie wants to continue to make breakthroughs in the Grand Slam, she has the greatest chance at the French Open. I believe her coach thinks so too." The CCTV host said excitedly, and he was already very convinced of this.

The French Open has become a blessed place for Chinese players.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Ran appeared.

It was like he was observing Nadal's game just now.

At this moment, Nadal and his team members were sitting in the stands watching Chen Ran's game.

Both of them regard the other as their biggest rival.

"Wawrinka is much harder to deal with than Ferrer!"

Not only Chen Ran, but also Nadal also holds this idea.

French fans did not welcome Chen Ran.

Not only does this guy not have the humility of Asian players, but he has swept several French players along the way. Although these guys are all dark-skinned, they are also genuine Frenchmen.

As a result, overwhelming boos swept towards Chen Ran, but Chen Ran still showed his outstanding mental quality.

He waved for you to continue, and then put his palms to his ears to tell you to speak louder.

Anyway, it’s you French guys who are shouting hoarsely, it’s none of my business.

After the game started, the two sides became familiar with each other, and they went straight to work without even a little testing.

Wawrinka is very strong, but Chen Ran is even stronger.

In the first set, the two sides played very fiercely. After each holding their own serve for 6 games, they entered a tie-break.

In the end, the "King of Tie-breaks" showed his overwhelming attitude in the tie-breaks as always and took away the game 7-2.

The second set was as intense as the first, but this time Wawrinka could not hold on to the tie-break. He was broken by Chen Ran at the last moment and lost the game 5-7.

What is the biggest problem in the game between these top players and Chen Ran?
They can often drag their opponents into a tough fight in the first set, but they cannot persist for a long time. As the game progresses, players' status fluctuates, and subtle changes in feel, the gap will become more obvious.

Chen Ran showed an overwhelming advantage in the third set and took away the game 6-3.

Winning three sets in a row again!

Locked in a spot in the semi-finals.

So far, only Chen Ran and Nadal have not lost a set.

The semi-final matches are also officially announced!
Men's side: Chen Ran VS Davydenko, Nadal VS Federer.

Women's side: Zheng Jie VS Serena Williams, Haining VS Sharapova.

CCTV is also very excited. Although the French Open match time is not very friendly, the ratings have hit new highs because of the rapid progress of Chinese players.

Even the majority of netizens have commented: Among the mainstream sports now, only tennis can be expected.

Today, the German World Cup qualifiers for the Asian quarter-finals are in full swing, but the national football team has been absent early. This is the first time in more than ten years that it has failed to enter the final stage of the Asian qualifiers.

As for basketball, Yao Ming's Rockets lost a 2-0 lead to the Mavericks, while the Chinese men's basketball team failed to win a single game in Europe and even lost every game by a huge margin. Fans were already numb.

Fortunately, Liu Xiang is still participating in international competitions, and good news comes from time to time, which makes everyone feel relieved.

At this moment, the impressive results achieved by China Tennis have focused the attention of the national audience on Paris, France.

"We are only one step away from the final!"

"I'm not talking about Chen Ran, but Zheng Jie."

"As long as she can beat Serena, then this time our country's male and female players will reach the Grand Slam final at the same time for the first time in history."

“It’s exciting just thinking about it!”

In their view, the key to achieving this achievement lies with Zheng Jie, and Chen Ran should not have a big problem here.

The Russian Davydenko is also one of the model workers in the ATP. He is indeed capable, but he has never been a top player.

His ability to break into the semi-finals has already made history, and he has almost no chance of winning against Chen Ran.

At this time, the gambling company, which likes to play fast and loose, adjusted the ranking of the championship, and Chen Ran returned to the first place again.

Nadal returned to second place, Federer was third, and Davydenko was not only at the bottom, but even had odds as high as 50 times.

The game has reached the semi-finals, and the odds are still so high. It can be seen that the bookmaker has directly ignored this person.

It was even thought that Davydenko could not even win a set.

Facts have proved that the spinach company's vision is indeed vicious.

Davydenko's luck has indeed come to an end for being able to break into the semi-finals.

This may be the least suspenseful semi-final ever. Chen Ran easily defeated his opponent 6-1, 6-2, 6-1, just like chopping melons and vegetables.

After three sets, Davydenko only won a mere 4 points.

Chen Ran successfully locked in a ticket to the final, waiting for the winner between Nadal and Federer.

Of course, he knows very well who his opponent is most likely to be.

Federer is indeed very strong. No matter in any era, he has the ability to win the French Open.

It's a pity that he encountered a clay monster like Nadal.

Federer, who tried his best, even won one of the sets, breaking Nadal's golden streak at this year's French Open.

But he still couldn't save the defeat, and eventually lost to the opponent 1-3.

After this game, Nadal's world ranking will surpass Federer and rise to second place in the world, second only to Chen Ran.

Two years, two full years!
Two years ago, Federer reached the final and finished second, raising his world ranking to second.

Since then, for a long period of two years, Federer's world ranking has been hovering between first and second. This is his world ranking's top two.

The competition between Chen Ran and Federer finally has a real spoiler - Nadal.

If analyzed only in terms of points, these three people are ranked far ahead of the fourth person.

The pattern of the Big Three has been formed.

The only shortcoming is that although Nadal has a high score and has won many heavyweight championships, he still lacks a Grand Slam to put the finishing touch.

Will this year's French Open be the place where Nadal becomes a god?
Many people are looking forward to it.

On the other side, the women's game is also taking place on the center court.

Generally speaking, whether it is a men's or women's game, as long as it reaches the semi-final stage, it will be arranged on the central court.

After all, the Russian genius Sharapova could not overcome the hurdle of Haining and lost her opponent 1-2.

However, the semi-finals are still her best record at the French Open.

Chen Ran looked at the Russian girl who was a little disappointed and could only send her a few text messages to comfort her.

After the start of the clay court season, Sharapova and Chen Ran had several phone calls and text messages.

Originally, after that night, he had a headache facing Sharapova.

But her weird dad gave him an assist.

Sharapova even took the initiative to apologize to Chen Ran, saying that her father had spoken out loud and hoped that he would not take it seriously.

Chen Ran appeared to be very open-minded on the surface, but both parties knew that there was already a gap between them because of Sharapova's father's outspoken words.

Just imagine, if Chen Ran's father had commented so rudely on Sharapova, the result would have been several times more serious. Many media would even criticize her and label her as "disrespecting women".

Chen Ran calmed down and continued to pay attention to the other semi-finals.

Zheng Jie VS Serena Williams.

In her previous life, Zheng Jie almost unseated Serena Williams, but only by a small margin.

Will it work this time?
Especially on the clay courts where she is best.

The ratings of this game in China even exceeded Chen Ran's semi-finals.

Zhang Depei obviously knows Xiao Wei very well and has formulated reasonable tactics for Zheng Jie.

Serena Williams first won the first set 6-4, and Zheng Jie launched a desperate counterattack.

When the CCTV host was almost desperate, Zheng Jie scored 2 points in a row at the critical moment and completed a thrilling break of serve.

7 is better than 5!

Zheng Jie equalized the total score.

The third set is also the final set.

The two sides fought hard to separate each other and even entered a long game decider.

In her previous life at Wimbledon, it was also a long game, and Zheng Jie unfortunately lost to Serena Williams.

This time, Lady Luck was on Zheng Jie's side.

She finally scored the winning point with a delicate ball.

11 is better than 9!

The final set lasted 20 games!

Zheng Jie finally won this fierce long-set victory and reached the French Open final for the first time in her career.

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(End of this chapter)