Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 517: Aiming for the title for the second time and officially becoming the king! (4K)

In the third set, there was no one-sided situation, but rather unexpectedly it entered a tie-break.

This may save the ratings that are in jeopardy.

To be precise, the ratings of this US Open final in China continued to rise as more and more people got out of bed.

But for the American audience, the game was originally at night, and Agassi was defeated all the way. It is estimated that most people in the beautiful country will turn off the TV and start a colorful nightlife.

Agassi accidentally dragged the score into a powerful battle, which may bring many American viewers back to the TV.

At the scene, some American fans were already frustrated and wanted to leave early.

The four-digit dollar ticket price is just like feeding the dog.

But as the game was dragged into a tiebreaker, the American fans had to retract their legs and sit back on their chairs.

"Are there any more miracles?"

"Andre is a man who has created countless miracles!"

"Perhaps we can really put on a show where 2 chases 3!"

After all, in Agassi's past Grand Slam record, it is not uncommon for 2 to chase 3.

Gulu gulu~
During the break, Chen Ran drank heavily and took a deep breath.

Indeed, Agassi once again returned to his heroic form after a "toilet pause."

In tennis matches, especially Grand Slam tournaments with long best-of-five sets, it is not uncommon for players to adopt a "toilet plan" and then walk out in high spirits.

Even Chen Ran himself once benefited from the "toilet plan".

"I haven't used the 'Toilet Plan' for a long time, so I miss it."

Suddenly, such an idea emerged from Chen Ran's mind.

But now is not the period of rest, so the toilet plan is not allowed.

But Chen Ran had a backup plan.

You can't let Agassi continue to use tactics without repaying the opponent.

"Referee, I need a medical timeout." Chen Ran spoke decisively and gave a gesture.

"..." The referee nodded after being dazed for a while, "Okay!"

Usually those who call for a medical timeout are the passive players. Chen Ran is now leading 2-0, and in the tie-break of the third set, his winning rate seems to be greater, so why did he call for a timeout?

Is there really something wrong with your body?
Agassi was in high spirits and was about to play. Suddenly, he heard Chen Ran shouting "medical timeout" and his eyes widened.

His thoughts were obviously the same as those of the referee, and he really thought there was something wrong with Chen Ran's body.

After all, the advantage is still on his side.

In the 12th game of the third set, Chen Ran's hold on serve was relatively easy, while Agassi had already used all his strength to hold on to his six serve games.

Even Agassi himself knew that Chen Ran had a greater chance in the tie-break, and his chances of winning were very slim.

But in any case, when fans all over the world look down on themselves, they can still drag the game into a tiebreaker, which makes themselves look much more respectable.

Being able to reach a Grand Slam final at the age of 35 is definitely something to be proud of.

As for whether to rely on true strength to reach the finals? No one knows anyway.

Even his semi-final opponent Federer guessed some clues and would not talk nonsense to others, including Chen Ran.

Everyone is in this circle, and some things are tacitly understood.

But Agassi quietly glanced at Chen Ran, who was lying on the ground at the moment, and his heart was beating fast.

Seeing that this Chinese man is in pain, is there really something wrong with his body?
Injury is the natural enemy of athletes, and no one knows when it will strike.

"This position! Use gentle force..."

Chen Ran lay down and said with his back to the white aunt who was massaging him.

Of course he is not injured, but after nearly two hours of intense competition, it would be a good thing to soothe his body by letting the medical staff massage his muscles.

Chen Ran closed his eyes slightly and enjoyed it. At the same time, he quietly let himself enter the "simulation training ground" and practiced serving to keep himself in shape.

Three minutes flew by.

Chen Ran patted his thigh and waved his arm, with a tangled look on his face, as if he was still tortured by this "sudden" injury.

When Agassi saw it, his already excited expression became even more excited.

Looks really hurt!

Could it be that letting 2 chase 3 is coming again?

I am so familiar with letting 2 chase 3, it is simply my specialty.

"Hey, Chinese boy, your failure to resolve the battle in the first 12 rounds will be the biggest regret in your career."

Agassi cheered himself up.

At this time, the American fans at the scene seemed to have discovered something.

Their emotions, which had already died down, became high again.

Suddenly, the cheers and boos were overwhelming and roaring even more crazily than before.

Chen Ran picked up the racket with his left hand and stepped onto the court with an expressionless face. At the same time, he kept twisting his right arm as if he felt very uncomfortable.

"After all, I will play the male lead in a big tennis movie in the future. Isn't my acting good? Definitely better than those little freshmen in my previous life." He thought to himself.

In the tie-break of the third set, Chen Ran took the lead in serving.

Da Da Da~
Chen Ran took a deep breath, then threw the tennis ball high, then kicked the ground suddenly and swung the racket.

boom!
Up to 210 kilometers per hour.

I saw the tennis ball flying past Agassi's eyes like a yellow-green stream of light.

He didn't even make any movement to catch the ball.

A nice ACE ball!
The originally noisy stadium suddenly became silent.

Agassi touched his bald head, looking confused.

"Perhaps his injury is not serious and does not affect his serve?"

He thought optimistically.

Next are his two serves. As long as he grasps them, he can achieve a lead.

As long as he wins this tie-break, the balance of victory will tilt towards him.

The stadium, which had been silent for a while, began to cheer for Agassi again.

Uniform applause broke out.

Agassi serves, targeting Chen Ran's forehand.

The opponent obviously knew how to avoid Chen Ran's invincible backhand.

Chen Ran swung the racket and his body was completely stretched.

A perfect parabola with strong rotation almost pressed against the baseline, making Agassi very uncomfortable when returning the ball.

After a few simple confrontations, Chen Ran was very calm. He raised his backhand with both hands and did not exert any force. He just exerted a little force and lightly pushed the line of one shot.

Agassi had just returned to the center of the court and was about to return to defense. He immediately realized the route of the ball, immediately adjusted his small steps, and made a hasty forehand shot, but he still wanted to hit a high-quality pass through the ball from a wide angle.

Chen Ran followed his heart and knew that this was Agassi's best hitting route.

The moment the opponent's racket touched the tennis ball, Chen Ran had already started from the other side of the court.

He needs plenty of time to return the ball.

Sure enough, as soon as his body was in position, Agassi's return shot rushed over like a cannonball.

Worthy of being a master.

The control of landing point and angle is so good, but Chen Ran has already stood up and is well prepared.

He immediately swung his racket and prepared to hit the ball back.

Agassi was also surprised by Chen Ran's ability to predict the position and predict his hitting route in advance.

At this moment, there was a big gap to his left.

The US Open is a fast and hard court, and the style of play here is very adaptable to both myself and Chen Ran, and they are like a duck in water.

If the opponent swings the racket quickly and chooses to play in a straight line, that is, to his left gap, with the speed of the ball on this court, if he cannot get into position in time, even if he can return to the ball, the quality will decline significantly. This will obviously affect the subsequent layout.

On your first serve, you must never let your opponent complete a mini-break.

However, just as Agassi was about to start, something happened to Chen Ran's hitting path, and it came towards his right side.

Agassi braked suddenly, then hurriedly responded.

This was entirely based on his delicate touch, and he patted back instinctively.

Chen Ran immediately chose to go online, and his figure immediately appeared in front of the Internet.

In the open and empty area, he gritted his teeth and unleashed all his strength in an instant.

boom!
A powerful and heavy high-pressure ball was hit directly.

The tennis ball bounced off the ground, then jumped high and flew over Agassi's head.

He could only watch the ball and sigh.

Mini break complete!

2 to 0!
Agassi's face became serious.

He found that Chen Ran's condition did not seem to be affected by injuries.

But this is normal.

In his long career, he has encountered too many players who gritted their teeth and persisted despite injuries, not to mention that today's game is still so important.

"He must be thinking about getting through this tie-break."

"So in this tiebreaker, Chen Ran's state will not fluctuate much."

"Chen Ran is insisting that the opponent definitely does not want to drag the game into the fourth set."

Agassi muttered in his mind.

He was feeling a little impatient.

One wrong serve!
During the second serve, Agassi saw Chen Ran move his steps to bring himself closer to the baseline.

Damn!

He knew that the threat to Chen Ran with his second serve was greatly reduced.

So far in this match, my second serve point loss rate is close to 60%.

Chen Ran's strength in receiving the second serve was outstanding.

He deliberately approached the baseline because he wanted to attack the first time he received the serve.

boom!
Agassi deliberately increased the spin and power on his second serve.

The ball hits the net!
It seems out of bounds?
Chen Ran frowned, but then he heard the referee say it was in bounds.

If it's inbounds, Agassi can continue his second serve.

"Eagle Eye Challenge!"

Chen Ran immediately raised his hand to signal.

In fact, he didn't know for sure. The ball just now changed its course after grazing the net, so he didn't catch it with his eyes.

Fortunately, Chen Ran still had two opportunities for the "Eagle Eye Challenge", so he decisively used it once.

He hoped to put enough pressure on the opponent with two consecutive confusing breaks.

The referee nodded and replied: "Okay, if you fail this time, you only have one chance left in this set."

He didn't mean to favor Agassi, but the ball gave him the illusion that he was pressed to the line, although only a little.

"How could this be out of bounds!" Agassi spread his hands and expressed dissatisfaction.

He pointed to his eyes and was very sure that the ball did not go out of bounds.

This kid has to worry about even a second serve. He's so stingy!

He cursed in his mind.

The scene was immediately reproduced on the big screen, and the entire audience howled.

What bad luck. What bad luck.

The Eagle Eye system showed that the difference between the tennis ball's impact point and the sideline was only about one centimeter.

Out of bounds!

A slight gap of one centimeter allowed Agassi to double-fault.

The Eagle Eye system once again achieved success, and Chen Ran also breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, he was already prepared to fail the "Eagle Eye Challenge". Anyway, he had one more chance.

Chen Ran simply did it because he had done it enough times, and he had the idea that he would never let his opponent take even the slightest advantage.

Completed two mini-breaks in a row.

Chen Ran leads 3-0.

Agassi's mentality became irritable, especially the "double fault" just now that made him almost crazy.

He raised the racket and tried to hit the ground again.

But he suddenly remembered that there seemed to be no extra rackets in the bag. He had already smashed two pairs before.

As a last resort, he resisted the urge to smash the racket.

At this point, the server switches again.

Two minutes later, the score became 5-0.

Chen Ran scored two consecutive points with an ace and a straight serve.

In the tie-break, Chen Ran's serving level seemed to have improved again.

The game seems to have no suspense.

The host even blurted out that the suspense of this tie-break was whether Agassi could score a point.

However, Agassi, already 5 points behind and impatient, could no longer continue to put pressure on Chen Ran.

He once again made a mistake on his first serve, and was attacked by Chen Ran on his second serve. He was very passive and quickly lost another point.

6 is better than 0!

Agassi's third serve in this tie-break.

This time, he finally succeeded.

But the decline in first-serve quality is also very obvious.

Chen Ran was fully focused and highly concentrated.

Two-handed backhand, hitting the ball in a straight line.

The yellow-green tennis ball flew back at a faster speed, landed, bounced, and then jumped twice.

A perfect return of serve ACE!

7 is better than 0!

Chen Ran swept his opponent 7-0 in the tie-break of the third set.

At this time, Agassi finally couldn't hold back his anger and smashed the last racket until it was deformed.

Those disappointed beautiful Chinese fans also booed.

"I'm so mean. Why did you stay here to watch the tie-breaker? You should have left just now without looking back!"

"What's going on in this tiebreaker?"

"You might as well have been broken by Chen Ran in the 12th game and lose the game 7-5 to look more decent."

"The tiebreaker in the Grand Slam final was beaten 7-0!"

"Andre, you'd better retire!"

As the tie-break in the third set came to an end, Chen Ran aspired to win the US Open championship for the second time, and the new king was officially crowned!

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(End of this chapter)