Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 518 Agassi is retiring!

"I am seven, and so are you!"

"My Grand Slam championship covers four majors, and your Grand Slam championship also covers four majors."

"I have an Olympic gold medal and you have an Olympic gold medal!"

"But the record between us is that I win them all!"

"I won from the age of 17 to 19, and you lost from the age of 33 to 35!"

"So who is the real number one in tennis today? Everyone should have an answer in their mind."

Chen Ran understood that from now on he was truly the number one active player.

In addition, after winning the US Open, Chen Ran completed the unprecedented Triple Crown of the North American season!
From the Toronto Masters to the Cincinnati Masters to the U.S. Open.

The three heavyweight championships in the North American season were all won by Chen Ran.

In terms of points, Chen Ran is already far ahead.

He has even locked in the year-end No. 9 ranking in advance, even if he does not participate in any competition this year after September.

This also means that Chen Ran’s number of weeks as the world’s number one will exceed 120 weeks, far exceeding Agassi’s 101 weeks, making him the current number one.

In addition to the same number of Grand Slams, Chen Ran's data has completely surrounded Agassi.

When Chen Ran was already standing next to the net, Agassi was still with his hands on his hips, looking up at the sky in a daze.

It seemed that he could not quickly recover from the disappointment of being swept 0-7 in the tiebreaker.

After a while, Agassi came to his senses after being reminded by the on-site host. Then he had to walk to the net and shook hands with Chen Ran very perfunctorily.

There wasn't even a brief greeting between the two.

Chen Ran didn't care about it, he was the final winner anyway.

He walked around the venue, applauding and thanking the audience.

Chen Ran obviously knew how to kill people and kill people. He deliberately walked up to Agassi's supporters and stayed for a while.

Sure enough, the beautiful Chinese fans, who had always been strong-willed, turned against them.

They were obviously disappointed with Agassi's performance. They all stood up to applaud Chen Ran and even praised each other in English.

"Chen, you are truly the number one in the world!"

"Agassi is far behind you!"

"I believe that even Agassi when he was young was definitely no match for you!"

Chen Ran: "..."

Although what everyone said is true, these words are really harsh. You can see Agassi's face darkening.

"Damn it, why did the loser in the final stay to receive the award and even have to speak? Isn't this a naked humiliation?" Agassi cursed in his heart.

In an instant, a crazy idea emerged from his mind.

After Chen Ran finished the show, he was interviewed by the host.

Who doesn't know how to talk about scenes?
"Andre is a great player who undoubtedly represents an era in tennis."

"He can still be in such good competitive shape at the age of 35, which shows that Andre must be a very self-disciplined player in private."

"When I am 35 years old? If I can be in the same state as he was when he was 30 years old when I am 35 years old, it will be a very happy thing."

Chen Ran was talking eloquently, while Agassi had a complicated expression on the side.

The host also began to speak in conjunction with the scene: "Yes, I also think this final is of great significance. Two giant players who dominated their respective eras conducted a handover of power."

"For Andre, he was able to defeat all the good players along the way and entering the finals is something to be proud of." Wow~
The entire audience also applauded cooperatively, and Agassi had to cope with it cooperatively, showing some awkward smiles from time to time.

But what is even more embarrassing is the live host, because he always makes some suggestions that make people laugh or cry.

"Chen...what do you want to say to Andre?"

"..."

After Chen Ran heard this, he glanced at Agassi, who also scratched his scalp in embarrassment.

In fact, the current relationship between the two is not harmonious.

It is not only the competition for the number one player in active service, but more importantly, Chen Ran often speaks for the lower-level players, which is often compared with Agassi by the media and fans.

As a result, under the strong comparison, it was found that the gap was really too big.

Compared with Chen Ran's sense of responsibility, Agassi is like a selfish clown.

What's more, with the efforts of the new generation of players headed by Chen Ran, the treatment of tennis players has indeed improved.

Therefore, Chen Ran's reputation is completely overwhelming to Agassi's, which makes the two of them even strangers.

"What should I say?"

Chen Ran held the championship trophy while his head turned rapidly.

After all, I am also in this circle, and I am in New York, USA. Even if I disagree with Agassi's behavior in my heart, I will not say some inappropriate words on the surface.

But Chen Ran wouldn't say too many flattering words. In short, he had to be careful not to make this guy feel too comfortable, but he also couldn't find any thorns.

"When I was a child, it was because of Sampras, Chang Depei and you that I understood and fell in love with tennis. I believe that many young people around the world who love tennis are like this."

"The charm of competitive sports is inheritance! I hope that in the future, many children around the world will fall in love with tennis because of me, Roger, Andy, and Rafael. Thank you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was thunderous applause.

The beautiful audience also gave warm cheers.

Even the host at the scene cheered.

Only Agassi looked like he was gritting his teeth, but had to force himself to smile and cooperate.

The relationship between me, Sampras, and Zhang Depei is very bad. Even those two guys often work together to yin and yang, but you have to mention those two guys.

What made him even more unhappy was that when Chen Ran mentioned the names of the three of them, he deliberately put himself last.

What's the meaning? Obviously only I am the Golden Slam, okay?
He also talks about the inheritance of competitive sports, which seems to imply that we old guys should withdraw from the stage as soon as possible.

Although Agassi did have this idea.

The record between him and Chen Ran is 8 games and 8 losses. Although Agassi really wants to win a game, as he gets older, he feels that the chance is really slim.

If we continue to play, the losing streak will probably break double digits.

This was something he had never imagined in his career.

What made Agassi even more crazy was that the silly host next to him also made a last-ditch attack.

"Indeed, Andre has no victory against you and has lost eight games in a row. This means that the change of the times has been completed."

"I am a fan of Andre, and I even hope that Andre and you will not encounter each other in the tour in the future, otherwise the losing streak will reach double digits."

The host thought his humorous words made Agassi break his guard.

So, when it was Agassi's turn to speak, he immediately stated that he was ready to retire.

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(End of this chapter)