Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 55 Don’t always want to make big news
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Won!

Although there were some challenges, they were all resolved with relative ease in the end.

Chen Ran took a deep breath.

Frankly speaking, the comprehensive skills of this old Russian guy are not as good as those of Taiwan's Lu Yanxun, but his advantages are also obvious, and he is an extremely powerful serving machine.

If Scherff had Lu Yanxun's technical ability, perhaps today's game would be extremely difficult.

Of course, if this assumption is true, Scherff will have a higher world ranking and may not participate in this challenge.

A real first win in the professional arena!

The victory in the first ATP match, although the Challenger League is only a second-level professional event, is of great significance to Chen Ran.

Starting today, he has truly entered the threshold of a professional tennis player.

This victory brought Chen Ran $800 and 8 ATP points, with a total of 61 points and an immediate ranking of 557th.

After the game, Chen Ran wanted to leave directly with the tennis bag, but was unexpectedly stopped.

It turns out that in competitions at this level of the ATP Challenger League, the winning players need to be interviewed by media reporters.

As a Chinese, Chen Ran won the No. 8 seed in the tournament and received the focus of reporters.

The reporter interviewed was named Liu Tong. He was a man in his 30s from Shanghai Sports TV Station. He had been covering tennis for some time.

Today is the first day of the competition. He originally came to the arena with the mentality of just hanging around, but he discovered a piece of news that was not big or small.

A 16-year-old Chinese player actually eliminated the Russian player Scherv, the 8th seed in the tournament.

It was not a big news. Liu Tong checked Chen Ran's news again and found that this guy had also won two ITF Hope Championships.

"Hello, Chen Ran."

"Hello……"

"First of all, congratulations on your first professional victory! What do you want to say about today's game?"

"It feels wonderful to be able to participate in a professional tennis match..." Chen Ran wiped the sweat on his cheeks with the back of his hand as he spoke, "The opponent is very strong and has unparalleled serving skills. I am very lucky to win this match. "

Liu Tong was stunned and called him a good guy.

Chen Ran first praised his opponent vigorously, which was equivalent to talking about his power in a roundabout way.

He seems different from some Chinese athletes in the past?
"Next question, how many years have you been learning tennis?"

"This is the fifth year."

Chen Ran obviously added the four years of college in his previous life.

Reporter Liu Tong then asked: "I just checked your information. You are from Dongzhou City, East Zhejiang Province. You just entered high school this year."

"Yes, I am only a freshman in high school this year, but I will have very little time to go to school in the future."

"There is another question. Judging from the information I have obtained, you should be a self-employed person who hires a personal trainer at your own expense, rather than an athlete within the system who has been training in a professional team since childhood."

Regarding this issue, Chen Ran felt that it was better to just stop there and was unwilling to say more.

"I have a personal coach, but he doesn't want to be disturbed, and he lives overseas all year round, so I can't reveal too much. Indeed, I have never trained with the provincial team in Eastern Zhejiang Province."

The reporter's eyes flashed and he asked: "Tennis is a highly professional sport. You don't want to join the provincial team because you don't want to have any disputes with them in the future, right?"

"After all, the example of Yao Ming is vivid in my mind." Magic City is Yao Ming's hometown. In order to go to the Houston Rockets, Yao Ming had a very unhappy relationship with his home team. This is not a secret in Magic City.

A potential new star in tennis, if he had something shocking to say, this would be the headline!
This young man is only 16 years old, and he certainly doesn't have much money.

The reporter decided to set up a trap to lure the other party into saying what he wanted.

Chen Ran glanced at the reporter casually and couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

Damn, your desire to cause trouble is written all over your face.

No wonder there was an Internet celebrity named Zhang Xuefeng in my previous life who strongly advised high school seniors not to apply for the journalism major. I’m honest.

Look at these reporters, they always want to make you a big news to gain attention.

Chen Ran smiled gracefully: "I don't know what you mean by outside the system and within the system. I'm just a kid who likes tennis, and I hope that one day I can stand on the world stage and rectify the name of our Chinese tennis."

"and also……"

He changed the subject, with a cunning look in his eyes: "The leaders of the province approached me, and I agreed to participate in the National Games to bring glory to my hometown; the vice chairman of the Chinese Tennis Association also approached me. I also agreed to his invitation. , entering the talent pool of China Tennis."

The reporter got an unexpected answer and couldn't help but stretch his neck, showing surprise.

That's it?

God, this is not the answer I want.

"Really, if you don't believe me, you can ask!"

"My dream is to represent China at the 2008 Yanjing Olympics."

You are a stupid reporter, you want to dig a hole for me, right? You are still young!
Chen Ran faced the camera and had another sense of humor: "If I didn't play tennis, I should be taking classes in a high school classroom now. I'm a naughty and naughty person who can't sit still. I think it's better to play tennis." .”

When the reporter from Shanghai Sports Station was still in a daze, Chen Ran decisively waved goodbye to him.

After the reporter came to his senses, he could only say to the camera: "Dear viewers, this game is very exciting. Our young player Chen Ran defeated the No. 8 seed and entered the top [-]. We hope that he can Go further in this tournament.”

Chen Ran was about to walk into the tunnel to leave the field, but there were several caddies aged thirteen or fourteen who enthusiastically held rackets and tennis balls, and also prepared black pens, hoping that Chen Ran could sign their autographs.

Starting from the ATP Challenger League, there will be a dedicated caddy responsible for picking up the ball, while in the ITF Hope Tournament, the players themselves will pick up the ball.

When Chen Ran saw this scene, he was also absent-minded for a while.

Is this a star?

This is the first time in this life that someone has asked me for an autograph.

Chen Ran took the black pen and signed his name like a flying phoenix.

The caddies jumped up and down with signed tennis balls and rackets, and left happily.

At this moment, some people in the audience were shouting their names, and others were clapping their hands vigorously. Chen Ran also extended his hand to signal with them.

After all, I just cheered myself hard, even if these tickets were all for free.

"Can I no longer keep a low profile from now on?"

After Chen Ran saw each other again one by one, the figures gradually disappeared into the corridor.

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(End of this chapter)