Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 572 From then on, I played under tremendous pressure.

"So from now on, I will start playing under tremendous public pressure."

“I need to prove myself as the goat of this sport all the time!”

Even though only a small part of the plot of the tennis movie has been released so far, it has caused a huge public outcry today.

What if the entire plot was released?

In the scenario of this movie, Chen Ran will defeat all powerful villains in these three types of stadiums.

So, when Chen Ran first arrived in Cincinnati, the media's biggest concern surrounding him was not whether he could defend his title at this year's US Open, but the tennis movie that was being prepared.

Since everyone is paying so much attention to this movie, does it mean that the overseas box office of this movie will become very impressive in the future?

However, at this moment, Chen Ran did not answer the question directly, but said something meaningful.

"What I need is to focus on the game and then win more honors." Chen Ran replied very confidently.
The implication is obvious: only by striving for more honors can we fight back against the endless doubts.

In short, if the current top tennis players have any objections to the plot of this tennis movie, then they should use all their strength to stop Chen Ran.

So for a while, "blocking Chen Ran" has become the most popular word in the current tennis world.

This has never happened in the history of professional tennis.

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"Chen Ran's words basically mean that he is the GOAT, and the GOAT of the entire venue!"

"He obviously thinks there's nothing wrong with the plot of a tennis movie."

"From now on, he will become the real target of everyone's criticism and start playing under the pressure of everyone."

"But then again, Chen Ran has been in competition and pressure ever since he won the French Open for the first time and reached the world's No. 1 ranking. These don't seem to have much of an impact on him. He has been unstoppable."

For many foreign media, they will never miss these opportunities to sow discord and try every means to ignite the fighting spirit of other top players.

"To defeat Chen Ran, to defeat this tennis goat, has become everyone's goal."

So since the start of the Cincinnati Masters, Chen Ran found that he had indeed become the target that everyone wanted to attack.

This group of people even felt that defeating Chen Ran was as important as winning the championship.

However, don't forget that this is the North American season.

Of all the courts Chen Ran plays on, hard courts are his best, especially the fast hard courts in the North American season.

He is completely at ease and feels like a fish in water in this type of venue.

Those guys who were ambitious and wanted to challenge Chen Ran ended up coming with great momentum, but left dejected.

What's more, Chen Ran has been resting since Wimbledon, and his physical fitness has recovered to its best condition.

Since the Cincinnati Masters is not a super Masters like the "Sunshine Double", there are only 56 draws.

This means that top-seeded players like Chen Ran will start from the round of 32, and the match will be a best-of-three series.

As long as he is willing to play in his normal competitive state and not downgrade, it is unlikely that he will be upset due to carelessness.

Don't forget, since the French Open ended.

Chen Ran has started an extremely strong streak of 17 consecutive victories.

This good momentum naturally continued to the Cincinnati Masters.

Chen Ran was unstoppable all the way and made it into the finals without losing a single set.

In fact, in ATP, there are far more hard court masters than grass court masters.

But even so, no one could pose any threat to Chen Ran.

Especially in the semi-finals, Djokovic, who had just won the Rogers Cup not long ago, felt endless despair when facing Chen Ran. Two 6 to 3!

Although the score doesn't seem that big.

But he was broken in one game in one set and two games in another set. Djokovic himself didn't even get a single break point in the entire game.

How helpless this is.

After the game, Djokovic said bitterly in an interview with the media: "When I won the Toronto Masters not long ago, I thought that through my own efforts, I had narrowed the gap between me and Chen Ran."

"But it wasn't until I played against them that I realized how hopeless the game was and how it was an insurmountable gap."

"It seems I still have to work hard to get back to training."

Then another media asked Djokovic: "Novak, who can win the Grand Slam sooner, you or Ivanovic?"

So far, no Serbian player has won a Grand Slam title.

Djokovic showed his natural humor, shrugged his shoulders, and looked quite helpless: "I think it should be Ana, after all, she has the guidance of the world's number one player. As for me, even without Chen Ran, there are still too many mountains in front of me."

Indeed, whether it is Federer, Nadal, Wawrinka, Roddick and others, they are not very sure for Djokovic now.

Especially Roddick, his style of play suppressed Djokovic in the early stages from beginning to end.

Whether it is the previous life or this life, there is still not much difference.

But when Djokovic reached his peak, Roddick had already retired gloriously.

Therefore, Roddick is the only player who has an advantage over Djokovic in their previous head-to-head records.

"Besides..." Djokovic smiled meaningfully, "You all know the rumors in the tennis world. That guy is now a delicacy in the eyes of female players."

"Ana is the biggest beneficiary."

You actually dared to tease me. It seems that I didn’t hit you hard enough.

After hearing Djokovic's remarks, Chen Ran was so angry that he started cursing.

But for now, he can only vent his anger on the finals.

Now in the eyes of everyone, Roddick, the current top tennis player in the United States, is Chen Ran’s second manservant.

The number one manservant is naturally Federer.

At present, the only one who can get rid of the title of butler is Nadal. After all, this guy has some victories over Chen Ran on clay courts, especially defeating Chen Ran in the French Open final.

In the final of the Cincinnati Masters Cup, Chen Ran's opponent was his number two butler.

What made Roddick speechless was that even though he was playing at home, all the American fans in the stadium seemed to be cheering for Chen Ran.

Obviously, the name of "male servant" has been deeply rooted in people's hearts. Even optimistic American fans have given up hope that Roddick can defeat Chen Ran.

Damn!

These guys have elbows that are bent outward.

"Facing Chen Ran, you even lost your most proud serving advantage. What's the point of playing?"

Many American fans expressed their ridicule.

Sure enough, the progress of the game did not go beyond everyone's expectations.

Two 6 to 1, this is the score of the Cincinnati Masters.

Chen Ran easily won his 15th Masters title.

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(End of this chapter)