Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 585 The only golden grand slam!

At this moment, Chen Ran has returned to China.

After the US Open, he continued to make headlines in major media in various ways.

He is worthy of being the number one in tennis and a top-level figure.

Especially the resourceful Chinese fans, they even dug up the scene where Agassi fleeced the Magic City.

In the 2001 Heineken Open, he received a $100 million appearance fee, but lost to a qualifier in the first round and walked away with the money.

What's even more shameless is that in the second year, this guy took the initiative to express that he still wanted to come to China's Magic City to participate in the Heineken Open, hoping to make up for last year's regrets, win the championship, and give back to the Chinese fans. Of course, not a penny less in appearance fee.

Although the Chinese side always gives people the impression that they are stupid and have a lot of money, and there is also the phenomenon that outsiders are better at chanting sutras, the organizing committee of Shanghai would not be stupid enough to jump into the same pit twice, and decisively rejected Agassi's request.

This bald guy really thinks money is so easy to make.

After netizens who support Chen Ran dug this out, they regarded it as evidence that Agassi is a very bad person.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Agassi contains so many jaw-dropping and world-shattering words in his autobiography.

Then netizens continued to dig deeper and found that Agassi’s wife Graf also had some dark spots.

After Seles' assassination, the biggest beneficiary was Graf.

But when Seles returned, Graf thought that Seles should not be given extra care and should be allowed to start from the qualifying round.

How shameless is it to say such a thing?
As expected, two kinds of people can sleep in the same bed together. This couple is a pair of snakes and rats.

Severe punishment, must be severe punishment!
Public opinion has begun to ferment, and tennis fans around the world have also begun to surge.

More importantly, Agassi may have taken drugs when he was writing his autobiography. In addition to mocking Chen Ran and Roddick, he also made various sarcastic remarks about his old rival Sampras, and also mocked Chang Depei's beliefs.

Like future Chinese NBA star Jeremy Lin, Michael Chang calls himself a sincere Christian.

This is probably why Chinese Americans actively believe in Christianity in order to integrate into American society. They are very sincere and even fanatical, talking about God all the time with a flattering look.

Agassi couldn't stand Zhang Depei's "God" look, so he once sarcastically said: "You said that when you win the game, God is on your side? But what about when you lose the game, God abandons you?"
Although Chen Ran was also very arrogant, when he was competing with his opponents, although the opponents would often say that they hoped for God's blessing, they still lost the game in the end.

However, Chen Ran would only jokingly say, maybe I have defeated God this time.

He would not directly mock his opponent's beliefs like Agassi.

As for what those Chinese Americans still believe in, that is their own business and he doesn't care at all.

Then there is Sampras. The 14-time Grand Slam winner even mocked Agassi in his autobiography as being as dumb as a parrot.

In short, Agassi did talk big in this autobiography, and he felt great about it, but he was also alienated by his friends and relatives.

No one spoke for him.

The two good guys, Michael Chang and Pete Sampras, were originally prepared to stay out of the matter.

But since the other party actually satirized them in such a way in their autobiography, they had no choice but to come out and make a statement: they must maintain the purity and fairness of tennis.

……

After the US Open, it will be the Chinese season.

During this short period of time, the ATP was extremely busy because of Agassi.

Chen Ran and Safin teamed up to criticize, and then other famous players, active or retired, followed suit. Then major media and fans began to hype it up, and it even escalated to the development and survival of tennis.

They held a number of meetings on this.

Especially in the upcoming China season, that is Chen Ran’s home court, and he is the leader of this wave of public opinion storm. It is conceivable that too many media will revolve around this topic.

It must be taken seriously.

The question now is what kind of punishment the ATP should give Agassi, which can also serve as a warning to future generations.

Agassi is not the first, nor will he be the last, tennis player to release his own autobiography.

Everybody's watching!
If Agassi does not receive any punishment, will other tennis stars also follow suit and become crazy when they publish their autobiographies in the future?

After all, that guy even ridiculed the ATP.

You are such a heartless guy. I took so much care of you, a stinky bald guy, back then.

The ATP was actually very angry too. That guy was really ungrateful and still embarrassed them after retiring.

As for Chen Ran...

At least they are aboveboard, and are currently the ATP's top brand.

Also because of him, the importance of the Chinese season has continued to increase in recent years, and it can almost be compared with the North American season and the European season.

I believe that one day, the Chinese season will become one of the three major teams.

Chen Ran's words were a bit harsh and his tone was a bit angry, but there was nothing wrong with what he said.

At least the other party never does such outrageous things.

No matter how crazy he is, there is absolutely no problem with his morals.

At this moment, ATP also stood on the side of Chen Ran and a group of tennis stars behind him without hesitation.

……

Half a month passed in a flash, and the Chinese season began.

Since 2006, the Chinese season has been held in a gradual and orderly manner, gradually entering a climax stage. For example, whether it is WTA or ATP events, they have gradually progressed from low-level events to high-level events, which can be said to be more and more standardized.

The first to start was the 125K Challenge at each station, which was attended by players with lower rankings, including the younger generation of Chinese players and foreign players.

After the 125K Challenge, it is the 250 Tour.

Chen Ran has promised that he will choose to participate in one of the 250 tours held in the country every year.

Last year, he participated in the Ningjiang 250 race.

This year, Chen Ran chose the latter in the Chengdu 250 race and the Zhuhai 250 race.

reason?

Although Zhuhai is certainly not as prosperous as a quasi-first-tier city like Chengdu, Chen Ran couldn't help but feel a chill in his anus when he thought of the various rumors about Chengdu in his previous life. I am a straight man, so I'd better stay away from Chengdu!
Just thinking about it would give me goosebumps if there were a group of guys dressed up in fancy clothes cheering me on.

According to the contract, this year is the third year for the Zhuhai 250 race, and after the contract expires next year, it will be taken over by Hangzhou.

That means Chen Ran will alternate between the China Open 500, Ningjiang 250, and Hangzhou 250 in the future.

As for Chengdu, you just have to endure the hardship, because that special hobby is well-known.

What's more, the Shenzhen Masters will be held after the Zhuhai 250 Tournament. Since it is also in Guangdong Province, it will be convenient for Chen Ran to prepare for it.

Similarly, the Shenzhen Masters is also the climax of the Chinese season.

As for the WTA Tour, it's a bit the opposite.

The WTA event at China Open, known as the top Super 1000 tournament second only to the Grand Slam, has a total of 96 draws.

This also means that the ATP events and WTA events at the China Open are completely separated in time.

The China Open ATP500 tournament will be held first, and after the men's competition of the China Open is over, the women's competition will be held.

In terms of prize money, due to the different levels of the tournaments, the champion prize money for the women's tournament is much higher than that for the men's tournament, and it has almost attracted a lineup comparable to that of a Grand Slam tournament.

Of course, because of Chen Ran, even in today's star-studded WTA tennis arena, Ivanovic is undoubtedly the most popular female player among the Chinese media.

Her popularity ranks among the top along with local star Zheng Jie and Russian beauty Maria Sharapova, and they are considered the three horses running neck and neck.

In short, during this month, the world's top male and female tennis players will gather in China.

“I want to win the championship!”

"Because Chen Ran will not participate in this event!"

Djokovic, who just arrived in Yanjing, once again showed his humorous side.

"As long as this guy doesn't participate in the competition, my confidence in winning the championship will be doubled. It must be a wonderful thing to win the championship in the capital of Chen Ran's motherland." Djokovic seemed to lack confidence.

He didn't know that in his previous life, he had accomplished the feat of winning the net six times.

He participated in six competitions and won all of them, maintaining an impressive record of 29 wins, and in one game his opponent retired.

"Damn it, that kid is looking for a fight again!"

Chen Ran saw Djokovic's speech and cursed inwardly.

It would have been fine if that guy didn't speak, but as soon as he spoke, Chen Ran was reminded of the past.

Will you remain undefeated at the China Open?
Just wait, kid. I will come and break your golden body next year.

……

The first race day of the Zhuhai 250 race is also the first race day of the entire China season.

The ATP finally issued an official announcement.

Through consultation, questioning, and the time clues given by Agassi in his autobiography, they determined that Agassi began taking drugs in 1999.

That year, Agassi won the French Open, the US Open, and the Paris Masters.

The ATP decided to cancel those three championships.

When this result came out, the world was shocked.

Many media also praised that the ATP finally took tough measures and saved the sport of tennis.

In fact, the reason why ATP dares to do this is mainly because it has a mass base.

Not only Chen Ran supports him, but many active and retired famous generals also support him to do so.

Sampras, Michael Chang and Andy Roddick, all Americans, stood on Chen Ran's side. They were all fed up with Agassi.

As a result, even the American media had to stand against Agassi, after all, they also needed to choose a side.

This penalty result caused cheers from the entire professional men's tennis world.

With such overwhelming support, it would be useless for Agassi to even raise objections.

Don't you like to be against the world?
This is what happens when you make enemies with the world!
Then someone soon discovered that Chen Ran was the biggest beneficiary of this punishment incident.

Agassi only had one French Open, and after it was cancelled, Chen Ran became the only Grand Slam winner.

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(End of this chapter)