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Chapter 620: The Queen of England spent a huge amount of money!

There are not many grass court masters in professional tennis.

However, if a British player wants to gain a foothold in professional tennis, he must be a master of grass courts.

Just as players from Spain, Italy, France, or South America grew up playing on clay courts, British players grew up playing on grass.

If they can't even be competitive on grass, forget it on other courses.

The long-standing Wimbledon Championships is the stage for British players to show their talents.

The 20-year-old Andy Murray is hailed as the rising superstar of British tennis, and this rising superstar finally lived up to expectations in this Wimbledon Championships, sweeping all the top players and reaching the semi-finals.

In the quarter-finals, Murray defeated another grass court master, one-time Wimbledon champion and two-time Wimbledon runner-up Roddick, in a five-set battle, which excited the whole of Britain.

In the semi-finals, Murray will face Chen Ran!

"Damn it, why put Murray and Chen Ran in the same half!"

"If they were in the same two halves, they could have met in the finals!"

At this time, the British media and fans began to realize the situation and complain about the draw by the organizing committee.

Little did they know that they had racked their brains to help Murray make the draw.

Almost sent Murray all the way into the Wimbledon quarterfinals.

But if you want to get into the semi-finals, you will most likely meet a top-seeded player no matter how the draw is done.

The Wimbledon organizing committee arranged a relatively weak Roddick. As for whether Murray can make it to the semi-finals, it all depends on fate.

As for who Murray will face in the semi-finals, how could the Wimbledon organizing committee at that time consider such a long-term issue?

Then Murray miraculously made it to the semi-finals, and these guys regretted it so much that they slapped their thighs in panic!

In hindsight, this is very British.

"Andy, you are the pride of us British people!"

"Come on! We must defeat Chen Ran!"

"It is said that Her Majesty the Queen has already made it known! As long as Andy defeats Chen Ran, Her Majesty the Queen will personally confer the title on him!"

"Yes, Murray doesn't need to win the championship. He only needs to beat Chen Ran at Wimbledon to get what countless people dream of."

"If you win this duel, you will be the Great British Star!"

When the news came out, public opinion throughout Britain was shocked.

The Sun, which always likes to make fun of things, also began to release news: According to internal information, Her Majesty the Queen is willing to pay a huge price to avenge last year's "kiss on the toes". She may be the person in the world who most hopes that Murray can defeat Chen Ran, even more than Murray's team members.

Regarding news about The Sun, everyone knows a pattern: all gossip is very reliable.

So this statement should be almost correct.

The Queen of England was obviously angry with Chen Ran, so she placed her hopes of revenge on Murray.

The English are not strong enough, so can they only rely on the Scots?

Murray was also shocked to hear the news.

This was actually his second time playing against Chen Ran. The last time, he had no power to resist at all, and was also swept by his opponent in three straight sets in a Grand Slam tournament.

This time, Murray felt that although he had made a lot of progress, facing Chen Ran who was in his prime, there was still little hope.

Of course, Murray did not expect that the Queen of England would be so generous as to be willing to promise him the title.

You have to know that you have to win at least one Wimbledon Championship or win an Olympic gold medal in men's singles for Britain to have a chance of getting a knighthood.

Currently, many of the biggest names in British sport are not knighted.

……

"The Queen of England is actually willing to give a knighthood? And the British royal family also agrees?"

Chen Ran was also very surprised when he learned about this.

Your Majesty, it was clearly you who slipped last time. I didn't hit you. It's just that due to some deep-rooted ideas, I didn't dare to help you up. Does that make you so jealous?
Although in his previous life, Murray was eventually granted a knighthood by the British royal family, this was based on the premise that he had won three Grand Slam titles and two Olympic gold medals in men's singles tennis.

However, as the most famous British athlete in the world, Beckham has never had the opportunity to be knighted.

After all, his national team's performance was only the quarterfinals of the European Cup and the World Cup, which was a long way from being knighted.

No matter how great your influence is, this is not real achievement. Why would the British royal family confer you a knighthood?

So after retiring, Beckham has been doing charity work like crazy, although he doesn't spend his own money.

Because doing charity may earn you a chance of becoming a knight.

Of course, Beckham still didn't get what he wanted in the end. He even cursed the hypocrisy of the British royal family in an email, which was exposed by The Sun.

From now on, Beckham will never be able to get the title of knight.

……

"Is this something to be proud of?" Chen Ran joked at the press conference before the semi-finals. "Just by defeating me, you can get the title. I wonder if I should lose to Andy Murray on purpose to make things better for him."

A group of British reporters were excited and immediately shouted: "That's great, you will definitely gain the lifelong friendship of our Murray and also gain a lot of British fans."

Do these narcissistic British guys take it seriously?

Chen Ran was not polite at all and replied directly: "Sorry, you know, I like to joke. In fact, I am not here to make friends, but to play a game."

"So I don't see myself becoming friends with Murray."

Murray's lifelong friendship? What's that worth?

Nadal is a bit arrogant and doesn't have the habit of talking bad about others behind their backs.

He did not reveal what Chen Ran said in private to the media.

Maybe that French Open final was too devastating for him.

It is even possible that Chen Ran's words made Nadal feel a sense of identification.

After all, he is also a giant-level player and has his own pride in his heart.

It's ok!
This time, I’ll say it myself!
Sorry, Sharapova!

I used your famous quote!

Chen Ran's words made the British reporters, who were full of expectations, suddenly freeze in place.

Even if you disagree, can't you be more tactful?

Don’t you know that those Chinese students who come to study in the UK are very eager to make friends with local British people?

How do you say that?

One year of English master's degree, a lifelong love for England!

"What do you mean I won't be friends with Murray?"

"Don't you know that Murray is an introverted boy? If you say that, it might affect his mentality."

How dare you speak so arrogantly and rudely!
Many British journalists expressed their dissatisfaction.

"I say...is this the first day you British reporters have gotten to know me? I have always been like this, why are you so surprised?" Chen Ran shrugged, expressing helplessly.

Yeah, he always is.

But those arrogant British people, perhaps after a period of time, subconsciously ignore this point, thinking that as a Chinese athlete, Chen Ran should be humble, polite and low-key.

It shouldn't be associated with arrogance.

But Chen Ran didn't give them any face at all.

In short, these British journalists are being whipped again and again.

"Also, you said Murray is introverted. It seems to be true. He is shy and not good at talking. But this is not what I should consider. But I can give you a suggestion..."

Chen Ran paused, then looked around and said, "I think he can go to your The Sun for an internship. He shouldn't be shy about that."

“……”A group of British reporters were speechless.

What is this suggestion?
Murray went to intern at The Sun and was immediately ripped off by those Page 3 girls?

Do you want to kill him?
This Chinese person is so cunning!

However, the reporter from The Sun cheered loudly: "Good idea! We welcome Murray to come for internship!"

Chen Ran winked proudly at the reporter from The Sun.

I studied journalism myself, so I'm very familiar with dealing with paparazzi like you.

In addition, this is indeed a psychological warfare by Chen Ran against Murray.

Andy, welcome to the top tier.

I know you are introverted and even a little shy.

But this bit of psychological warfare is nothing, you should be able to bear it.

If you can't even bear these, how are you going to face the poisonous mouth of Uncle Nadal and Djokovic's father in the future?

Their words are much harsher than mine!
In fact, Chen Ran has a good impression of Murray overall. This guy is relatively low-key, there is no negative news about him, and he is basically focused and diligent in playing basketball.

The reason why Murray was elevated to the status of the Big Four, which is obviously inconsistent with his achievements, is mainly due to his nationality advantage and the crazy support of British capital.

If Djokovic only had his achievements, how could he be called a giant?
Of course, none of this has anything to do with Murray himself.

In fact, Chen Ran likes Murray much more than Beckham. The latter is a hypocrite who is two-faced.

He never thought about having any interaction with this guy.

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(End of this chapter)