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Chapter 621 Murray becomes a Scottish farmer again (completed 6K today)

"I suggest that the British royal family simply issue a public announcement."

"You can give a knighthood to any English player who can beat me at Wimbledon."

"I think it's not impossible to sell these titles wholesale."

"We Chinese have a saying: A big reward will always bring out brave men!"

"I think this will work!"

"Well...if 007 is really as omnipotent as in Hollywood movies, he can also come to Wimbledon and beat me with tennis."

Chen Ran continued to tease without hesitation, and his remarks were full of wit.

These words also made the reporters from The Sun very excited.

As expected of Chen Ran, every year at the Wimbledon Championships, he can create some news that makes them excited.

They no longer have to worry about newspaper sales and are simply overjoyed.

Even for The Sun, what they dreamed of most was to have some stories happen between their Page 3 girl and Chen Ran. This would definitely be news that would shock the world.

Even more popular than the Beckham scandal three years ago.

Of course, these paparazzi also knew that Chen Ran would definitely not give them this opportunity.

This Chinese man is actually very cautious and very cunning.

Alas, it’s just that our Murray is too naive and I feel like he will be fooled by him.

But for The Sun's reporters, this doesn't matter, as long as there is a topic, it's enough.

……

When the time quickly came to the end of the game, Chen Ran and Murray walked out of the player tunnel one after another, carrying tennis bags.

The boos were for Chen Ran, and the warm cheers were for Murray, but he had already gotten used to it.

Just like last year, the Queen of England clearly fell down by herself, but the British people booed her unreasonably.

But after the game, they applauded and cheered for Chen Ran's wonderful performance.

After all, people are so fickle.

But at this moment, Chen Ran's expression was calm and indifferent, while Murray's face became much more serious.

Indeed, Murray is now not only introverted, but also shy.

Originally, he wanted to greet Chen Ran in a friendly manner. After all, it was a very exciting thing to meet such a world number one in the semi-finals of Wimbledon.

Murray felt a little strange and a little disappointed by what Chen Ran said in the pre-match press conference.

"It turns out he doesn't want to be friends with me!"

So, he didn't bother going up to say hello.

When the two shook hands before the game, Chen Ran did not let go of the introverted young man and continued the psychological warfare.

"Andy..."

"Uh?"

"When I press this name, I always feel like I'm calling your opponent from the last round."

Murray heard this and smiled somewhat implicitly.

Both he and Roddick have the word "Andy" in their names.

"It seems like the whole audience is cheering for you." Chen Ran continued.

"No way..." Murray immediately shook his head, "There are quite a few of you who are fans of yours."

"Really?" Chen Ran smiled. "I have an idea. I want to make the entire Wimbledon Center Court my fans."

"any solution?"

"You should announce loudly right now that I am Scottish and have nothing to do with you English people. Haha, it's just a joke, don't take it seriously." Chen Ran laughed loudly, "Don't take it seriously."

“…” Murray was speechless and even stood there in a daze for a moment.

You've already said it, and you're smiling so happily, and you want me not to take it to heart?
You obviously want me to take it to heart, so you said that on purpose.

Murray was not stupid and guessed Chen Ran's intention.

He was a little dissatisfied: "With your strength and status, there is no need to make such a joke. And before the game, you also asked me to intern at The Sun."

Chen Ran smiled and said, "But from what I see, you seem to really want to intern at The Sun."

"You...get out!" Murray, who is a good guy, was also provoked by Chen Ran and became a little angry. "You want to go, right?"

Chen Ran shook his head and replied, "How is that possible? It was The Sun who wanted me to go. Okay, now that we've greeted each other, we should prepare for the game."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned and left, leaving only his back to the other person.

Murray is not good at speaking, and even though both of them communicated in English, he found that he could not beat Chen Ran.

"you……"

"Forget it, I'd better play the game seriously."

In fact, Chen Ran’s psychological warfare is nothing in the Premier League, he has seen a lot of it.

Murray would not reveal the conversation between the two today to British reporters.

Otherwise, the latter will only blame themselves for having poor psychological quality.

"Did Chen Ran also talk like this when he played against Federer and Nadal?" Murray wondered curiously, "He is not a gentleman at all, but why can he be so successful in this gentleman's sport?"

"God, what on earth do you mean?"

He looked around the stands again and saw the distinguished figures in the private rooms.

Although the Queen of England was not present in person, her eternal crown prince was there, and he brought his extremely ugly princess with him.

Title?

When he thought of this, Murray suddenly felt full of energy and strength.

Obtaining the title of knight was his lifelong goal.

If it can be accomplished by defeating Chen Ran, then it would be great. Although the chances are slim, it is worth a try.

After all, Murray also felt that the grass tennis court was his best chance to defeat Chen Ran.

However, half an hour later, a cruel fact, like a bucket of cold water, ruthlessly extinguished the fire of hope.

6 is better than 1!

In the first set, Murray was completely beaten by Chen Ran and had no power to resist.

He is worthy of being the new generation "King of Grass" after Sampras!
No, Chen Ran is even more terrifying than Sampras.

He was completely accustomed to the irregular bounce of tennis on grass, just as he was used to it on hard courts.

In addition, Chen Ran can also skillfully slide and save the ball on the grass, just like on the clay court, but the distance of his slide on the grass cannot be as long as on the clay court.

Murray was a little frustrated, but he was worthy of being a player who could compete with the Big Three in his previous life. He quickly calmed himself down and during the break, he kept thinking about the mistakes he made in the first set.

In the second set, he would never let his opponent win so easily.

Another hour passed...

Damn!

Murray climbed up from the grass somewhat embarrassedly and pounded the ground with his fists.

He was very angry.

Murray played pretty well in this set.

After all, he is a grass court talent, and he has made rapid progress in recent years.
After gradually calming down and regaining his form, Murray began to make Chen Ran feel tremendous pressure.

In this game, the two sides began to fight hard.

Murray also hit a series of shots with excellent placement and speed, tearing through Chen Ran's defense.

Soon, the scores of both sides rose alternately, and the game was tied at 6-6, entering a tie-break.

From being beaten 6-1 by Chen Ran in the first set to entering the tie-break in the second set, Murray also demonstrated his excellent ability to adjust on the spot.

At this moment, Murray has already reached his limit.

However, due to the very fast offensive and defensive rhythm of grass tennis and the small number of rounds, it is far less protracted than clay courts.

Even though the match went into a tiebreak, it only took one hour.

However, after entering the tiebreak, Chen Ran showed stronger psychological qualities and a more stable technical level.

For example, just now, Murray frequently used sliding steps, but this time he actually fell to the ground.

To be precise, the grass was slippery to begin with, and during the intense competition, the grass was trampled and became uneven.

This caused Murray to slide and fall to the ground.

However, what drove Murray crazy and even made him collapse was that Chen Ran used more sliding steps than himself, but he seemed quite steady and showed no signs of slipping.

God, isn't he Chinese?

Why is he more familiar with grass than I am, who has been playing tennis on grass since I was a child?

Murray was helpless, but there was nothing he could do.

Because of this slip, he was mini-broken by Chen Ran for the first time in this tie-break.

The score, which should have been 5 to 4, became 4 to 5.

In lawn tennis, it is even more difficult to break the serve than on clay courts.

Likewise, the same goes for mini breaks.

Chen Ran's two serves were still perfect.

An ace and a direct serve left Murray with no chance of breaking the serve.

In the end, Chen Ran won two points in a row and took the victory of the second set with 7 to 4.

2 is better than 0!

Chen Ran is already leading by two sets.

Murray felt somewhat desperate.

He even felt that the last game was his best performance ever on a grass court.

In 6 serving games, Chen Ran, the world's number one receiver, was not given any break point opportunities.

Yes, you read that right. Chen Ran didn't get a single break point in Murray's six service games in this set.

Murray's state was completely different from the first set.

But even so, Murray still couldn't win the game.

In the tie-break, he failed in a slide and was given a mini break by Chen Ran.

After that, he suffered a crushing defeat.

In the third game, is there still a chance?
However, the course of the match soon proved that the second set was his best.

In the third set, his condition began to fluctuate and became unstable.

Facing a grass court expert like Chen Ran, it would be very dangerous if your condition became unstable.

Break points began to appear frequently again and again.

In the end, Chen Ran successfully broke the serve in the fifth game and won the third set 6-4.

It has to be said that although Murray's strength has not yet reached its peak at the moment, he already has the ability to create trouble for Chen Ran.

He will be a strong rival in the future!
So this game was also a 3-0 sweep, but the process was much more difficult than the previous ones.

However, the British host at the scene was very disappointed and said directly: "This Scottish country bumpkin was swept away by Chen Ran again!"

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(End of this chapter)