Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 630: Give them a taste of their own medicine! (4K)

"Americans, do you really want to play like this?"

Chen Ran was not polite and would not indulge the other party.

In fact, when Federer dominated the tennis world in the past, Americans did not use the women's track as an excuse.

But when Djokovic surpassed Federer in the number of Grand Slam titles, the American brought out Serena Williams.

You really can't expect American journalists to know how to write the word "shame".

This time, it seems that they are also unwilling to let Chen Ran become the number one.

But at this moment, many American fans couldn't stand it anymore and called these American media shameless.

Even Roddick himself angrily denounced: These idiots, their brains are full of shit!
In fact, American sports journalists have always been the world leaders in making things difficult for foreign athletes.

In comparison, Chinese reporters are much more cowardly. Apart from spreading gossip, they also make things difficult for their own athletes. Don't expect this bunch of trash to be exported.

"Are you really going to bring up Serena Williams?" At the press conference, Chen Ran had a faint smile on his face.

The American had no doubts and nodded firmly.

"In fact, ATP does not have gender groups, and WTA is limited to female players." Chen Ran explained it to the American, but he didn't know whether the other party knew about this rule.

Sure enough, when these words were spoken, the American reporters were stunned.

"Is this happening?"

Although he asked in a rhetorical tone, he completely believed it in his heart.

Because ATP does not have gender restrictions, male players are not afraid of female players taking their jobs away from them.

In fact, many American journalists are not proficient in their professional skills, but they are first-rate in their ability to make things happen.

Fortunately, tennis is an individual sport and has great commercial value.

If it were swimming, especially in the context of competition between China and the United States, who knows what kind of trouble these Americans could come up with.

"Okay, even if what you said makes sense, the ATP and WTA are equal competitors. But according to your logic, Mr. Pete Sampras can never be considered the number one in professional tennis."

"Why?" the American reporter asked instinctively.

"Since you want to join the women's track, Ms. Graf has 22 Grand Slams, doesn't she?" Chen Ran smiled slightly and used "Graf" as a shield.

"This……"

The American reporter was suddenly speechless.

What is a boomerang? This is a boomerang!

If you bring up Serena Williams, Chen Ran will bring up Graf.

Not long ago, you were trying to deprive Graf's husband Agassi of his Grand Slam title, and now you're using Graf as a shield. This is simply murder and heartbreak.

But no matter how shameless the American journalists are, they cannot just bring up Serena Williams and then turn around and deny Graf's achievements.

Otherwise, I will become a laughing stock of the whole world.

“That doesn’t seem right…”

Chen Ran changed the subject and continued, "In fact, Ms. Graf is not the first. Since we only count the number of Grand Slams, why should we care whether this Grand Slam is in the Open Era?"

"A Grand Slam is a Grand Slam. It doesn't matter whether it's the Open Era or not."

The American reporter said uncertainly: "You mean..."

Chen Ran's words actually exceeded his knowledge reserves.

He didn't know much about the Grand Slam tournaments before the Open Era.

In fact, Chen Ran didn't know much about tennis before the Open era.

But when Djokovic's number of Grand Slam titles reached 23, those shameless Western journalists began to do some archaeological research.

They kept looking through the information and finally pulled out an ancient great figure who was very unfamiliar to many sports fans, that is, Ms. Margaret Smith Court from Australia.

This lady has 24 Grand Slam titles, but it seems that more than a dozen of them were won in the non-open tournament era.

Of course, the Western media also insisted that a Grand Slam champion in the non-open tournament era is still a Grand Slam champion.

24 is greater than 23!

Djokovic, you are not the number one in history yet.

Ms. Court must also thank Djokovic for putting her name on the radar of many sports fans in the 21st century.

Otherwise, she will just lie in the dust of history.

Finally, when Djokovic accumulated 24 Grand Slams, the picky European and American media finally acknowledged that Djokovic was the number one in history.

With 24 Grand Slams each, of course men have more than women.

Even the most critical journalist cannot deny this.

Having experienced what Djokovic had experienced in his previous life, Chen Ran’s idea was much simpler and more brutal: I know you want to do this, so let’s just do it in one step.

What Graf?

Chen Ran directly brought out Court, making it impossible for Western reporters to resist.

Boy, you are so cruel!

You can actually play it like this!
We use Serena Williams just to suppress your arrogance.

You are so good, you just kill 1000 enemies and lose 800 of your own, right?

"Ms. Court is the number one in history, Ms. Graf is the number two in history, and Mr. Sampras is the number three in history. That's enough, right?" Chen Ran talked freely.

Of course, anyone with a discerning eye knows that Sampras's so-called third place in history is only temporary.

He may be surpassed by Chen Ran and Xiao Wei at any time.

However, Sampras just went from being the number one player in history to being the third in history in an instant, and was overtaken by two women.

I don’t know how I would feel after knowing this.

Maybe he would also, like Roddick, denounce journalists from his own country for making trouble for no reason.

……

However, the American media is truly shameless and an expert at confusing right and wrong.

They listed exaggerated headlines immediately after the press conference.

"Chen Ran personally admitted that Court is the number one tennis player and Graf is the number two!"

"If Chen Ran wants to become the number one tennis player, he must surpass Court's 24 Grand Slam titles!"

In short, similar headlines made headlines in the sports sections of media across the United States.

At this moment, tennis all over the world, including China, is in a state of confusion.

You Americans were already shameless in bringing out Serena Williams, a female player from a different track, in the beginning, so why is Graf included now?

Also, who can tell me who this Court is?

At this moment, Ms. Court, who is far away in Australia, is already in her 60s.

She thought that tennis fans all over the world had forgotten her, and people would only occasionally remember her when she played on Court No. 2, which was named after her, during the Australian Open every year.

But because of Chen Ran's words, Court got angry.

She inexplicably became the first person in tennis history.

To be honest, Court herself has never thought about competing with Sampras for the number one player in history, and she has not even thought about competing with Graf for the number one female tennis player.

After all, all of Graf's Grand Slam titles were won in the Open Era, and even Court herself believes that her Grand Slam titles are not valuable enough.

But Chen Ran's words, "A Grand Slam is a Grand Slam, it doesn't matter whether it's an open tournament or a non-open tournament, Ms. Court is the first person in history," directly confused some Western reporters.

This seems to be the truth and cannot be refuted.

After all, people often say "100 years of Australian Open", "100 years of US Open", "100 years of French Open", and "100 years of Wimbledon" to admire and praise the history of tennis Grand Slam events, which is even longer than the Olympics.

Since the century-long history of the Grand Slam is so important, we cannot ignore the champions from the non-open tournament era.

To deny the champions of this period is not the same as denying the history of the Grand Slam, right?

Just be direct and don't talk about open or non-open tournaments. The champion is the champion and the number of champions should be counted.

This is simple and straightforward, and no one has any objections.

"We can't deny the history of the non-open tournament era, so why not count it?" Chen Ran emphasized, "If we have to count it, then we have to count it."

Since you guys want to play, I'll do it in one step.

Suddenly, the American reporter was speechless and also knew the other party's intention.

Chen Ran did this deliberately to fight back.

Moreover, this counterattack was well-reasoned and they were unable to refute it.

Since we're going to talk nonsense, let's see who can talk nonsense better.

In fact, the person most affected by this is Sampras, and his historical status is likely to decline inexplicably.

The US Open final was between Chen Ran and Roddick.

However, compared with Chen Ran's semi-final, this final seemed calm and without suspense.

6比3，6比4，6比4！

In the three-set match, Chen Ran broke the serve exactly once in each set and easily held all his serve games.

Roddick's serve was slightly inferior to Isner's not long ago.

He didn't put all his energy on serving, and was also thinking about putting some pressure on Chen Ran's serve.

This will reduce the quality of Roddick's serve as well.

It was not difficult for Chen Ran to break the serve.

Compared with the semi-finals, the score difference between 3-0 and 3-1 is not that big.

But only Chen Ran knew that the pressure he faced against Roddick was completely incomparable to that against Djokovic.

Of course, the five-set battle between Roddick and Federer in the semi-finals also greatly consumed his energy and physical strength, making it impossible for him to perform at his best in the final.

Just like the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves, Chen Ran easily won this year's US Open championship.

The annual Grand Slam achievement has been achieved!

14 Grand Slams, and an annual Grand Slam, plus that Olympic gold medal.

With such an achievement, at least in the professional tennis world, no one would deny that Chen Ran is the number one in history.

Even Sampras himself admitted with a complicated expression that Chen Ran had surpassed him.

In fact, he was still shouting in his heart: These stupid reporters should stop messing with me.

However, in the post-match interview, the vindictive Chen Ran deliberately said meaningfully: "I am currently the third person in history, and there are Graf and Ms. Court ahead of me."

"Behind me is Serena Williams, who has 13 Grand Slams, so I am only the third in history temporarily, and the pressure is still huge."

“……”Sampras in the stands was speechless after hearing this.

What is this?
If you really compare the independent track of women's tennis, the one who suffers the most is Sampras.

Originally, he was the second best player in history.

Now that I’m doing this, I’ve suddenly become the fourth one.

Given Serena Williams' current form, it is highly likely that she will win two more Grand Slams.

Then I will soon become the fifth.

"Andy is right, these reporters are idiots!"

At this moment, Sampras finally began to agree with Roddick's words, whereas before he had always looked down on him.

The cameraman also pointed the camera at Sampras.

At this moment, the more excited Chen Ran was chatting with the American host on the scene, the more serious Sampras's expression became.

"No, I am the third person, and it's only temporary."

"No. 1? No. No. No. I'm far from being the No. 1. I have great respect for Ms. Graf and Ms. Court!"

“They are what I strive for.”

After winning his 14th Grand Slam, Chen Ran seemed to have become more humble than ever.

In short, at this stage, he doesn't need to emphasize that he is the number one person in history, and there will naturally be countless people to endorse him.

For example, his defeated opponent Roddick.

Roddick often said that if Chen Ran and I were not in the same era, I would definitely have more Grand Slams.

People have no way to verify it, so naturally they cannot refute his words.

"I'm still not used to such modesty." The American host touched his forehead, sweat pouring down.

But this pit was dug by the American media.

You have to jump into the hole you dug yourself, even if you cry.

Chen Ran accepted the American media's statement and openly admitted that he was not the "first person".

But this actually allowed the whole world to see Chen Ran's broad mind.

In this confrontation, the American media lost completely and Chen Ran won completely.

"So now, and for a long time to come, you will compete with Serena Williams for the title of the number one active tennis player, right?" When the American host asked this question, he felt a burning pain on his face.

But these guys are so thick-skinned that they know this question is ridiculous, but they still raise it.

At this point, even the American audience at the scene couldn't bear to watch it anymore.

What is there to compete between men's and women's tennis?
We can't afford to lose face.

Chen Ran smiled and glanced at the other party. Then he said, "Yes, it's a competition between me and Serena. She is a great player. This kind of competition is very interesting. It seems that it has never appeared in history, right?"

“……”The American host really wanted to dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it.

It was obvious that Chen Ran had something else in mind, and his words were full of sarcasm.

He didn't even know how the interview ended. In short, it was the most torturous championship interview in history.

At this time, some reporters also interviewed Serena Williams.

She was also a little puzzled. How come she was suddenly competing with Chen Ran for the top spot in active tennis?

You have to know that your true strength is not enough to beat players outside the ATP ranking of 500.

"Do you usually keep in touch with Chen Ran privately?" a reporter asked.

"I have his number." Xiao Wei said helplessly, "I tried to contact him several times, but every time he said he was on the phone."

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(End of this chapter)