Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 643: 39-game winning streak ends, "Chen Fei Showdown" begins in advance

Because of what he just said, Chen Ran also remembered that when Roddick retired in his previous life, he was only 30 years old, but he looked quite haggard and his head was very bald.

Djokovic, at the same age, looked much younger than he does.

But when I think of the so-called swimming goat Phelps, who looked so terrible just a few years after his retirement, I naturally know what happened.

Chen Ran knew some things in his heart, but he deliberately didn't point them out.

As for whether Roddick could listen to him, he didn't know.

Anyway, this guy can't beat me even if he takes drugs.

After Chen Ran gave a brief interview to local reporters in Chinese, he left the stadium.

He needs to prepare for Game 3.

The schedule for the year-end finals was very tight. There was only one day between the third game and the second game, not even 24 hours.

The opponent in the third game was Djokovic, whom Chen Ran was very familiar with.

He knew very well that this game was the real test.

Since the French Open, Chen Ran has created a 39-game winning streak, winning three Grand Slams, two Masters tournaments, and a 3 tournament championship.

Among these matches, the toughest one Chen Ran won was the match against Djokovic in the US Open semi-finals.

Similarly, in the French Open semi-finals, it was also between Chen Ran and Djokovic, and that match was not easy to win.

Under his strong rule, the Serbs not only did not retreat, but showed a tremendous speed of progress.

"Every matchup with Novak is not easy."

Chen Ran knew this very well.

This guy is just like me, with no obvious weaknesses and can adapt to any court.

Even Djokovic's father started to say: "My son is improving very fast, and the gap between him and Chen Ran is narrowing. In the previous few encounters, he almost won."

After all, he is an expert and can see some clues.

In another group, Nadal's form was a bit sluggish. To be precise, the Spaniard has never been able to adapt to indoor hard court games, which is why he never won the year-end finals championship in his previous life.

So, this guy was forced to stop in the group stage, while the two Swiss players, Wawrinka and Federer, advanced together.

Now it depends on Group A, who will be the first? Chen Ran or Djokovic.

……

Three hours later, this difficult and tense confrontation came to an end.

Djokovic completed an epic comeback after three tie-breaks and losing the first set.

This was also the first time he defeated Chen Ran in a tour tournament.

After the game, Djokovic lay on the ground, clenched his fists, looked at the sky, and roared excitedly.

This posture seems to be the same as if he won the Grand Slam championship.

So far, Chen Ran is the only world TOP10 player that Djokovic has not defeated.

This time, he finally defeated all the top ten players in the world.

Especially defeating Chen Ran, which Djokovic considers to be the most important goal.

If he wants to achieve success in professional tennis, he must overcome this mountain.

This time, he finally did it.

On the other side, Chen Ran was also breathing heavily.

After three hours of fierce fighting, his body was a little tired.

The 39-game winning streak was ended, and he finally failed to break the 40-game winning streak.

"I hope this defeat can help Chen Ran put down his burden. In competitive sports, there has never been a general who always wins." In the live broadcast room, the CCTV host also spoke to comfort him, "This game was exciting enough, and it can even be said that there were no losers. It was a great and wonderful duel."

After the game, Djokovic won first place in the group, while Chen Ran was second, and both of them advanced together.

As for the much-anticipated "Chen-Fei Showdown", it was staged in the semi-finals in advance. When the two shook hands, Chen Ran also congratulated Djokovic generously.

The latter said with a hint of lingering regret: "Chen... you know, I don't know how I survived these three tiebreaks."

In these three games, Chen Ran had set points in each game, but only the first set point was realized.

In the second and third sets, although Chen Ran reached set point first, Djokovic still managed to save the game.

In this almost fierce confrontation, both sides almost forgot about time and immersed themselves in the confrontation.

But in the end, Chen Ran failed to seize the opportunity and was punished for losing the opportunity.

Both of them are the kings of Game 7s, and the more crucial the point, the higher their concentration.

"List……"

When Chen Ran was about to turn around and leave, Djokovic stopped him and said, "I know... your competitive state was not at its best in this match. You have won for a whole year, an incredible 39 consecutive wins."

Chen Ran laughed when he heard this: "Novak, if you lose, you lose. There is no such thing as good or bad form. This is not an excuse."

He waved to the audience and walked back to the locker room with his duffel bag.

In fact, in Chen Ran’s view, the so-called winning streak is just a symbol.

He doesn't care about this.

This is the year-end finals, and even if you lose a game, you will not be eliminated.

He needs to learn a lesson from this game.

Djokovic's growth rate is really amazing, especially since this guy has been studying himself and constantly correcting his playing style.

This guy is truly a genius.

I hope we can play again in the final.

……

"Damn it, what's going on!"

On the other hand, Federer, who was waiting for the result of the game, was also shocked when he learned that Djokovic won.

Chen Ran played at home, and amid the cheers of the audience, he actually lost to his own male servant.

After all, Chen Ran has never lost to Djokovic.

As for himself, he had even forgotten when was the last time he defeated Chen Ran.

He has won several times on tour and once at the year-end finals, but Federer has never won a single Grand Slam tournament.

He was expecting to have another peak showdown with Chen Ran in the finals, but they ended up meeting in the semi-finals.

I worked hard to win three games, but ended up meeting Chen Ran in the semi-finals.

Federer was very depressed.

He even found himself very passive when playing against Chen Ran, and his performance was not as good as Wawrinka.

Is it because of the incompatibility of their playing styles?
After all, Chen Ran's two-handed backhand is the best in the world, which just suppresses Federer's one-handed backhand.

"An unexpected defeat!"

"The showdown between Chen and Fei will begin ahead of schedule!"

"Maybe Federer regrets taking first place in the group stage."

Many Chinese media outlets have published such headlines.

Federer was in excellent form in the group stage, but everyone still believed that he could not stop Chen Ran because of the conflict in their playing styles.

But everyone is also worried that as Chen Ran’s winning streak ended at 39 and he failed to achieve 40 consecutive wins, it will affect his condition in the next game.

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(End of this chapter)