Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 661 Goodbye, Plastic Sisterhood! (4K)

After just four days of competition, the top four men's and women's singles tennis players have been announced.

In the men's singles, they are Chen Ran, Nadal, Djokovic, and Wawrinka.

Federer, like in his previous life, was eliminated in the quarterfinals.

In the women's singles, they are Sharapova, Safina, Li Na, and Dementieva.

Among them, Dementieva should have won the women's singles gold medal in this Olympics.

Of course, because of Chen Ran's appearance, everything is likely to change beyond recognition.

Chen Ran's girlfriend Ivanovic unfortunately stopped in the quarterfinals. The Serbian beauty, who had just won two consecutive French Open titles, could not withstand the frequent and intense schedule of the Olympics.

If we only talk about physical fitness, Ivanovic is not outstanding in the WTA, which is why she retired at the age of 30 in her previous life.

What's more, this is a hard court, and Ivanovic's advantage is far less than on clay.

Of course, this is a good thing for Chen Ran.

If she and Li Na meet in the semi-finals, he will be under a lot of pressure.

The whole country's public opinion and audience are all staring at me, and I really have to choose between being loyal and filial.

The women's singles semi-finals started one day earlier than the men's singles semi-finals, that is, 4 hours after Chen Ran's quarter-finals ended.

At 9 o'clock prime time, at the Yanjing Diamond Stadium, even the two opponents were exactly the same as in the previous life: Li Na VS Safina.

In her previous life, Li Na was completely defeated by Safina in the semi-finals and was swept 2-0 by her opponent.

But in this life, the situation is quite different.

Because of the butterfly effect caused by Chen Ran, her peak period arrived early.

In last year's China Open Crown Tournament final, Li Na defeated Safina under the command of Chen Ran.

So in this game, Li Na still has a psychological advantage.

Li Na’s current record in the WTA is Grand Slam semi-finals and China Open championship, which is far better than her performance in her previous life.

Chen Ran showed up in Li Na's team room on time.

One step further and they will create singles history for Chinese women's tennis and guarantee a silver medal.

So in this private room, not only Li Na's fiancé Jiang Shan, the national team coach, fitness trainer, and team doctor were present, but even Director Sun from the Tennis Sports Management Center was there in person.

Chen Ran glanced at this strong-willed and reasonable leader. During her tenure, Chinese tennis reached an unprecedented peak, but before she took office, Chinese tennis and the Chinese national football team could be said to be brothers in distress.

It’s all about timing and fate. Director Sun can be said to be very lucky.

So some football reporters and fans are calling for Director Sun to be in charge of football.

Hey, you guys should stop harming Director Sun. He doesn't want to get involved in that mess and ruin his entire career.

However, Chen Ran found that Director Sun was very nervous and his hands were shaking slightly.

I guess she wasn't this nervous when she represented the women's volleyball team in the world championships.

"Chen Ran, please!" Director Sun suddenly said, "You must bring Li Na to the Olympic finals."

Chen Ran was slightly stunned, thinking to himself: Could it be that Director Sun issued some kind of military order?

In fact, the leaders in charge of various sports departments in China had issued military orders before the start of the Olympic Games.

For example, Xie Yalong from the Football Association also issued a military order that the team must qualify from the group and enter the quarterfinals.

But this is of no use at all.

Competitive sports still depend on strength. If the gap is too big, it will be useless even if you have the home advantage.

and many more!

Chen Ran suddenly remembered the anti-gang storm in the football world that would sweep across the country the next year, and Director Xie would eventually be thrown in jail.

If the Chinese national football team could really make it to the quarterfinals, perhaps his result would be different, after all, he had a golden medal of immunity from death.

Just look at Italy. Two years ago in the World Cup, the Italian team, which was deeply affected by the "phone gate" scandal, was not favored at first, but unexpectedly won the championship, and then all players were pardoned.

Of course, the main reason for the Chinese men's football team's poor record forced the upper echelons to intervene again and again. Generally speaking, even if the major sports departments really lost the game, as long as it was not too embarrassing, they would still turn a blind eye.

Therefore, Chen Ran guessed that Director Sun must have other unknown reasons besides issuing the military order.

"Director Sun, under the Olympic schedule, Sister Na can still maintain such an excellent competitive state. This is physical talent. This kind of thing is innate and can't be trained even with training." Chen Ran said.

Li Na's physical fitness is the reason why she can go far in the Olympics.

When technical prowess is similar, physical fitness becomes increasingly important.

At this time, players from both teams have already appeared on the court.

Chen Ran had analyzed Safina's technical characteristics with Li Na before the game.

Simply put, this person is a typical baseline player. She prefers to wear down her opponents through multiple baseline rallies during the game, and she seems to be a little lacking in the ability to move and seize opportunities at the net.

Of course, the game still depends on the players themselves.

If the coach can really do whatever he wants, then what is the role of players?

Chen Ran turned around and found that Safin was sitting in the team room of his sister Safina, and the opponent was looking at Chen Ran.

When their eyes met, the Russian Tsar immediately looked away.

It seems that the psychological trauma that Chen Ran brought to him is quite heavy. Once their eyes met, the "male servant" emotion in Safin's heart broke out.

Today, Safin has gradually faded out of the ranks of top players due to injuries.

Four years ago in the men's singles final of the Athens Olympics, Safin lost to Chen Ran.

Then in several key matches in the Grand Slams, Safin failed to win a single game.

Safin even believes that if it weren't for Chen Ran, he would definitely have more than one Grand Slam championship.

It can be said that Chen Ran personally destroyed Safin's peak period.

At the beginning, Safin would still smash his racket when he lost to Chen Ran, but later on, he became numb to losing and was too lazy to even smash his racket.

The concept of "male servant" has been deeply rooted in people's minds.

"Is it possible that even my sister can't escape the clutches of the other party?" Safin couldn't help but think helplessly.

To be honest, my technical characteristics are somewhat similar to my sister's, the difference is that one is men's tennis and the other is women's tennis.

At this time, the game on the field entered a white-hot stage.

In the first set, Li Na led 6-5, and Safina had to serve for a win.

"Na, sometimes you play too honestly. You should be more strategic. Don't be shy or embarrassed."

When Li Na started to receive the serve, Chen Ran's words rang in her mind.

That kid...

There are so many clever ideas!

Chen Ran told Li Na not to pay attention to what was happening in the audience and to concentrate fully on the game.

Chinese fans really like to watch tennis matches as if they were football or basketball games, with cheers echoing throughout the stadium.

After all, they mean well, so don't get mad at them.

Once you get angry at them, it is very likely to affect your mentality, and the home advantage will turn into a home disadvantage.

"Of course, there is another situation. You can use the home crowd to play with the mentality."

Li Na was somewhat repulsive to Chen Ran's words. "Sister Na, do you want an Olympic medal more, or the fake sisterhood in the WTA locker room?"

Fake locker room sisterhood?
Li Na originally wanted to refute Chen Ran. She wanted to tell Chen Ran that she had several true good sisters in the locker room.

"You are competitors, how can there be true sisterhood? Even if you are both Chinese players, it is unlikely, unless you are sisters like the two Serena Williams."

"Besides, in my opinion, the sisterhood in the WTA locker room is far less important than Olympic medals."

"Don't get too carried away. In competitive sports, the winner takes all!"

At this moment, the score of the twelfth game is 40 to 40!

Chen Ran’s words kept flashing through Li Na’s mind.

Should we give up our principles for the sake of the Olympics?
At this time, in Li Na's sight, there were Chinese audiences shouting "Come on!" and even waving the national flag.

For some unknown reason, Li Na immediately signaled to the referee that the audience was not quiet enough and was constantly moving around, which seriously affected her preparation for receiving and serving.

At this time, Safina had adjusted her rhythm and was about to throw the ball up, but was suddenly interrupted.

The serving rhythm was completely disrupted.

"Sister Na, remember, Safin and Safina are siblings. Safin has all the problems that Safin has."

"You can't let yourself blow up, but let your opponent blow up."

Li Na continued to recall Chen Ran's words.

Outsiders thought that Chen Ran’s guidance to Li Na was in terms of technique and tactics, but few knew that Chen Ran was trying to teach Li Na how to become more cunning and better at manipulating people’s mentality.

In Chen Ran's words, you have already perfected your skills and tactics, and there is little room for guidance, so you should think more about strategies.

You have basically mastered the technical moves of female players. As for the technical characteristics of male players like Chen Ran, it would be difficult to master them even if you had your sex changed.

So it’s better to start from another aspect.

That time was the first time in Li Na's career that she complained to the referee that the audience affected her during her opponent's serve.

Don't get angry at the crowd, especially the home fans, but you can complain to the referee, which is allowed by the laws of the game.

Safina was indeed dissatisfied, and she believed that Li Na was scheming.

Of course, this is completely different from the impression she has of Li Na, who plays tennis diligently.

My dear sister, you have changed!
Safina even wanted to question Li Na in the locker room why she did this.

One serve went wrong, and the second serve went wrong again.

At the critical moment, Safina made a double fault.

Break point appears!

Faced with Safina's aggressive eyes, Li Na felt a little embarrassed and even blushed.

Sister Na, you are still too honest.

Chen Ran shook his head. If it were him, where would he go? He would continue to take advantage of the situation and mess with the other party's mentality.

Tennis is an individual sport and everyone is a competitor.

How can fake friendship be more important than championship and prize money?
Safina continued to serve, and her first serve went into the net again. When she served the second serve, she significantly reduced the power of her serve to be on the safe side.

Li Na received the serve very well, held off for a few shots, and then hit a short ball, leaving her opponent unable to catch up.

Break complete.

7 is better than 5!

"nice shot!"

In the entire team room, Chen Ran and Director Sun stood up excitedly and applauded.

At this time, Safina was extremely dissatisfied. She smashed the racket hard, muttering and cursing.

But she didn't dare to scold Li Na because she would be warned by the referee or even penalized.

However, the Chinese audience did not give the other side any face at all and immediately booed deafeningly.

"After all, it's the semi-finals of the Olympics. Safina's mentality is going to collapse."

"It would be best if the opponent explodes himself. Don't show any mercy."

Chen Ran asked the team doctor to enter the field and decisively implemented a "medical plan" during the break.

In addition, Chen Ran also slipped a small note: The other team is playing so loudly, you can also shout like this, don’t be embarrassed.

And if there is a complaint to be made, then it should be made.

According to the rules of tennis, although players are allowed to shout, they cannot shout when the opponent returns the ball.

"Are you still going to cause trouble?"

Li Na was speechless.

He felt that Chen Ran had completely led her astray.

An originally honest and loyal girl from Hubei was transformed into a scheming bad girl under the subtle influence of Chen Ran.

Originally, Li Na felt a little guilty about her complaint to the referee at the end of the first set.

However, after seeing Safina's murderous eyes, she felt a little better.

One more game and it will be the women's singles final.

The time to achieve success and bring honor to your family is just around the corner.

She couldn't care less.

In the second set, Li Na continued to implement Chen Ran's tactics.

Although Safina broke the serve first and kept making loud calls, Li Na played steadily and remained very patient.

She would also shout a few times from time to time while hitting the ball, which startled Safina.

Didn’t you not scream when you played ball before?
During the game, Li Na also took the opportunity to complain to the referee that her opponent used shouting to interfere with her return of the ball, which led to Safina being warned by the referee.

The home advantage must be utilized.

Don't be embarrassed.

So Li Na quickly broke back.

After the two sides fought to the tie-break, Safina, whose mentality was almost collapsed, began to explode.

In the tie-break, she was in a slump, and Li Na seized the opportunity to score 5 points in a row, eventually winning the game 7-2.

2-0, Li Na ahead of Chen Ran and secured a spot in the tennis singles final.

Under Chen Ran's command, she obtained completely different results from her previous life.

When shaking hands after the game, Safina had a gloomy face, clapped hands with Li Na, and then kept chattering.

You are too much, you are too cunning, you are too cruel!
From today on, we are no longer friends, and I will not say a word to you in the locker room anymore.

For Li Na, she lost a "plastic" sister in a game, but what she gained was a precious ticket to the Olympic final!

Maybe Chen Ran is right, the WTA doesn’t need those fake sisterhoods!

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(End of this chapter)