Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 678 The first Grand Slam tiebreaker!

After the game, Chen Ran looked at Del Potro, who looked a little painful and covered his knee, and couldn't help asking, "Are you hurt?"

"Yes, I was already injured, and this match aggravated the injury on my knee," Del Potro said with a wry smile. "The injury got worse, but I still couldn't win this match, which is really too bad."

He suddenly grimaced, then lay on the ground, groaning in pain, and even walking became a little difficult.

Chen Ran rubbed his forehead and suddenly remembered that Del Potro in his previous life was troubled by his knee injury throughout his career.

Could it be that this extremely intense match had defeated Del Potro in advance?

Chen Ran actually wanted to tell him, buddy, you are more suited to the best-of-three matches in the tour, the best-of-five matches in the Grand Slam will put too much strain on your body.

Especially the intensity of this match, which is simply not comparable to an ordinary five-set battle.

Chen Ran's powerful strength has almost pushed Del Potro to the limit beyond what his body can endure.

Don't be fooled by this guy's tall and strong appearance. In fact, his body has always been weak.

If he were to face a few more matches of that intensity, his body would be almost broken.

Especially in a sport like tennis that requires constant running, being too tall or too strong is not an advantage.

You can see that the Big Three and Chen Ran are all around 1 meters tall and lean, so they can run over large areas. (In fact, you can see it by looking at Sinner now, who is 85 meters tall but as thin as a bamboo pole, with very long arms, amazing coverage and mobility, plus he takes medicine, how can others beat him?)
Watching this guy limping towards the player tunnel, Chen Ran suddenly felt that he was being a little cruel.

Of course, this thought only flashed through his mind.

After all, he had beaten Nadal's body badly before.

"but……"

Chen Ran took a deep breath and stretched his muscles.

His body had not experienced a competition of this intensity for a long time, so he also felt a strong sense of fatigue.

Two days later, Chen Ran met Federer again in the semi-finals.

After more than a year of adjustment, Federer has gradually recovered from mononucleosis and his physical fitness is gradually approaching his former peak.

As for Chen Ran, his body is still in the recovery period.

After the two met in this semi-final, they were well matched.

As a result, the two old rivals once again fought each other to the death.

In the entire men's professional tennis world, Roger Federer is the closest to Chen Ran in terms of footwork.

What's more, as a player with phenomenal strength in history, the Swiss was not overwhelmed by the pressure brought by Chen Ran, and he can even continue to progress and improve slowly.

Let’s put it this way, whether it’s Federer, Nadal, or Djokovic who emerged last, when they gradually entered their peak period in the competition with Chen Ran, Chen Ran also discovered that these guys’ arsenals were even richer than the prototypes in the “simulated training ground”, and they were also more difficult to deal with.

Therefore, at this moment, my strength has reached this point, and the "simulated training ground" can no longer improve anything except giving me some warm-up feel.

After all, virtual characters are not real people, so they can continue to improve and strive for perfection.

In short, the system is no longer of much use.

For giant-level players, repeated failures will not easily bring them down, but will instead lead to continuous improvement.

The talented Federer tied the score at 2-2 with a sudden inspirational shot from under his crotch.

Both sides entered the deciding set.

This was the second time in back-to-back matches that Chen Ran fought his opponent for five full sets.

"MD, I just made a comeback, and you're going to make it so difficult for me, right?"

Chen Ran cursed inwardly.

Although it was also a five-set battle, the intensity of this match was much higher than the previous one, at least for Chen Ran.

Because in the last round, Chen Ran was always in control during the reversal, so his consumption was much less than Del Potro's. But in this game, the two sides were evenly matched.

In the fifth game, the two continued to fight fiercely.

Due to the ups and downs in physical fitness, the serving condition declined and the fifth set turned into a battle of mutual breaking of the balls.

Chen Ran and Federer each broke the other's serve twice, which made the fans and hosts at the scene exclaim "unbelievable" repeatedly.

For players of this level, in matches of this level, breaks happen so frequently.

This shows how fierce the game was.

Chen Ran was blinded by rage, and so was Federer.

This matchup also made sports fans around the world excited and excited.

"Oh my god, is this really a tennis ball that a human can hit?"

"In any case, Federer is still the second person after Chen Ran, and may be the second person in history, after all, he has three Grand Slam titles."

"Roger is back and he has once again shown his unrivalled ability."

When was Federer's peak?
Many people think it was before he had mono.

During that period, Federer was in great form and almost defeated Chen Ran, who was at his peak at the time, in the year-end finals.

Federer today seems to have returned to that stage and become omnipotent.

Two geniuses known for their brilliance and imagination, presented a tennis that almost transcends the scope of human understanding.

During the breaks in the game, Chen Ran was so tired that he held his knees with both hands and gasped for breath.

Of course, Federer is no exception.

Starting from 2009, the four Grand Slam tournaments have undergone reforms.

The long deciding set has been cancelled because it is too inhumane and too cruel. However, in order to distinguish itself from the tour, the four Grand Slam tournaments will not adopt the tie-break, but the "tie-break"!
Starting this year, all four Grand Slam tournaments have begun to adopt this new rule.

Compared with the "Game 7", the "Game 10" is actually more cruel and intense, and it tests the players' personal will more.

"It's the first time that a tie-break has been used in the final set of a Grand Slam tournament! I didn't expect that the first Grand Slam tournament in 2009 would use a tie-break, and that it involved two top players, Chen Ran and Federer." The host said excitedly.

The first Grand Slam tiebreaker in history is here.

From the first point of the tiebreak, both sides showed their maximum strength without reservation.

They both fought hard.

The competition process was also full of ups and downs.

陈然先是9比8领先拿到了赛点，然后费德勒又后来居上，以10比9和11比10拿到两次赛点。

However, Federer failed to seize this fleeting opportunity, and both match points were saved by Chen Ran.

If you don't seize the opportunity, you will be punished.

12 is better than 11!

When Chen Ran got the second match point, he did not let the opportunity slip away.

He used a large-angle diagonal pass to create a huge gap, and then directly shot it to seal the victory.

Chen Ran won the first tiebreak in Grand Slam history.

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(End of this chapter)