Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 680: Withdrawal and Preparation of Tennis Movie
A perfect trip to the Australian Open!

Chen Ran's comeback from injury this time had a very good result.

As for his own number of Grand Slam titles, it has reached an unprecedented 17th.

The Australian Open is still my backyard.

Especially since the person he defeated was Djokovic, he took the championship back from this guy.

So far, Chen Ran has 17, Federer has 3, Djokovic has 2, while Nadal, Roddick and Ferrero only have 1.

This was indeed a great blow to the Spaniard.

Among these three members of the "Grand Slam Club", Ferrero's condition is no longer as good as before and he is almost in the countdown to retirement.

As for Roddick, he is still a first-class player and has a certain degree of competitiveness.

But from Nadal's perspective, he felt ashamed to be associated with this person.

After all, in his opinion, Roddick only has the strength to reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam, and does not have the strength to win the championship at all.

So they were never on the same level of players.

Nadal has always considered himself to be a player on the same level as Djokovic, Federer, and even Chen Ran.

But the cruel fact is that he only has one Grand Slam title, so the outside world always puts him together with Roddick, even though his performance in the tour is much better than Roddick.

"Nephew, you should take good care of your injury! In recent years, you haven't had much rest in order to catch up with those guys." Tony Nadal said seriously, "This time, you lost to that Argentine, which proves that it's meaningless for you to persist with an injury."

"Del Potro is not weak. His match against Chen Ran was also reversed when he was leading 2-0." Nadal said somewhat unwillingly.

At this moment, he was lying on a big bed in a physiotherapy room, receiving treatment.

"No... that's because Chen Ran just returned from injury and is still looking for his match form. Didn't you see how well that guy played in the final, sweeping the Serbian in three sets?"

Nadal's uncle spoke eloquently, "It was because of that semi-final that Chen Ran recovered his form, and that was the key. Nephew, you are injured now and cannot play your best tennis. You should understand this."

Nadal remained silent.

He knew that what his uncle said was true.

Even after the US Open last year, Nadal still only dared to adopt conservative treatment methods because he did not want to miss the court for too long.

However, this also caused his injuries to recur repeatedly.

"You should recover from your injury completely, just like Chen Ran did." Nadal's uncle continued, "Only in this way can you be competitive enough."

Nadal pondered for a long time, and finally nodded slowly.

His current state of worrying about gains and losses is not good, and his health will be worn down sooner or later.

Nadal was very envious of Chen Ran.

The opponent is far ahead in the number of Grand Slam titles, which is why Chen Ran can rest assured and recuperate.

"Okay, I agree to have the surgery and heal my injury completely." Nadal made up his mind after careful consideration.

There is a long gap between the Australian Open and the French Open, which gives him enough time to recover.

As for those tours in between, just miss them.

Anyway, winning the second Grand Slam title is my top priority right now.

The next day, Nadal's team announced that he would withdraw from this year's Middle East season and Sunshine Double.

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"It's rare that Nadal even withdrew from the Sunshine Doubles. It seems that he has made up his mind to focus on healing."

Chen Ran also admired this man's willpower. He could stay strong for so long even though he was fighting with injuries.

Recalling every detail of the final of the Yanjing Olympics, Chen Ran had to admit that he was able to win the game with a bit of luck.

At that time, both of them were injured. But the difference was that Chen Ran could completely burn himself, because he had the confidence, while Nadal was a little cautious.

Because he still has the US Open to play.

"But this time, you're not alone."

"This damn busy schedule really pushed us to the limit."

Immediately afterwards, Chen Ran announced through his team that he would also withdraw from this year's Dubai Open.

But that’s not all. He also announced his withdrawal from the “Sunshine Double” and the “Monte Carlo Masters”, withdrawing from one more tournament than Nadal.

There are two reasons: 1. He needs to continue to recover; 2. He plans to spend two months to complete the filming of the movie.

The second point is the important reason, and the first point is to cooperate with the second point.

Now that the script has been finalized, we have to start filming as soon as possible.

Chen Ran carries the title of "17 Grand Slam Champions", and no one dares to question it, and he himself must seize this limelight.

In particular, the sports craze brought about by the Yanjing Olympics has not yet dissipated.

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ATP is naturally a big headache.

The “Sunshine Double Tournament” is an event that they are proud of.

In terms of level, they are second only to the four Grand Slams.

The ATP has gone to great lengths to ensure that top players participate in more tours.

But these regulations seem to have little effect on Chen Ran.

This guy still does his own thing.

There is really no other way.

However, even so, ATP still had to bite the bullet and send a congratulatory letter to Chen Ran, hoping that his movie would become a big hit.

However, from Chen Ran's perspective, he still expressed very seriously that the filming of this kind of tennis movie would only be this time and would not happen again.

In the words of Chen Ran's agency IMG, the original intention of this film was to promote tennis, and it was also specially made to recognize Chen Ran's great contribution to the sport.

They wanted to use this kind of "movie-making" entertainment method to subtly establish the inherent impression that Chen Ran was the first person in history.

"The God of All Types of Tennis Courts!"

This is the main theme of this movie.

In fact, from IMG's perspective, they are also taking risks.

They set a psychological expectation from the beginning when the script was being prepared.

If Chen Ran is unable to demonstrate the corresponding strength and dominate in all types of venues, the filming of this movie will have to come to an end.

They can't slap themselves in the face.

If Chen Ran lost his dominance, they would have no reason to continue preparing the film.

His continued dominance is a prerequisite for the filming of this movie.

Fortunately, Chen Ran lived up to expectations. During the preparation period of the film script and pre-production work, he continued to make great strides and won various Grand Slam championship trophies, and even won an Olympic singles gold medal.

During this period, various famous players, including Roddick and Wawrinka, also expressed great interest in guest performances.

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(End of this chapter)