Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 687 Let the British continue to be sad!

"I feel sorry for Murray, he has shown such great strength but still has nothing to show for it."

"How old is he? He is already 25 years old, just one year younger than Chen Ran and Nadal, and the same age as Djokovic."

"I'm sure if he was born 10 years later or 10 years earlier, he would have won more than zero Grand Slam titles."

Many British media said this with some sadness, which was also felt by British fans.

The best tennis player in British history was brutally suppressed by the four top players in front of him.

Of course, the British media, who always like to aim high, simply ignored Wawrinka, who now has a Grand Slam in his hands.

If Murray is lucky enough to win a Grand Slam title, the British media will directly put him on the position of the "Big Five".

Currently, Murray has been stuck in the eighth place in the Grand Slam tournaments, and has been unable to break through the quarterfinals and enter the semi-finals.

This time in the London Olympics, playing at home and on a grass court, he was in great shape and finally broke the "Ka Eighth" curse and entered the semi-finals.

Obviously, the goddess of luck finally began to favor this Scotsman this time.

In the semi-final against Federer, Murray decisively used the "crying plan" when he was one set behind.

This guy actually started crying sadly during the break.

This kind of plot shouldn't only happen in the WTA, it's too dramatic!
However, Chen Ran, who was watching the live broadcast in the stadium lounge, felt that this scene was familiar: "It seems like there was something like this in my previous life, right?"

The difference is that in the final, Murray also reversed Federer with the "Crying PLAN".

The same script was played out, except that it happened in the semi-finals. However, Chen Ran found that the "Crying PLAN" had the same effect.

Murray launched a desperate counterattack after falling behind by one set and was in great form, while Federer's form declined and he made several unforced errors.

In the semi-finals of the Olympics, Murray faced the powerful Federer and completed an incredible comeback. After falling behind by one set, he won two sets in a row, turned defeat into victory, and secured a place in the final.

After this semi-final, there will be another semi-final between Chen Ran and Djokovic.

From Chen Ran's perspective, he still attaches great importance to this London Olympics.

After playing Wimbledon, he did not switch directly to hard courts as usual, but continued to train on grass courts.

In this way, Chen Ran's game rhythm and feeling remain on the grass court, and he does not need to go through the adaptation stage from hard court to grass court like other players.

The only downside is that he missed some tournaments, which resulted in a loss of points.

Of course, none of this matters.

Today, Chen Ran no longer needs to prove himself through any tour points.

What he desires most is to win an unprecedented three consecutive championships at the Olympics.

With eight Wimbledon titles and this Olympic grass tennis title, Chen Ran is undoubtedly the king of grass tennis.

It is unknown when the next Olympic tennis competition will be held on grass.

In the second semi-final, Djokovic felt the tremendous pressure brought by Chen Ran from the very beginning.

In the past few years, Djokovic's competitiveness has increased by leaps and bounds. Because of Chen Ran, Nadal did not show much dominance at the French Open. Correspondingly, Chen Ran's dominance on the grass is very terrifying.

Therefore, Djokovic in this time and space did not focus on grass like he did in his previous life, but instead put his focus on hard court and clay.

It turned out to be effective, and he did steal the French Open from Nadal.

Of course, Djokovic's competitiveness on grass is not outstanding.

After only a few close exchanges, Djokovic could no longer keep up with Chen Ran's offensive rhythm.

In the first set, he was quickly beaten by Chen Ran 6-2 and had no power to resist.

At this moment, in the VIP box, Murray, who had already obtained a ticket to the final, looked grim and said nothing. In the second set, Djokovic also thought about continuing to move up the ladder, but he helplessly discovered that once he moved up the ladder, Chen Ran would also move up the ladder accordingly, and then continue to maintain absolute suppression over him.

"This guy played like that in the first set, and he didn't even give it his all."

Djokovic gave a bitter smile, put his hands on his hips, and looked helpless.

Chen Ran's performance on the grass was so strong that he made only a few "unforced errors" throughout the entire game. But once he had the chance, he would be able to score beautiful winning points in the first place.

After 50 points, Chen Ran won the second set 7-5.

Djokovic used all his strength but failed to get a single break point.

Two days later, Chen Ran will compete with Murray for the men's singles gold medal.

Sports fans around the world are also curious about whether Chen Ran will win three consecutive Olympic titles, or whether Murray will unexpectedly win the gold medal that the whole of Britain is looking forward to.

For the British, the two sports they value most in this Olympics are men's football and men's singles tennis.

As for the men's football team, the British team, which this time gathered stars from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and other regions, was originally hailed as the biggest favorite to win this Olympics.

As a result, they were unexpectedly defeated by the South Korean team in the quarter-finals, even though the referee was biased towards them.

Of course, the reason why the British team lost was exactly the same as that of the England team, and they once again fell in the penalty shootout.

As long as the game goes into a penalty shootout, no matter how many stars the British team has or how luxurious their lineup is, they will most likely lose, even if you are playing at home and your opponent is still a second-rate team in the world.

Perhaps if the British team's penalty shootout opponent was changed to the Chinese national team, they might be able to break the curse of "never winning in penalty shootouts".

Wembley Stadium is probably the stadium more famous in the world than Wimbledon Centre Court.

But at this moment, cries and sighs were heard throughout the stadium.

Even the most pessimistic British people felt before the game that the worst result for the British team would be at least the semi-finals, and at least they could compete for a medal.

What's more, because of the European Cup this year, some European football powers sent the Olympic team which is not the strongest lineup among U23.

Who would have thought that they would lose in the quarterfinals to the South Korean team, which British fans don't even think highly of?

"Really... I just want to say to the British fans, good times are yet to come."

Chen Ran wanted to comfort them and tell those paparazzi from the British tabloids: "Don't be sad, just get used to it. This is just the beginning. Your England team will lose all the important games on penalties in the future!"

"This torture has just begun!"

Of course, for the Chinese football fans who still have a deadline now, they will also suffer in the long days to come.

But now, Chen Ran once again has to play the villain in the eyes of the British media.

Ever since the British team lost the Olympic quarter-finals, all of Britain's hopes have been pinned on Murray.

This is the sport they value most besides football.

They hope that with the blessing of the luck of the local Olympics, Murray can perform beyond his level to defeat Chen Ran and win the gold medal.

We lost to East Asians in football, will we lose in tennis as well?
The British royal family even announced that as long as Murray could beat Chen Ran in the final, he would be knighted immediately.

That's something football superstar Beckham longs for.

The fact that a Scotsman can enjoy this honor shows how much the whole of Britain desires this men's singles tennis gold medal.

At this time, Chen Ran also knew his other responsibility: "Not only to win the championship, I want to make these British people continue to be sad!"

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(End of this chapter)