Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 691: "Three Consecutive Championships"

Chen Ran walked to the net and stretched his neck to look at Murray who was lying on the lawn.

Originally out of professional ethics, he wanted to go over and take a look, show concern for his opponent, and find out whether this guy was really injured or just pretending.

However, the boos and accusations from the British audience made him rebellious.

They say I'm cruel?

Then I'll show you how cruel I am. I'm not pretending to care about anything.

Chen Ran picked up his racket and returned to his seat. Then he opened a box of chocolates and started eating them leisurely.

It is very common for professional tennis players to eat chocolate to replenish energy during breaks in games. What's more, Chen Ran is the spokesperson for Dove, so he can enjoy free chocolate.

But this made the audience even more upset and they started cursing.

"How could you do this?"

"Where is morality? Where is integrity?"

"You are unworthy of being the world's number one."

Chen Ran didn't take it seriously. He even narrowed his eyes slightly and rubbed his eyebrows with his hands, looking very comfortable.

On the other side, after the medical staff came in, he seemed to get up with difficulty, then looked at Chen Ran with a complicated expression, as if to say: This is really a heartless person.

"I'm fine..." Murray waved to the medical staff, "I can continue playing."

Then he jumped up and down a few times on the spot.

Suddenly, the whole audience cheered.

"Andy, you are the pride of us British people!"

"You're much better than those losers on the football team!"

When some Chinese reporters heard the last sentence, they couldn't help but have an absurd thought in their minds: Will our Chinese fans also shout like this? Chen Ran, you are much better than those rubbish in the football team.

Of course, when Chen Ran first debuted, such a contrast did exist.

But today, no one shouts like that anymore.

Because no one would compare the Chinese national football team with Chen Ran, the gap between them is really too big.

At this time, Murray signaled to the referee that he could continue the game.

Chen Ran immediately stood up, picked up his tennis racket and returned to the court.

"Murray, actually I want to see what other plans you have?" he thought to himself.

The current score is 1 to 1.

In fact, both sides were still in a balanced state in the second set.

Murray was in good shape in this set and played at full speed.

It is not easy for Chen Ran to break through.

The third game of the second set was also Murray's second serve game.

Those British spectators were still worried about whether Murray was injured, but this guy was very strong and won 4 points in a row, completing the serve with a "love game", and he didn't look injured at all.

"It's indeed PLAN!" Chen Ran seemed extremely certain.

The cunning Scotsman did slip accidentally, but he deliberately used this slip to delay time, giving himself a chance to catch his breath and to change Chen Ran's mentality.

Of course, Chen Ran's mentality was not affected at all.

He doesn't care about these little tricks at all. He has seen all kinds of scenes.

However, Murray's "pretending to be injured" plan not only calmed his somewhat impatient mood, but also improved his condition to a higher level.

The subsequent games were full of climaxes.

Murray not only saved all his serve games, but also tried to launch an attack in Chen Ran's serve and break his serve.

But Chen Ran is worthy of being Chen Ran. As the number one person in the world and the number one person in history, he showed the world what it means to "be more stable when the moment is critical."

Every time Murray got a break point, Chen Ran was able to hold his serve through stable and outstanding performance.

Murray felt he had pushed himself to the limit, but still couldn't break serve.

Every time at a critical moment, he felt that Chen Ran could immediately advance and shatter his hopes of breaking through.

"Damn it, every time it's just that little bit off, it's really just that little bit off!"

Murray shouted in his heart again and again, but he was unable to break the serve.

Chen Ran is the kind of player who is less likely to make mistakes when the moment is critical.

"I've played the best tennis of my career," Murray said.

In this game, he had already performed at a level beyond his own limits, but it was still of no avail.

In the end, after more than an hour of fighting, the two sides ended up in a 6-6 tie.

Chen Ran then immediately confirmed with the referee whether this game would be a tiebreak or a tiebreak.

Because in Grand Slam matches, the final set is a tiebreak, while in the tour tournaments it is a tiebreak.

"Game seven!" After getting the answer, Chen Ran nodded with satisfaction.

In fact, he did not expect Murray to be so outstanding in this set. If you could always play like this, you would not have never reached a Grand Slam final.

"He can't always stay in this hot state." Chen Ran was very sure that even if the game entered the third set, he would still have a greater chance of winning.

But he didn't want to wait any longer and just wanted to end the battle in two games.

Moreover, Chen Ran also admitted that there were indeed some variables in the third set.

He likes to play tie-breaks, and his tie-break win rate has always been astonishingly high.

Chen Ran served first and won after just a few shots.

Murray was also in hot form. Although he rubbed his feet and arms from time to time, pretending to be in pain, it did not affect his game state at all. Instead, he became more and more courageous.

2 to 1, 4 to 3!

This guy has tried every possible plan. Chen Ran can only describe him as someone who has no shame at all.

Every time Murray scores two points on serve, he gets a lead.

In the blink of an eye, the score between the two sides was tied at 5-5. If Murray could save his serve again, he would reach the set point.

With one shot, it has entered the line.

Chen Ran was also a little speechless. Murray's first serve success rate in this tie-break was 100%.

One hundred percent!
He himself didn't even reach that success rate.

With the help of various plans, this guy's first-shot success rate is incredibly high.

Fortunately, Chen Ran's second serve quality was still very good, and Murray did not get the chance of a mini break.

This time, Chen Ran and Murray hit the ball against each other.

Almost every ball was pressed very deeply.

The two sides exchanged blows from the baseline to the net.

This time, Chen Ran finally seized a slight opportunity and used a fake move to cause Murray's judgment to be wrong.

Chen Ran seemed to be going to hit a long diagonal shot to create space, but he suddenly returned a flat and fast slice ball.

The ball was going very fast, but because of the grass, it bounced very low.

Murray, who was misled by Chen Ran's fake moves, had no time to rush over and could only watch the tennis ball complete two jumps.

Mini break complete!

6 is better than 5!

Chen Ran got two serve points.

But he must win the first point. If he only gets the second point, the initiative will be transferred to the opponent.

One shot, in bounds!

opportunity!

Chen Ran realized that the quality of his serve was very high, so he immediately went to the net.

At this moment, the tennis ball just flew over.

Murray had no choice but to get the ball back.

Chen Ran's Chinese serve is not only deep, but also has very strong rotation.

I could only catch the ball with difficulty.

Then, Murray also stepped into the court. He was also taking a risk, trying to stop Chen Ran's serve tactics by intercepting the ball.

Chen Ran also noticed Murray's actions.

It was a rare opportunity and he didn't want to miss it.

Chen Ran had an idea and raised his racket high, pretending to be ready to hit the ball with great force and high pressure.

However, the next second, Chen Ran shook his wrist and hit another low cutting ball.

It's exactly the same as before, but it lands closer to the net.

"Isn't he afraid of making mistakes at such an important moment?" This was the audience's first reaction.

This kind of ball can easily go into the net.

But Chen Ran's control ability was so outstanding that the tennis ball almost flew along the net line, then landed and bounced twice again.

As long as the ball passes the net and takes advantage of the low bounce characteristics of the grass, scoring points is a matter of course.

Murray was also confused.

Who would have thought it was a fine slice, not a hard hit.

Chen Ran first had a mini break and then achieved his championship point.

Three consecutive Olympic championships achieved!

(End of this chapter)