Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 699: The Poor First Person Born in the 90s

Chen Ran was speechless at Roddick's outspokenness.

But on second thought, this also seems to prove one's charm and determination from the side.

You see, I am unmoved by that rich slut.

Just look at those booing audiences and you'll know.

Obviously, they are more interested in these gossip topics than tennis matches.

The host was also very excited, but because of Chen Ran's face, he didn't dare to extend the topic too much, so he had to ask: "Then what do you think, why do you give the number to the other party?"

"Because... it's actually very simple..." Roddick paused and said shamelessly, "I'm just curious if I can limit the best tennis player in history under the pressure of the best defender."

haha~
The whole audience burst into laughter, and some even started whistling.

However, CCTV, which was responsible for the broadcast, saw that the American was getting more and more excited and the scale of the incident was getting more and more outrageous, so it decisively cut off the signal. Then the audience who were watching the show with great interest in front of the TV started cursing.

"Nimma, these are old antiques."

"When broadcasting NBA, they cut away the cheerleading scenes immediately."

“There are really no benefits at all.”

"What can you do? They are CCTV, they have a monopoly, they can do whatever they want!"

"I won't watch CCTV anymore. The Internet is so developed now, and I can easily find live streaming videos online!"

"Chen Ran is so wasteful. Even though that slut isn't suitable for marriage, what's the harm in sleeping with her? Just don't let his girlfriend know!"

Roddick's farewell match ended in such a gossipy way.

While the American media was making fun of this gossip, they also lamented: The golden age of American tennis has long passed, and the afterglow of American tennis is also about to end.

In any case, Roddick was the last glory of American tennis, or more precisely, men's tennis.

Since the 2003 Wimbledon, no American men's tennis player has won a Grand Slam title in eleven years.

But what makes them even more pessimistic is that this period will be extended indefinitely.

Because the new generation of American tennis players are far inferior to Roddick.

There isn't even a single American among the top 5 players.

Who is the highest ranked? That big guy Isner, ranked ninth in the world.

But his competitiveness is far behind Roddick, not to mention the Big Four.

Isner’s serve is great, but every time he meets Chen Ran, isn’t he still played around by his opponent?

"Maybe for the first time we have to watch tennis from the perspective of an underdog, just like we watch football."

With Roddick's retirement, the usually arrogant American media had to accept this reality.

……

Time passed quickly. One year later at the US Open, Roddick officially held his retirement ceremony at the center court of Flushing Meadows.

Chen Ran, a good friend and rival, also attended the event.

For Chen Ran, this season has been a bit difficult.

After all, I am already 29 years old.

As he gets older, he is constantly adjusting his playing style in order to extend his career.

At least, he couldn't play as sharp and murderous as before.

With perfect skills, he can adapt to any style of play.

Like slice, and control over where the ball lands, and significant spin.

In addition, Chen Ran is more demanding in defense, which means once he makes up his mind to fight with his opponent, he will most likely drive his opponent crazy.

As a result, Chen Ran unexpectedly snatched his fifth French Open championship from Nadal in this year's competition.

The last time Chen Ran won the French Open was in 2008, seven years have passed.

As luck would have it, this year's French Open title once again made Chen Ran's number of French Open titles surpass Nadal.

5 is naturally greater than 4! At the age of nearly 30, the Spaniard once again failed to live up to his title of "King of Clay".

For Chen Ran, winning the French Open was a completely unexpected surprise in 2015, a difficult year for him.

With the glory of 25 tennis titles, Chen Ran attended Roddick's retirement ceremony.

This guy has been on hiatus for a year since last year's Shanghai Masters.

After not playing in a competition for a year, Roddick not only gained a lot of weight, but his hair also became much thinner.

It seems that it won’t be long before the once green boy will turn into a greasy American uncle.

Not only Chen Ran, but the other three giants also showed up at Roddick's retirement ceremony.

"Roger's competitive form is still so good, and he is one year older than me." Roddick said with some envy.

Federer is now 34 years old, but he is still very capable.

You have to know that even with the use of drugs, Agassi's competitive ability had declined significantly after he was 33 years old.

"And Rafael, you're still running so well, you're 29 years old."

"Novak is 28 years old, which is not young anymore."

"With 30-year-old Wawrinka and 28-year-old Murray, do you really want to starve the post-90s players to death?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the whole audience burst into laughter, and the post-90s players present could only give a polite but awkward smile.

Indeed, it is too difficult.

It is now 2015, but what is the current situation in professional tennis?

Players born after 90 have never made it to a Grand Slam final, let alone a Masters title.

The Big Four players headed by Chen Ran completely monopolized the Grand Slam titles in the past few years, with only Wawrinka managing to steal one.

Then, Wawrinka, Murray and others only won a few championships in the Masters when the Big Four were dozing off.

Although the Argentine star Del Potro has never won a Grand Slam title in his life, he has won several Masters titles as compensation.

But even so, the Big Four still monopolize most of the Masters titles.

There are only 90 and 500 tournaments left for the post-250s players.

The top person born in the 90s today is Grigoriy Dimitrov from Bulgaria.

Djokovic once joked that this person was a pretty boy in the ATP.

Of course, this guy is still a heartless man like in his previous life.

Dimitrov took the initiative to approach Sharapova, but he was still flirting with Serena Williams and playing two women at the same time, and was then scolded by countless fans and media.

But this guy does have some skills. Even many years later, when Serena Williams is married and has children, she still misses this Bulgarian.

Then, fans linked Chen Ran and Dimitrov together.

After all, these two people are the only two people in the professional tennis world who have public connections with Sharapova.

Although the romance between Chen Ran and Sharapova happened ten years ago.

But the fans' harsh words made Dimitrov very upset, and he even regretted approaching Sharapova.

They are all Grand Slam champions, at least they are on equal footing with each other, but who are you? You are just a gigolo, and you are gigoloing on both Sharapova and Serena Williams at the same time.

He is the number one scumbag in ATP, and he deserves it.

What makes Dimitrov even more crazy is that as the first person born in the 90s, he did not receive any preferential treatment.

When drawing lots, many organizing committees like to draw him and Chen Ran together, hoping that Chen Ran can teach this scumbag a lesson.

In short, every time he met Chen Ran, he was beaten up by the other party and had no power to resist.

In just a few years, Dimitrov has lost fifteen consecutive games to Chen Ran.

The first person born in the 90s, and also the most tragic one.

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(End of this chapter)