Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 709: Aka is angered by the "Platypus"
For a long time, Rune, Sinner, and Alcaraz were hailed as the three proud sons of the post-00s generation.

Their nationalities are Danish, Italian, and Spanish.

Compared with the nationalities of the Big Four of the previous generation, only Alcaraz and Nadal are considered to be of the same nationality.

God is fair. He always randomly sends tennis geniuses to different countries instead of concentrating them in one or several countries like in other sports.

However, Chen Ran is aware that perhaps the era that these four people brought to tennis was too glorious, and now that they are getting older, the ATP is frantically looking for successors to the Big Four.

The new generation of the Big Three? At least for now, it is still an exaggeration.

Maybe Sinner and Alcaraz are barely qualified, but Rune will fall behind in future competitions.

"You know... every game involving Lune is full of drama! This guy can be completely shameless in order to win."

In the second round of the Australian Open, Buyun Chaoket played against Rune and experienced this scene.

Even many Australian fans who were watching the game on site shook their heads. This kid's sportsmanship was really bad and he was doing all kinds of weird things.

For example, in one round, Kobe released a small ball, and Rune returned the ball only after the ball completed two jumps.

The referee gave a two-jump penalty, and then Rune suddenly got angry, shouting "black whistle", and kept chattering with the referee, insisting that the ball was valid and saying he wanted to watch the "Hawkeye replay".

But according to the rules, it is impossible to use "Hawkeye Replay" to check whether a tennis ball bounces twice. This system only applies to whether the ball goes out of bounds.

However, even so, the stadium screen will still have slow-motion replays, even if the penalty result cannot be changed.

Slow-motion replay proved that the ball did bounce twice.

Only then did Rune stop complaining, but he continued to curse, saying that he was treated unfairly.

This guy even yelled: "I know you are doing this to please Chen Ran!"

???

Even the referee was confused by this Dane, who was simply unreasonable.

Those Chinese netizens who were watching the live broadcast couldn't stand it anymore and started to criticize: Who said Europeans have high quality? The most educated public intellectuals in Northern Europe came out for a stroll, and this is their quality?

But no one noticed that the corners of Rune's mouth were slightly raised, revealing a cunning smile.

This is just part of his plan.

The other party is just a 20-year-old young man and will definitely be affected by his plan.

Because in previous games, he had come up with similar plans one after another, which ultimately enabled him to reverse the game.

Even on tour, the Dane is full of tricks, not to mention Grand Slam tournaments, where he will do anything to win.

At this moment, he was trailing his opponent 1-2.

But Rune feels that he still has a chance to turn things around, and the dark horse cannot always be a dark horse.

Although Buyun Chaoket won the Orange Bowl U16 championship several years ago and beat him.

But after adulthood, his growth rate is obviously not as fast as that of Sinner, Rune and others.

So they also had a bit of contempt in their hearts.

"The reversal is right here!" Rune thought.

However, the course of the game was beyond his expectations.

The young man opposite had a gloomy face and no expression at all. All his plans didn't work at all.

Bu Yunchao Kurt continued to execute his tactical plan very steadily, one shot after another, with no changes compared to before.

The opponents would even clap their hands after Rune made a beautiful shot.

The audience couldn't help but taunt him: "Rooney, not only is his football skill better than yours, but his football character is also much better than yours. Are you embarrassed?"

"Shut up, you stinky kangaroos." Rune has never been one to suffer a loss, so he often quarrels with the fans on the sidelines.

Then, the fans booed Rune without any hesitation.

For Rune, being booed by fans is common and it does not affect him.

But the opponent's performance did make him lose his composure or break his defense.

Not only did his various "dramatic" plans fail to affect the opponent's mentality, but the opponent even applauded when he made a good shot.

As a result, Rune became more and more agitated in the fourth set and ended up collapsing.

In the fourth set, he lost the game with a huge score difference of 1 to 6, and his opponent gave him a fried dough stick.

Buyun Chaoket, a 20-year-old young player from China, made it to the top 32 in his first Grand Slam main draw.

Don’t forget that his senior brother Chen Ran from the Zhejiang team also made his first Grand Slam main draw trip at the Australian Open, where he reached the semi-finals.

Although Xiaobu did not cause as much sensation as Chen Ran who suddenly emerged that year, he was also a small celebrity. Especially considering his life experience, the stories that happened to him were more contagious and worth writing about.

Perhaps in China, tennis is not only a sport for the middle class and above, but can also help poor children change their destiny.

The "Orphans Tennis Project" of that year was also widely reported by many media outlets.

As we all know, the elimination rate of tennis is very alarming. It is a miracle that one person can succeed in the "Orphan Tennis Project".

When the "Orphan Tennis Program" was implemented, there was also a "Mountain Flower Tennis Program" that specifically recruited girls from poor families in southwestern provinces to learn tennis. However, none of these people were able to enter the WTA tour.

In the words of the coach at the time, they did not expect to train players who were good enough to gain a foothold in the tour, after all, it was too difficult.

They just hope that these kids can earn a living through tennis, whether by going to a sports college or becoming a teacher.

But even so, two people showed up at the Orphan Tennis Project.

One is Xiaobu, and the other is really an orphan. He has good talent, but because of his fragile body and frequent injuries, he can only play in the Hope Tournament.

But even if it is a hopeful match, it has already reached the standards of professional players.

In the sport of tennis, good health is a necessary condition for success.

In the third round of the Australian Open, the China Derby will officially take place, and it will be between two brothers who are 16 years apart in age.

In addition, Zhang Zhizhen lost to Spanish genius Alcaraz and was eliminated in the second round.

Alcaraz's opponent in the third round was Chen Ran's other junior from the Zhejiang team, Wu Yibing.

"Aka, that platypus, is he using our Chinese players to gain honors?"

The talented Chinese netizens were not polite and directly gave the Spaniard the nickname of platypus.

Indeed, that big mouth looks very much like a platypus.

To be honest, the appearance of these two new generation giants, Sinner and Alcaraz, is indeed much worse than that of the Big Four.

Although Nadal looks old and haggard now, he was a handsome young man with long flowing hair when he was young.

Today, China is considered a leading country in the world of tennis, even in the men's tennis world, because of Chen Ran.

Therefore, the comments of the Chinese fans were quickly translated and reached Aka's ears.

“I think that’s disrespectful!”

Young Alcaraz hated the nickname "Platypus".

So he quickly took out his anger on the next game.

Chen Ran's junior fellow apprentice Wu Yibing had to bear the wrath of Alcaraz.

In fact, Wu Yibing's basketball IQ and talent are really not bad. Looking at the entire history of Chinese tennis, he may be second only to Chen Ran.

After all, he won the US Open junior singles championship when he was young, and the junior Grand Slam is also a Grand Slam.

Therefore, foreign media also believe that if he can stay healthy, it may be a bit difficult for him to be in the top 10 in the world, but his chances of being in the top 20 are still great.

But in this game, he was completely crushed by Alcaraz.

This is the difference in talent.

Although you are very strong and have perfect skills in all aspects, Alcaraz has surrounded you in all your advantages and strengths, like an enhanced version of you.

What's more, Aka was still a bit angry now, and played more aggressively, with all kinds of magical balls and winning points emerging one after another.

He swept Wu Yibing 3-0 directly, and also swept Zhang Zhizhen 3-0 in the second round.

Against two Chinese players, he did not lose a single set and did not allow his opponents to break serve even once.

Extremely strong!

Let you guys be mean and call me a "platypus".

Alcaraz thought angrily.

"You know, Carlos, if you make it to the quarterfinals, you will play against Chen Ran." After the game, the Spanish media told Aka this.

"Of course I know, I know my draw." Alcaraz also said very confidently, "I am looking forward to playing against him. I sometimes imitate his style of play during training before."

If Chen Ran and Alcaraz face off, they will create a new record in the history of the Grand Slam.

There is a 17-year age difference between the two players.

Alcaraz was born on May 2003, 5, the day when Chen Ran won the Madrid Masters.

When he was one month old, Chen Ran won the first Grand Slam title of his career - the French Open.

There is indeed something mysterious about this.

But this time, can Alcaraz walk up to Chen Ran?
In the fourth round of this Australian Open, he had to defeat a top eight seed, and this opponent was Ruud from Norway.

On the other side, Chen Ran had personally seen off his junior brother Buyun Chaoket, and then defeated Fritz, the current No. 8 player in American tennis, in the quarter-finals, and was waiting for the winner between Aka and Ruud.

Chen Ran originally thought that his first fight with A-Ka would not be so quick.

But the top seed Ruud lived up to his nickname "Water Germany". After winning the first set, he was defeated by Akar in three consecutive sets, and was upset by the Spanish genius.

At the same time, the online media in China were not polite and continued to use exaggerated headlines: 17-year gap, platypus vs. Chen Ran!

They were clearly very happy to irritate Akka.

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(End of this chapter)