Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 713: US Open Organizing Committee Assists Again

A few days later in the Wimbledon final, Chen Ran once again defended himself as the true "King of Grass", and even the king of grass with a huge lead.

After a four-set battle, Chen Ran won the game 4-3.

Although Djokovic, now 35 years old, still maintains a strong competitive state and plays on the grass courts which he is best at, he could only barely hold on to Chen Ran in the first three sets.

7比6，6比7，6比4！

The scores of the first three sets were very close, with the difference being only one break caused by the stalemate between the two sides.

But in the fourth set, Djokovic couldn't keep up with Chen Ran's rhythm and was broken twice by him, winning with a huge score of 6-2.

Even at the age of 36, Chen Ran is still the unrivaled "King of Grassland".

Sampras has 7 Wimbledon titles, and now Chen Ran has brought his number of Wimbledon titles to 10, and the number of single Grand Slams has reached double digits!
An incredible new achievement that surprised the entire sports world.

Djokovic also admitted that he had done his best, but it was still difficult to defeat Chen Ran.

"It's so unfortunate to be in the same era as him!" He laughed at himself. "I have been perfecting my skills and breaking through my own limits time and time again, but I found that he has also been improving and is always ahead of you."

Ten Wimbledon titles is not only unprecedented, it is also basically the best achievement ever.

Currently, Chen Ran’s 35 Grand Slam titles are distributed among them: 10 Australian Open, 7 French Open, 10 Wimbledon, and 8 US Open.

Except for the French Open championship, where he is only one ahead of Nadal, he is far ahead in the other three Grand Slam tournaments.

"How many years can you still be at your peak?" People outside are very curious about this question.

Of course, they are not only curious about Chen Ran, but also about Djokovic.

Among the Big Four, only these two have not suffered serious injuries in their careers and have always maintained their competitiveness at a very high level.

As for Nadal, his competitive form has been completely inconsistent, and after the French Open, he announced that his season was over.

What the outside world is curious about is, will the US Open in two months still be a contest between these two old guys?
Soon, the same scene as in Melbourne was played out in New York.

The government of the United States has once again targeted the Serbs, requiring them to be vaccinated if they want to enter the country to participate in the competition.

"Hey man..." Djokovic was speechless. "You guys in the United States are already in this situation. Almost everyone is immune, and the virus has mutated so many times. Why are you still playing this with me?"

“Whether I get vaccinated or not, what is the impact?”

Please, it's already 2022, and it's the second half of the year, not 2020. The world is almost immune, so what difference does it make whether we get vaccinated or not?
Djokovic is as stubborn as ever and is determined not to get vaccinated.

At this point, he was deported from Australia and the United States within a year.

In addition, Nadal has been ruled out for the season, which once again assisted Chen Ran and made him the only remaining giant player.

In addition, since Chen Ran participated in fewer competitions this year and was not awarded points at Wimbledon, although his current world ranking is number one, the gap between him and Alcaraz, who is second, is not that big.

Djokovic, who previously finished second at Wimbledon, fell to third place because he was deducted 2021 points for winning the 2000 Wimbledon Championship.

This time, Djokovic's ranking will continue to fall after being deducted the points for last year's US Open runner-up.

This seems really absurd, but it is actually happening.

As for the Spanish rising star, he is still a young man and this is only his second tour season. Thanks to his crazy participation in competitions and his outstanding performance in Masters and Grand Slam level competitions, his points have accumulated rapidly and his ranking has reached second in the world.

If the original trajectory had been followed, the 19-year-old Alcaraz would have seized the opportunity of Djokovic's absence and won the US Open for the first time. But this time, the still-sharp Chen Ran was clearly a huge obstacle for the post-00s talent.

To be honest, Chen Ran also admitted that Alcaraz has indeed improved a lot compared to the Australian Open in January.

Especially his first serve stability has improved a lot.

At the age of 19, he won several hard court and clay court Masters titles and eventually reached the US Open final.

Both the outside media and the ATP have been eager to build Aka into a player with the potential to be a giant among the new generation.

In addition, Sinner from Italy is also on the ATP's star-making agenda.

The new era led by the twin stars is the focus of ATP's current publicity work.

The Big Four players, led by Chen Ran, have dominated the tennis world for far too long.

They are so hungry for new blood.

So on the eve of the US Open final, the number of media reports on Aka was no less than that on Chen Ran.

In response to the outside world's hype, Chen Ran said something thought-provoking: I think forcing growth is of no benefit to young players.

How did he grow up in his era?

There is the rising star Federer, the still strong Agassi, and others like Safin, Ferrero, Hewitt, Roddick, etc. who are only in their twenties and at the peak of their careers.

I played my way up shot by shot, and the ATP at that time didn't give me any preferential treatment.

The difference is that Chen Ran's growth rate at that time was so fast that everyone was stunned.

Of course, ATP also has its own reasons.

The people born in the 90s are so lame, every time they are praised, they fail, so they have to be cultivated by the next generation.

However, it was not until two and a half hours into the US Open final that the outside world realized the meaning of Chen Ran's pre-match words.

Superstars are not created by being promoted, but by working for it on their own.

Although Alcaraz has grown in a year, he still hasn't been able to win even a single game from Chen Ran, although he managed to break back against Chen Ran with his excellent serve and receiving skills.

But Chen Ran immediately broke back and instantly extinguished the flame of victory that had just been ignited by the Spanish rising star.

As soon as there is any sign, we will nip it in the bud!
Winning a Grand Slam is still an unrealistic idea for you today.

After winning the game 3-0, many wealthy New Yorkers who spent a lot of money to buy tickets to the US Open final were also unhappy.

The finals is this?

What about the post-00s giants?

Maybe in a stadium like Flushing Meadows, the Serbian was the only one who could challenge Chen Ran, but he was expelled from the country by you.

At least there is Nadal at the Australian Open.

The organizing committee of the US Open gave us a great assist!
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(End of this chapter)