Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

During the entire Paris Olympics, the only really difficult matches for Chen Ran were the semi-finals and finals.

Fortunately, I gritted my teeth and fought hard in these two games, winning two sets in a row without entering the decisive battle of the third set.

In this Olympics, Chen Ran also successfully won the Olympic gold medal without losing a single game.

After the game, he felt like his legs had almost lost all feeling and he was so tired that he could not even lift his feet.

There was a dull pain coming from the bandaged area.

Fortunately, the game is over, and no matter how serious his injury is, Chen Ran can accept it.

The result is perfect.

Chen Ran won his fourth Olympic men's tennis singles gold medal.

Four gold medals, corresponding to the four Grand Slams?
This is certainly a remarkable achievement.

"I am sure that the four gold medals and 41 Grand Slams are records that will never be broken."

"Chen Ran not only had a perfect career, but also had a perfect farewell battle!"

When the game was over, the CCTV host was also speaking excitedly.

Li Na, the guest commentator, was also outspoken and suddenly said: "I know why Chen Ran chose to withdraw from the US Open. He has released all his energy in the Olympics. He no longer has the energy to play in the US Open, and he doesn't even have any motivation."

The host was in a trance for a moment, then nodded.

There's nothing wrong with that.

Given Chen Ran’s current physical condition, if he plays in the US Open again, he might be eliminated in the first round.

What's more, look at him, he looks completely relieved.

At this moment, on the court, Chen Ran excitedly threw his tennis racket to the Chinese fans who were cheering on the scene.

Not just a racket for competition.

And there are those brand new rackets lying in the backpack.

Chen Ran doesn’t want any of them!

Careers are over!

Completely let go!
He happily threw rackets worth thousands of dollars into the fan area to celebrate his gold medal.

In his retirement battle, he won the Olympic gold medal.

Then why do you need a racket?
The fans also rushed over excitedly to grab the racket that Chen Ran offered.

The scene was very lively.

……

"Carlos, you are great, you played perfect tennis, I wish you good luck in the next four years."

Before the award ceremony, Chen Ran also walked up to Aka and encouraged him.

This Spanish guy is pretty good.

When the game just ended, he cried very sadly, but also congratulated Chen Ran generously.

But at the award ceremony, Aka showed a bright smile.

Silver medal is also a good result.

At least he was standing on the podium.

“This silver medal is the greatest achievement of my career, and congratulations on having a perfect farewell performance.” Aka said with a smile, “But I will definitely not show mercy when I meet Chinese players in the future.”

Chen Ran laughed: "You don't have to be soft-hearted, professional tennis is so cruel."

The winner is the king, and the winner takes all!

This is the charm of competitive sports.

However, what surprised Chen Ran was that the winner of the bronze medal was not Djokovic, but Canadian teenager Auger-Aliassime.

In the semi-finals, the black uncle Aliassim was almost hung up and crushed by Aka, and he was given two fried dough sticks. Chen Ran didn't believe that under normal circumstances, this person could beat Djokovic in the bronze medal match.

But Djokovic already had two bronze medals and was indeed lacking in motivation. In addition, the match against Chen Ran in the semi-finals was too exhausting, and he unexpectedly lost to Auger-Aliassime.

After this semi-final, the exhausted Djokovic announced his retirement.

16 Grand Slams are obviously not enough to catch up with Chen Ran, and he is now at a disadvantage when facing Sinner and Aka.

Chen Ran has retired, so why am I still insisting on doing this?
Is it left for those born after 00 to brush the "battle record between the two sides"?

Chen Ran was also a little surprised, but soon he understood.

Indeed, now that he has retired, there is nothing for Djokovic to be nostalgic about.

So far, he has firmly established himself as the second best player in tennis and has also won the Grand Slam. It is not easy for those young people to catch up with him.

For Djokovic, it is a great achievement to have completely suppressed Nadal and Federer in his career and won the Olympic gold medal. He has no regrets.

With Djokovic and Chen Ran retiring, the era of the Big Four has officially come to an end.

The upcoming US Open will be the first Grand Slam tournament in more than 20 years without the participation of the Big Four.

The stars are dim!
The award ceremony began. Chen Ran stood in the center with a gold medal on his chest, and the five-star red flag slowly rose again at the Roland Garros Stadium.

Is this the tenth time?
Chen Ran alone has raised the five-star red flag ten times in this holy land of tennis.

9 French Opens, 1 Olympic Games!

Who else?
It is absolutely an unprecedented record.

At the last Yanjing Olympics, the five-star red flag was raised at the award ceremony for the men's and women's singles tennis events. Sixteen years later, times have changed, and the five-star red flag is once again raised at the award ceremony for the men's and women's singles tennis events.

Chen Ran is a participant in all of these events, and this time it is held at Roland Garros, which is even more significant.

“I’ve been through five Olympics.”

"The most significant ones are definitely the Yanjing Olympics and the Paris Olympics."

"We are very lucky that in these two Olympic Games, our country's athletes, both men and women, won singles gold medals."

"I think even the most daring screenwriter would not dare to imagine such a plot."

"We did it with a script that even movies don't dare to shoot!"

Chen Ran touched the gold medal and talked freely in front of the camera.

"I had a perfect farewell performance. It was also a brand new beginning for Xiao Zheng. I believe she will have an outstanding career."

He also mentioned Zheng Qinwen.

Unlike Li Na, Zheng Jie and Wang Qiang before him, the future is unknown for Zheng Qinwen.

Just like this gold medal, it was beyond his expectations.

This is looking forward to.

After the Australian Open in the first half of the year, the girl's condition was not very good. Chen Ran hoped that this Olympic gold medal would be a brand new beginning, allowing her to be completely reborn.

As for whether her gold medal was related to his rebirth, it no longer mattered.

"It's just that this gold medal... uh, in terms of workmanship and material, it seems to be the worst among my four gold medals."

The audacious Chen Ran still did not forget to slander France again in front of hundreds of millions of viewers across the country.

"Why are you criticizing France again?"

"I criticize France because I love it!"

……

A week later, the Olympic Games came to an end.

In the gold medal list, China topped the list with 41 medals, surpassing the United States' 40!

Chen Ran couldn't help but think: If I didn't get this gold medal, would it be a tie?
...(End of chapter)