Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 84 The sensational female player
IMG's work efficiency is very high. Just one week after Chen Ran signed the agency contract, it helped him negotiate a new business contract.

Wilson, a well-known tennis racket brand, offered Chen Ran a two-year contract worth US$2 and was willing to bear all the competition equipment for him.

Of course, the condition is that Chen Ran can only use Wilson rackets in all formal or informal games.

Originally, Wilson provided Chen Ran with a five-year contract worth US$5, but after careful consideration, IMG chose a contract with fewer years and a lower average endorsement fee.

They are very optimistic that Chen Ran can gain a firm foothold in the highly competitive men's tennis world within two years.

Chen Ran himself is also quite satisfied with this contract. The two years are very short and will pass by in the blink of an eye. He will not have graduated from high school by then.

IMG has also done detailed market analysis, and it is enough for Chen Ran to hold two contracts.After all, with his current performance, he won't be able to get much endorsement fees from other brands.

So there is no need to overdraw your business value.

Nike and Wilson are two brands that are closely related to tennis.

Chen Ran's equipment for the competition, from hats and headbands to tennis clothes, tennis pants, and tennis shoes, are all Nike products, and the tennis racket used in the competition is Wilson.

He and these two brands are a perfect match, and their compatibility is very high.

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Chen Ran returned to Hangzhou after half a month's leave.

During the past half month, he seemed to be on vacation, but in fact he had been conducting methodical training in the "simulation training ground".

Chen Ran's physical attributes are still 83, but his technical attributes and mental attributes have been improved to a certain extent, reaching 77 points and 76 points respectively.

Theoretically speaking, the technical attributes of 77 points already have the ability to play a dark horse role on the tour, especially in ATP250 level competitions.

However, in real-world competitions, Chen Ran cannot always be in the best condition, and there will always be ups and downs in his condition.

During this short vacation, Chen Ran also had countless tie-breaks with coach "Zhang Depei", and he finally won his first victory.

The sparring partners and physical trainers arranged by IMG are already in place.

Although tennis is an individual sport, unlike billiards, it requires two people to play, and sparring is a must.

Before, the non-existent "Chinese coach" took on the role of sparring partner, but now he has to find one even to cover up others' eyes.

If a tennis player does not arrange a sparring partner for himself, then outsiders will think that you are too unprofessional and too chaotic.

Of course, the level of this sparring partner doesn't matter. Chen Ran has the best sparring partner in the "simulation training ground".

Sparring coaches are not fixed. For example, if Chen Ran is in Hangzhou, the company will arrange for you to be a sparring partner for the provincial team; when you arrive in Shanghai, the sparring partner arranged by the company may be replaced by a sparring partner for the national team.

When Chen Ran goes abroad to participate in competitions, he does not need to take this sparring partner with him.

Because when training overseas, Chen Ran can find foreign players to train with, or the company will arrange to train with players under IMG.

This is the benefit of having a brokerage company, it can help you solve most of your worries.

As for the physical fitness coach, because it concerns his own body, that is the one that Chen Ran values ​​the most.

After all, you can't exercise your body in the "simulation training ground", which will inevitably require Chen Ran to arrange an excellent physical coach for himself in the real world.

The physical coach needs to understand the physical condition of the players, arrange training plans, and reasonable dietary menus.

At the same time, the physical trainer must also have superb massage techniques.Players need to be helped to recover after training and games.

Of course, the salary of an excellent physical coach will not be low, so many tennis players ranked outside the 150th share the same physical coach in order to save costs.

The physical coach arranged by IMG for Chen Ran is a Russian named Sergei, who has coached many tennis players, including US Open winner Safin, beautiful girl Kournikova and so on.Russia is a tennis powerhouse, with many top players emerging for both men and women.

Sergei is looking for gold in China, and with Chen Ran's current ranking, it is impossible for the opponent to take care of him full-time. He will only be responsible for Chen Ran's physical training during certain periods.

But these are enough for Chen Ran today.

In addition, Chen Ran's original plan was to rent a better quality tennis club in Hangzhou as his winter training base.

However, under the warm invitation of the Provincial Sports Bureau, he finally chose the Provincial Tennis Training Center. Not only did it have complete facilities, he also saved a lot of money on rent.

But Chen Ran follows the training system, that is, after each day's training, he will return to his rented house nearby instead of living in the sports bureau's dormitory.

After the sparring partners and physical coaches had made arrangements, Chen Ran officially began the boring but fulfilling training day after day.

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Soon, a month passed by and it was 2003 in a blink of an eye.

The players on the Zhejiang Province team were so abused by Chen Ran in daily training that they almost doubted their lives.

After one practice match after another, for example, it was either 0 to 6 or 1 to 6. There was no way to resist.

When these provincial team players learned from Chen Ran that their opponents on the tour were generally of this level, they almost gave up on their dreams of becoming professional players.

Because to become a true professional player, you must first be responsible for your own profits and losses.

If they choose to fly solo, let alone the northwest wind, they may even be heavily in debt. They may still settle down as a provincial team player who can receive a salary and enjoy the shade under the big tree.

Shortly after New Year's Day, IMG officially informed Chen Ran that the wild card for the main draw of the New Zealand Auckland Open had been approved, and he would need to officially board the plane to start the Oceania season in a week.

However, on this day, a group of tennis players from Russia came to Hangzhou. This time, the physical coach Sergei led the way, which can be regarded as part of the cultural exchange between the two countries.

During this period, players from both sides will practice together, and some competitions will also be arranged.

Chen Ran didn't care about the visiting Russian players at first, and still practiced by himself with peace of mind.

After all, the Russian male player he has an impression of is Safin, who was born in the 80s, and Medmedev (nicknamed Mr. Mei, who has the same name as the Russian Prime Minister) among the players born in the 90s.

One is already a Grand Slam winner, and the other is only 7 years old. It is impossible for him to go with the team.

Other Russian male players may have reached world-class levels, but they were not noticed by Chen Ran.

But the provincial team players seemed a little excited, and they all chatted excitedly.

"Did you see there is a beautiful blonde over there?"

"She's so tall and tall, I guess she's over 1 meters tall."

"Is she an athlete too?"

Hearing the excited words of these guys, Chen Ran walked over with some curiosity, then was stunned and quickly recognized the person.

It was her!

The future five-time Grand Slam winner, Russian tennis beauty Maria Sharapova!

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Readers, Sharapova is here!
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