Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 85: The physical coach who attracts hatred
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In his previous life, Chen Ran had only seen Sharapova a few times on TV. In addition to her beautiful appearance, what left a deep impression on him was the girl's high-decibel screams when she swung her racket on the court.

Sharapova, who was born in 1987, is still under 16 years old.

It has to be said that Mao Mei's peak period was when she was a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old. Today's Sharapova is more beautiful than what Chen Ran saw on TV in her previous life.

At this moment, Sharapova, who came to China for the first time, also curiously observed the crowd around her.

Hangzhou's beautiful environment and historical heritage also have some attractions for her.

Sharapova seems to be used to facing those foreign teenagers who are watching her. She has encountered this scene many times even in the United States.

Although tennis has no shortage of beautiful players, it is really rare to have someone as tall as her and with such stunning appearance.

However, Chen Ran in the distance only looked at it for a short while and then withdrew his gaze.

Appreciation is appreciation, but given his mental age, he obviously won't be as gaffey and excited as those players on the provincial team.

From Sharapova's eyes, Chen Ran also read a hint of arrogance in Sharapova. It was obvious that she did not take these Chinese tennis players to heart.

Although there is a huge difference in viewing pleasure between men's tennis and women's tennis, the successful operation of the WTA has made tennis the sport with the smallest gap in prize money between male and female athletes.

As for commercial value and endorsement income, the gap between top male and female tennis players is extremely slim. Women's tennis is even called the number one sport for women.

Like Sharapova, although her results are not as good as Serena Williams, her advertising revenue completely exceeds the latter's.

As a rising star in women's tennis, Sharapova is obviously proud.It was obviously impossible for those plain and ordinary cats and dogs to attract her attention.

Chen Ran also thinks clearly. If he can become a top tennis player in the future, he will naturally become familiar with Sharapova.

Now, no matter how enthusiastic and attentive you are, people won't take it seriously.

Compared with other sports, tennis has much more frequent interactions between male and female athletes.

The men's and women's competitions at the four Grand Slams and some Masters tournaments are held simultaneously.

This is not like the Football World Cup, the Women's World Cup, the Men's Basketball World Championship and the Women's Basketball World Championship, where the dates of the games are completely staggered.

Tennis is lonely, participating in tours around the world and traveling slowly.

Sometimes male and female players are unbearably lonely, and in the dead of night, they will connect with each other, stage a scene of "the golden wind and jade dew meet each other", and then go their separate ways the next day.

We are all well-known players with advertisements, endorsements, and fan groups, so we will not write short essays or seek media exposure.

Chen Ran only stayed for a short while, then left the crowd and returned to practicing football.

However, the players on the provincial team were still very excited and almost burst into laughter.

After all, these Chinese male players are in adolescence, with strong hormone secretion, and it is difficult to have contact with the opposite sex. They will naturally be excited to see such a blond beauty.

At this time, Chen Ran's physical fitness coach Sergey walked over and chatted with a Russian team leader.

"Don't think you can win this competition casually."

"The overall level of tennis in China is indeed lagging behind, but occasionally a talented player will emerge."

"I brought a Chinese player, who is not yet 17 years old, but should be the best player under the age of 18 in the world." Sergey has served as a physical coach for many tennis players, so he still has this vision.

The leader of the Russian team was a tall, bearded man.

"Oh? It's not surprising that Chinese people have top-notch tennis players. After all, there is the example of Zhang Depei." In the eyes of many Europeans and Americans, although Zhang Depei is an American, his ethnicity is indeed Chinese, which also means that Chinese people are talented in tennis.

"Maria..." Sergey shouted to Sharapova, and pointed at Chen Ran in the distance, "That guy, like you, signed with IMG at a young age."

Sharapova, who has always been aloof, also showed some curiosity.

Anyone who can be signed by IMG at this age will definitely be the leader of the younger generation.

Of course, there are too many potential new stars in this world who ultimately fail to live up to their talents.

However, Chen Ran did not watch her like other Chinese male players, and still practiced on his own, which made her a little interested.

"Maria, would you like to practice with my players?" Sergey invited.

"Sir..." Sharapova looked helpless, "You have to know that female players can't play against male players at all. Aren't you bullying me? But there are a few male players around me who can play against your players. Try it."

Sergey shook his head and said: "You don't understand this. Only when female players and male players practice more will they improve faster. He is much better than your companions!"

Sharapova shrugged, noncommittal to the suggestion.

"Sir, do you think that Chinese is better than us?" A Russian young man whistled, showing dissatisfaction.

Several others began to echo.

You are also a Russian. Even if you work for others, you cannot arrange your compatriots in this way.

"I'm just seeking truth from facts." Sergey spread his hands and curled his lips, "I'm not sure what the future will be like for this Chinese guy, but what he looks like now reminds me of Safin when he was young."

"How did you compare to Safin when you were seventeen or eighteen?"

This group of young Russian guys were immediately speechless.

Safin is already a one-time Grand Slam winner and is someone these young people can look up to.

"Kukushkin!"

Sharapova put her hands on her hips and said, "You are about the same age as that young Chinese guy, so let's compete with him."

Among the visiting young Russian male players, the two strongest ones are Gabashvili and Kukushkin.

The former was born in 1985, and the latter was born in 1987. They are currently the two strongest new generation players among the post-85 generation in Russia. (Generally speaking, Russian players born in the 85s are a bit stretched compared to those born in the 80s. The author checked several Grand Slam tournaments around 2010 before finding the information of these two people, and the strength of the TOP50 at their peak)
"Okay, let me see how good the new stars that can be signed by IMG are." Kukushkin said with some dissatisfaction.

He himself was not valued by IMG because he felt his potential was limited.

If Chen Ran heard their conversation here, he would definitely feel a headache.

Lao Maozi's character is like this. He speaks directly and without any subtlety, which will attract some unreasonable hatred for himself.

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(End of this chapter)