Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 96: Smashed the racket again? (Update one chapter first in the afternoon)
PS: Continue with 5000 words today.

By the way, regarding the launch, it was originally planned to be on the shelves on Friday.

However, the editor felt that the results were not bad, and he wanted to try to see if my book could be ranked on the front page for strong recommendation, but there was no guarantee, so he postponed it for a few days.

But regardless of whether it can be ranked as a strong recommendation, this book will be officially put on the shelves in the early morning of the 1st!
I won’t go out during the National Day. I’ll just code at home. I’ll post an update when the time comes. I hope you all can support me!

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"Oh~"

"Is this the top five in the world?"

In the CCTV C5 live broadcast room, host Zhang Sheng took a breath and let out an exclamation.

The guest next to him is Pan Bing, specially invited by CCTV. He won the gold medal in men's tennis singles at the 1994 Hiroshima Asian Games.

"Director Pan, have you ever competed with players of this level in your career?" Zhang Sheng said curiously.

Pan Bing thought for a while and replied: "I have never played against a Grand Slam champion, but I have played against the runner-up once."

"How does it feel?"

"The whole audience was suppressed by the opponent, and there was no chance."

Pan Bing smiled bitterly, this was a not so good memory.

"Does Director Pan think that today's Chen Ran has surpassed you in terms of strength at your peak?" Zhang Sheng asked a question that everyone is concerned about on behalf of the fans.

Pan Bing secretly cursed, "Shabi, what a stupid question you're asking." He said perfunctorily: "The strength should be about the same. I have an Asian Games gold medal, and Chen Ran is a challenge champion."

Normally, the level of tennis at the Asian Games is on par with the ATP125 Challenge, and occasionally the top [-] players will come to participate.

It’s just that at last year’s Busan Asian Games, there were players like Srichaphan among the top 20 in the world.

"If Chen Ran can reach the semi-finals of the tour, he will be No. 1 in the history of Chinese tennis."

"This is theoretically possible, but today it's unlikely."

The two of them chatted as if no one else was around, not even paying much attention to the game.

When Zhang Sheng glanced at the TV while chatting, he suddenly patted the table excitedly and shouted excitedly: "Good shot!"

This sudden scene startled Pan Bing.

What's wrong with this half-full host?

"Hey, the score is 3 to 3?" Pan Bing was a little surprised when he saw it, but Chen Ran actually clung to the score.

Obviously, Chen Ran secured serve in all the first three service games, and the small score in the seventh game was 30 to 30.
Safin wiped the sweat from his cheeks with his arm and glanced at the audience with a frown.

Sergei's old acquaintance was shouting excitedly, clenching his fists.

"Does this old guy still think that the boy opposite him can beat him? At such an age, reaching the top eight of the tour is already a huge success."

Safin believes that even if he is not in the best condition, he can still win this victory easily.

Swinging the racket hard, he hit another cannonball-like serve.

The quality of his serve is still slightly higher than that of the 17-year-old Isner.

Ball speed is similar, but angle and placement are better.

Chen Ran activated it instantly and rushed out like an arrow from a string, his whole body fully stretched out like a roc spreading its wings.

This time, he barely touched the tennis ball, but he didn't have much room to swing the racket, so he could only slam the tennis ball back with a push block.

This return of serve is obviously weakened in both speed and power.

Safin was about to make a smash and score a point directly.

However, Chen Ran's ball flew in a straight direction. Although there was no angle, the ball landed at the center boundary of Safin's half.

More importantly, this shot made full use of Safin's serving power, and the reaction force pushed the return point very deep, already within a big step of the baseline.

Heck!
Safin adjusted his steps and movements in time, but he was still a little hasty. His backhand with both hands did not have time to complete the lead-in, so he could only use his upper body to turn and pull in a small arc to push the tennis ball back.

Different offense and defense?

Chen Ran took advantage of the opponent's unsteady footing, turned sideways, swung the racket with a forehand, and hit the tennis ball to the other side at a wide angle.

Oops!

Safin was careless for a moment and Chen Ran seized the opportunity.

He ran hard to his right, and although he was strong and tall, he was not slow at all, and barely managed to save the ball.

But he leaves a huge gap on his left side.

Chen Ran stepped forward quickly, swung his racket and prepared to continue hitting the ball, but his sight was already aimed at the big gap on Safin's left side.

As soon as Safin returned the ball, he seemed to realize something and immediately ran to the left.

When Chen Ran swung the bat, he made a very subtle change of direction.

The amplitude was not large, and the force was not very strong, but the speed of the tennis ball was not slow. It flew directly to Safin's right side, completely opposite to the direction in which he was running. "Fuck!"

Safin failed to save the ball and could only yell angrily.

With the score of 30:40 in the seventh game, Chen Ran got the first break point of the game. It was also the first time that someone from both sides reached the break point.

"With the next ball, as long as the opponent doesn't serve an ace, I have a chance to break serve, not to mention that the opponent's body is not in the best condition."

Chen Ran stared at the yellow-green tennis ball in Safin's hand and felt his breathing speed up slightly.

As a professional player, every time he gets a break point, his body will not be involuntarily excited.

The most exciting and exciting part of a tennis match is breaking your opponent's serve.

The originally noisy stands suddenly became silent.

One shot, one zone inside corner.

The ball was as fast as lightning, passing by Chen Ran's eyes.

"Wipe the net!" the line referee signaled.

The quality of the serve just now was very high. If it had not wiped the net, it would have been a beautiful ACE ball.

"Not bad luck!"

Chen Ran jumped slightly on the spot, ready to continue receiving the serve.

According to tennis rules, if the first serve touches the net but the ball is in bounds, the server still has two chances.

Damn!

Safin felt very good when he just served. When he swung the racket to hit the ball, he felt that it would be a beautiful ACE ball.

It happened that the tennis ball slightly touched the net.

Safin served another ball, still with good power and speed, but this time Chen Ran successfully hit the ball back.

Soon, the two sides went back and forth and began a multi-shot stalemate.

Movement speed is a major characteristic of Chen Ran, which can be regarded as a lesson from his coach "Zhang Depei".

The whole field is full of his running figure and various extreme saving actions.

This was a break point that was finally obtained, and Chen Ran was not willing to waste it easily.

In a flash of lightning, Chen Ran, who was highly focused, suddenly released a short ball.

"This trick again!"

Because Safin had already missed several short balls by Chen Ran before, he was well prepared and ran to the net immediately, managing to save the ball.

But at this moment, the initiative is in Chen Ran's hands.

He took a few steps forward decisively and responded with a lob.

Chen Ran's delicate touch made the ball fly high and far.

"Safin is over 1.9 meters tall. Chen Ran still dares to hit the ball like this. He is so courageous!" CCTV C5 host held his breath and expressed surprise.

Safin is tall enough and not afraid of ordinary lobs.

He ran back a few steps, jumped high, and prepared for an overhead smash.

Oops!

The ball's parabola was so perfect that Safin found himself jumping up so hastily that only the edge of his racket touched the tennis ball.

The spike went straight out of bounds!

Chen Ran broke serve successfully!

After a brief silence, the entire audience booed.

The majestic Grand Slam winner was actually broken by a little-known rookie player.

Safin was so angry that he swung his racket and hit the ground.

In an instant, the exquisite tennis racket was completely deformed.

"Uh……"

"Safin smashed the racket again."

What a familiar scene.

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