Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 98 Maybe this is God’s will?

"Won!"

Chen Ran ignored Safin who was "possessed by the movie king", turned around decisively, and clenched his fists excitedly.

Regardless of whether the other party is suspected of committing suicide.

In the first set, Chen Ran won with his strength; in the six service games of the second set, Chen Ran also relied on his strength to maintain serve.

There were about [-] to [-] spectators in the audience, some booed and others applauded.

The boos were for Safin, and the applause was for Chen Ran.

In any case, this young tennis player from China performed very well indeed.

The figures running all over the field and doing all kinds of extreme saving actions cannot be faked.

Those reporters at the scene finally began to realize that another new tennis star seemed to be rising.

"Dear TV viewers, this is a historic moment!"

CCTV C5 sports host Zhang Sheng cried and howled excitedly, somewhat incoherently.

"Tour semi-finals, first time beating the top five players in the world, first time beating a Grand Slam winner."

"Chen Ran created a lot of history in one game!"

"I have been broadcasting tennis matches for so many years, and today is definitely the most exciting day for me! Because before I could only commentate on players from other countries, but today I am commentating for our own players from China."

Guest Pan Bing suddenly said: "If you win this game, how high is Chen Ran's ranking in time?"

"Let me check!" Zhang Sheng came back to his senses and immediately opened the webpage, muttering something in his mouth, "The points for the top eight are 8 points, and the points for the top four are 45 points, which is doubled."

Chen Ran's total points reached 243 points, and he was immediately ranked 237th.

This breaks into the top 250 in the world!

This speed is soaring like a rocket!
At the same time, at Yanjing International Airport.

Zhou Yuan, a reporter from "Sports Weekly", ignored the strange looks from the passengers around him and jumped up and down excitedly.

The plane to New Zealand was about to take off, and getting the news before boarding meant he was right!

Zhou Yuan can report on Chen Ran's semi-finals and even the finals...

The golden age of Chinese tennis is coming.

At this time, the announcement came that the plane bound for Auckland, New Zealand was about to take off.

Zhou Yuan immediately picked up the package and ran over to wait in line.

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Safin sat on the court for a long time, and finally stood up slowly "with great reluctance" and walked towards the net.

ATP stipulates that regardless of winning or losing, tennis players must shake hands after the game, otherwise they will be punished. This is the etiquette of tennis.

"You did a great job, I hope you can go further." Although Safin smashed his racket and roared angrily during the game just now, he still maintained a gentleman's demeanor after the game.

"Thank you, and I hope you will have good results in the Australian Open." Chen Ran also smiled lightly.

Safin glanced at it "weirdly" and thought to himself: How could a rookie on tour see anything else?
Still with a sullen face, he skipped the step of greeting the audience and walked straight to the passage.

After Chen Ran finished his salute, he bumped fists with his fitness coach.

Sergey looked a little guilty.

"Chen, I'm sorry, I almost misled you."

"Misleading?" Chen Ran was confused and didn't understand what the other party meant for a while.

Sergey shrugged, quite helpless. "I always thought that Safin would give up, but I didn't expect that he would play so seriously. Your ability to win against him depends entirely on your strength. Of course, I must admit that Safin's body is not in the best condition."

It turns out that even he didn't notice anything unusual. It seems that Safin's acting was quite realistic, unlike our Chinese men's football team, which doesn't even know how to play match-fixing, so it's obvious.

The real top masters can act without leaving any trace.For example, the Brazilian football team is one of the leaders.

"Yes, if I meet Safin again in a Grand Slam, it will be a best-of-five-set situation, and the chance of winning is very small." Chen Ran also seemed very rational and was not dazzled by the victory.

"Okay, let's not talk about this!" Sergey looked very excited. "Anyway, you have defeated Safin in the tour, which is worthy of celebration. And I will explain to your agency that I am willing to be your Full-time strength and conditioning coach.”

After thinking about it, Chen Ran felt that he still needed to get a vaccination, and said, "Okay, but if I fail to break into the top 100 this year, don't regret it."

"No, absolutely not!" Sergey shook his head firmly.

At this time, many reporters came over, surrounded Chen Ran, and started asking all kinds of questions.

Basically, it was a question about eliminating Safin, but an American reporter asked a question that was a bit better.

"Chen Ran, we know that Zhang Depei is a Chinese-American player. What influence did he have on your growth."

This is a typical American question. When Americans ask questions, they will always mention someone they are familiar with and then expand the topic.

"He is the light of the Chinese people and has always been my role model. He is like a big mountain for me to look up to and keep chasing after!"

The reporters' eyes lit up with their fluent English and impeccable answers.

This is completely different from the traditional Chinese athletes in their impression.

"Did you know that Zhang Depei is retiring soon?"

"I know it's a shame not to be able to play against him, but for every professional player, this day will come."

The American reporter mentioned Yao Ming again and asked Chen Ran if he paid attention to the NBA.

"Pay attention, Yao Ming's performance in the NBA is very good." Chen Ran said politely.

"Are you familiar with Yao Ming? Have you ever met him?" American reporters followed closely.

This is a typical American. When asking questions, they will do everything possible to bring out sports celebrities related to their country.

In his opinion, Yao Ming, who is the No. [-] pick in the NBA and has become the absolute main force in the Rockets, is a well-deserved representative of the Chinese sports world.

"I'm not familiar with him, and I've never met him before." Chen Ran smiled and seemed very candid, "But there should be opportunities to meet in the future."

"Perhaps you can meet during the North American season."

"I am looking forward."

Chen Ranzai got rid of the surrounding reporters and walked back to the lounge.

However, the excitement surrounding the game began to grow.

CCTV C5 Sports made a special report on Cheng Chenran and compared him with the retiring tennis superstar Zhang Depei.

Is there some divine will in the dark?

As Zhang Depei is about to retire, the Chinese world has welcomed another tennis genius!
Indeed, today it is not only mainland China, but also Hong Kong, Taiwan, overseas Singapore, Malaysia, and even Chinese regions around the world.

Everyone is worried that from now on, Chinese players will no longer be seen in top tennis venues.

But Chen Ran came out of nowhere, and just like Zhang Depei back then, he shocked the entire professional tennis world with his youthful high-spiritedness.

He will fill the vacuum left by Chang Teck Pei's retirement.

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(End of this chapter)