On July 1, Beijing time, the Wimbledon tennis open officially kicked off, a total of 11 Chinese players participated, creating a record for the number of Chinese tennis players participating in the Grand Slam, the first day of the game, the Chinese army had 9 people, in the focus of a battle just conducted by Shang Juncheng against Chilean player Garin, Shang Juncheng took the lead in the 11th game to complete the break, 7-5 to win a set first, to get the priority to advance, is expected to win the first victory of Wimbledon.
The 2024 Wimbledon Tennis Open, as one of the four Grand Slams, will be held on the Centre Court of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, England, and will last for 14 days, divided into men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, mixed doubles, junior events, wheelchair tennis and other events.
The total prize money of the event is as high as 50 million pounds, equivalent to 460 million yuan. The men's and women's singles prize money was as high as £2.7 million, and the men's and women's singles runners-up were £1.4 million, an increase of 11.6% on last year.
A total of 11 members of the Chinese Legion played, and the specific matches were as follows:
【8】郑钦文 vs 孙璐璐【Q】
Yuan Yue vs Ruth
Wang Xinyu vs Tomova
Wang Xiyu vs Vekic
Zhu Lin vs Begu
Wang Yafan vs Schmiedlova
Bai Zhuoxuan vs Dart
Zhang Shuai vs Kasatkina【14】
Wang Qiang vs Navarro【19】
Zhang Zhizhen vs Jean Will【Q】
Shang Juncheng vs Garin【Q】
Shang Juncheng vs Garin【Q】
Shang Juncheng, a young player who only turned professional in 2022 and just turned 19 this year, has improved rapidly in recent years, and has jumped to No. 91 in the world ranking with his outstanding performance in the quarterfinals of the ATP 250 Eastbourne, once again reaching the top 100. And with the world ranking, he qualified for the Wimbledon main draw. Chile's Garin, ranked 111th in the world, qualified for the main draw after three rounds of qualifying. There is no previous record of the two sides playing each other. Judging from the pre-game odds, Shang Juncheng led 1.8-2.0, and the media was more optimistic about Shang Juncheng, who had performed well recently.
In the first set, Garin easily held serve in the first game. In the second game, Shang Juncheng served the game, and when he was 30-40 behind, he successfully penetrated the opponent's backcourt after patiently holding on, successfully won the game point, and successfully completed the hold.
In the third game, Shang Juncheng fell behind 15-30, and after continuous large-angle transfers, the opponent returned the ball to the net, and got the break point at 40-30, but the next return ball went to the net, and Garin successfully held serve. The big score is Garin 2-1 ahead.
In the 4th game, Shang Juncheng used excellent baseline skills to lead 30-0, and used the straight serve to drop four straight balls and easily hold serve.
In the 5th game, Shang Juncheng led 15-0, and Garin scored four straight goals to complete the hold, leading 3-2.
In the 6th game, Shang Juncheng's serve game again dropped four straight balls and easily held serve.
In the 7th game, Garin also scored four straight balls to complete the hold.
In the 8th game, Shang Juncheng made two unforced errors in the service game, and the score was also tied at 40-40, after getting the game point, Shang Juncheng backshot the net in the multi-shot competition, and the score was tied again, although Shang Juncheng missed the game point many times, but it was still difficult to complete the hold, and the score was tied 4-4.
In the ninth game, the two sides tied 30-30, but then Garin scored two points in a row and successfully held serve to lead 5-4.
In the 10th game, Shang Juncheng successfully held serve with four straight balls in a non-guaranteed service game, and his performance was very stable. The score came to 5-5!
In the 11th game, Shang Juncheng drew 15-15, and after a backhand pause, he hit a diagonal crossing ball to lead 30-15, and then Shang Juncheng got two break opportunities, although Garin used the serve straight to save a break point, but then in the multi-shot battle, Shang Juncheng used a beautiful small ball to successfully break and lead 6-5.
In the 12th game, Shang Juncheng played very well in the service game, and successfully completed the hold with four straight balls, thus winning the first set 7-5.
Congratulations to Shang Juncheng, who is on track to make Wimbledon history. #头条创作挑战赛#