On July 1, the first day of the Wimbledon main draw began. Teenager Shang Juncheng faced qualifier Garin in the first round, and Shang Juncheng defeated his opponent in straight sets, creating a new history of Chinese men's tennis and becoming the first Chinese mainland male player to win Wimbledon. So far, the Chinese men's tennis has won the main draw of the four Grand Slams, so let's take stock of the first victory of the four Grand Slams of the Chinese men's tennis.
U.S. Open - Wu Yixuan set a precedent
The first victory of the Chinese men's tennis tournament in a Grand Slam tournament came from Wu Yixuan at the 2022 US Open. In the first round of the U.S. Open that year, Wu Yixuan eliminated the world No. 35 Basilashvili in straight sets, and in the third set, Wu Yixuan gave an egg to win. This victory kicked off the prelude to China's men's tennis victory in the four Grand Slam tournaments.
Australian Open - Teenager Shang Juncheng creates surprises
In the Australian Open competition at the beginning of 2023, teenager Shang Juncheng created a surprise. In his first Grand Slam tournament, Shang Juncheng won three consecutive matches from the qualifying round to enter the main draw, and defeated the German Ott, ranked 74th in the world, in the first round of the main event, becoming the first Chinese male player to win the main draw of the Australian Open.
French Open - Zhang Zhizhen finally won his first Grand Slam victory
In the first round of the 2023 French Open, Zhang Zhizhen accepted the retirement gift of world No. 53 Lajovic after the first set was 6-1 and 4-1 in the first set and successfully entered the next round. This was Zhang Zhizhen's first Grand Slam victory and the first Chinese men's tennis victory at the French Open.
Wimbledon – Shang Juncheng completes the final piece of the puzzle
In the first round of Wimbledon 2024, Shang Juncheng faced Chile's Garin, who broke through in qualifying, and he won his first Wimbledon victory with a straight three-set victory, which was also the first victory of a Chinese mainland male player at Wimbledon. After Shang Juncheng completed his first victory at Wimbledon, the Chinese men's tennis team unlocked the first victory in all four Grand Slam tournaments in less than two years.