It was previously reported by CCTV News
This week, two Chinese mainland male players
Shang Juncheng and Zhang Zhizhen broke in
ATP (International Professional Tennis Federation)
The final of the tour to make new history
Last night
After fierce competition in the finals
The latest results are out!
The 19-year-old Chinese teenager won the championship! Make history
On the evening of September 24, in the men's singles final of the ATP 250 Chengdu Open, the "post-05 Chinese teenager Shang Juncheng, who reached the final of the tour for the first time, defeated the tournament's top seed and world No. 19 Musetti of Italy 7-6(4), 6-1.
19-year-old Shang Juncheng topped the ATP Chengdu Open and won the first tour title in his career!
This is the second time that Chinese mainland men's tennis has won the ATP Tour trophy after Wu Yiyun won the ATP Tour championship trophy for the first time for the Chinese mainland men's tennis in February 2023.
At the same time, Shang Juncheng also set a new record for the youngest Chinese men's tennis tournament to win the championship.
After winning the title, Shang's instant world ranking will rise to a career-high 52nd. Shang Juncheng will next travel to Beijing for the China Open, where he will face another Chinese player, Buyun Chaokert, in the first round, according to the draw.
Shanghai player Zhang Zhizhen regretted the loss! Runner-up
According to @People's Daily, on the evening of September 24, in the men's singles final of the ATP 250 Hangzhou Open, Chinese player Zhang Zhizhen, who reached the singles final of the tour for the first time, unfortunately lost to former US Open champion and Croatia star Cilic and won the runner-up.
Zhang Zhizhen will travel to Beijing with the good form accumulated from the Hangzhou Open to participate in the China Open, where he will face Spain's Fergina in the first round of the men's singles and could face fourth seed Rublev in the second round if he wins.
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Source: Newsroom Comprehensive China News Network, Xinhua News Agency, People's Daily, CCTV News, netizen comments
Editor: Xu Lulu