Serving up success
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Serving up success

China Daily  

Wonderful Wu Leading the men's surge alongside Zhang was Wu Yibing, who became the first Chinese player to win an ATP tour-level singles title, at the Dallas Open in February, and reached a career-high ranking of No 54 in May. "Not quite a happy ending, but 2023 was a great year that left me with so many beautiful memories," the 24-year-old former US Open boys' title winner said on Weibo after undergoing surgery on his injured foot in October. Teenager Shang Juncheng, once the world's top-ranked junior, fought through qualifying to reach the main draw at last year's Australian Open to mark the first time three Chinese men had competed at a major together. I hope to see more Chinese players participating in the main draw," said Zhang, who reached world No 52 in July, an all-time ATP high for a Chinese mainland player.

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Chinese men start to smash it!
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese men start to smash it!

China Daily  

China's Wu Yibing hits a return to India's Sumit Nagal during their first-round match in Shanghai on Wednesday. The surging collective strength of Chinese men's tennis is turning heads at the top of the game with an unprecedented local contingent raring to make some noise at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. Following his straight-sets opening win against India's Sumit Nagal in …

Chinese men start to smash it!
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese men start to smash it!

China Daily  

China's Wu Yibing hits a return to India's Sumit Nagal during their first-round match in Shanghai on Wednesday. The surging collective strength of Chinese men's tennis is turning heads at the top of the game with an unprecedented local contingent raring to make some noise at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. Following his straight-sets opening win against India's Sumit Nagal in …

Wu back in the swing after injury woes
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Wu back in the swing after injury woes

China Daily  

After hobbling around on crutches for over a month during a long injury layoff, China's first ATP titlist Wu Yibing has hit the ground running in his return to the men's pro circuit. Wu's two straight qualifier wins at the ATP 250 Houston championships helped him quickly shake off the rust from a half-year break since he underwent surgery in …

Serving up success
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Serving up success

China Daily  

Zhang Zhizhen and Zheng Qinwen were China's top performers last year on the ATP and WTA tours respectively. Combining for five tour-level singles trophies, nine players in the world's top 100, a double of Asian Games titles, and a succession of milestones — Chinese tennis had plenty to cheer about over the past 12 months on the ATP and WTA …

So far, so perfect for China's aces
1 year, 3 months ago

So far, so perfect for China's aces

China Daily  

Wu Yibing of China stretches for a return against Dusan Lajovic of Serbia during their first-round match at the US Open on Tuesday in New York City. GETTY IMAGES/AFP/AP All seven players safely through to round two in New York as Wu Yibing's triumph serves up milestone for men China completed a first-round sweep at the US Open on Tuesday, …

Zhang aces opener to serve up history for China
1 year, 6 months ago

Zhang aces opener to serve up history for China

China Daily  

Veteran delivers another breakthrough with flying start in Paris China's Zhang Zhizhen poses for a selfie with fans after his victory over Serbia's Dusan Lajovic at the French Open on Monday. AFP PARIS — For the first time in the Open era, a Chinese mainland player has secured a place in the second round of the men's singles draw at …

Wu finally cracks clay to continue inexorable rise
1 year, 7 months ago

Wu finally cracks clay to continue inexorable rise

China Daily  

China's Wu Yibing hits a return to France's Richard Gasquet during their Italian Open first-round match in Rome on Wednesday. The resurgence of Chinese men's tennis continued apace on Wednesday as Wu Yibing stunned Frenchman Richard Gasquet at the Italian Open. The victory over the 36-year-old Gasquet was Wu's first on clay on the ATP Tour; earlier last month, the …

Wonderful Wu serves up more history for China
1 year, 9 months ago

Wonderful Wu serves up more history for China

China Daily  

Wu Yibing of China hits a return to Jaume Munar of Spain during their BNP Paribas Open first-round match at the Indian Well Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California. Wild-card entry Wu, whose title at Dallas last month made him the first Chinese player to win an ATP singles trophy, prevailed 6-7, 6-0, 7-6 against the Spaniard. Hot on the …

Wu Yibing becomes first Chinese man to win ATP title with Dallas triumph
1 year, 10 months ago

Wu Yibing becomes first Chinese man to win ATP title with Dallas triumph

The Hindu  

Wu Yibing became the first man from China to win an ATP title on Sunday as he held off home hero John Isner 6-7 7-6 7-6 in a thrilling final to claim the Dallas Open. “He is an unbelievable ballstriker and a very good talent.” On Monday Wu became the second Chinese man to crack the world top 100 and …

China's tennis ace Wu Yibing motivates next-gen
1 year, 10 months ago

China's tennis ace Wu Yibing motivates next-gen

China Daily  

Wu Yibing of China poses with the Lamar Hunt Trophy after winning the Dallas Open in Dallas, Texas, US February 12, 2023. After making his country proud by becoming the first Chinese man to win an ATP singles title, China's top tennis ace Wu Yibing feels more pride in motivating the next generation to dream bigger, aim higher and achieve …

Building on net gains as relentless efforts finally paid off
1 year, 11 months ago

Building on net gains as relentless efforts finally paid off

China Daily  

Rising star Wu Yibing and 97th-ranked Zhang Zhizhen are rebooting men's tennis in China after a progressive year. Defined by achievements on the women's circuit for more than a decade, Chinese tennis had its long-awaited dream of men's rise come true big time last year following Zhang Zhizhen's top-100 breakthrough and former US Open boys' champion Wu Yibing's revival on …

China’s Wu Yibing makes history after reaching US Open third round
2 years, 3 months ago

China’s Wu Yibing makes history after reaching US Open third round

The Hindu  

Wu Yibing created a piece of tennis history on Wednesday after becoming the first player from China to reach the third round of the US Open. Wu is the first player from China to reach the third round of any Grand Slam tournament since Kho Sin-Khie reached the same stage at Wimbledon in 1946. Wu’s heroics came after more success …

China's young aces lead upswing
2 years, 4 months ago

China's young aces lead upswing

China Daily  

Wu Yibing and Zhang Zhizhen's surge up rankings bodes well for future of nation's men's game Wu Yibing and Zhang Zhizhen have both produced encouraging results on the ATP Challenger Tour recently. Getty Images All of a sudden, the future of Chinese men's tennis looks bright again as a crop of surging youngsters led by former US Open junior champion …

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