Getting off to a Shang-tastic start

China's Zhang Zhizhen hits a backhand return to former US Open champion Marin Cilic of Croatia in the final of the ATP 250 Hangzhou Open on Tuesday. NI YANQIANG/FOR CHINA DAILY With the men's tour switching its focus to the ATP 500 China Open, which kicks off its main draw on Thursday, history looks set to be made soon, with three top-100 Chinese men entering the Beijing tournament for the first time — and they all seem quite motivated to do their home crowd proud again. "Having really steady performances recently, and so many Chinese players in the top 100, is indeed very good news for Chinese tennis," said Shang, who grew up loving the sport, watching tennis as a toddler at the China Open with his parents. "You'll be brave enough to have bigger dreams and ambitions," Bu said of earlier breakthroughs by Zhang and Wu, winner of China's first ATP title.