Getting off to a Shang-tastic start

Shang Juncheng holds the winner's trophy after beating Italy's Lorenzo Musetti, a Wimbledon semifinalist, 7-6, 6-1 in the Chengdu Open final on Tuesday, thrilling the home crowd and joining Wu Yibing as the nation's only ATP Tour winners. Getting the home run off to a flying start was China's teen sensation Shang Juncheng, who stunned top seed Italy's Lorenzo Musetti in the final of the ATP 250 Chengdu Open on Tuesday, claiming a career first title on the competitive men's circuit at the tender age of 19. The country's top-ranked men's star Zhang Zhizhen could've doubled Chinese tennis fans' delight on Tuesday night in his final against Croatian veteran Marin Cilic at another ATP 250 event in Hangzhou. Cilic prevailed with his strong serve and finesse, winning two tiebreakers 7-6, 7-6 to deny Zhang's attempt, in his first ATP Tour final appearance, to make it a memorable brace of titles for Chinese tennis.