Chinese Yibing Wu’s historic victory at the US Open

China chose women’s tennis in the general mobilization for having contenders for medals in 2008 Beijing Olympics. There has been a million dollar investment in infrastructure and help from foreign coaches, showing their power by attracting major ATP and WTA tournaments.

The plan is initially based on women’s doubles, considering that it is the fastest and most accessible way to develop champions. Tang Li and Tiantian Sun They hung the gold ahead of schedule, at Athens 2004. Jie Zheng and Zi Yan they won bronze four years later at home, also becoming Grand Slam champions. too Shuai Pengtopical lately due to international concern that he is well in his country after being the victim of an ugly incident involving a local politician with weight.

and appeared that liindividual champion. Meanwhile, among men, there is no trace.

It took them a while but they are starting to show their heads. yibing wu, 22, made history at the US Open by becoming the first Chinese to win a professional men’s Grand Slam match. To find a winning countryman in the United States, you have to dive back to 1935 to find ChengGuy at the US Championships then. Mei Fu Chi he had his victory at Wimbledon 1959, the ultimate antecedent.

Wu defeated the Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili, seeded 31st, 6-3, 6-4 and 6-0. He shared the past few days with Zhizhen Zhang, 25 years old and world number 137, the achievement of entering a professional Grand Slam draw. This one could have turned the party on, but he succumbed to Tim Van Rijthoven after having a seven-ball ‘match’.

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Wu is unknown. He was the US Open junior singles and doubles champion in 2017, when he dominated the U-18 circuit. He was missing from March 2019 to January 2022, due to injuries he chose not to elaborate on. His comeback has been impressive: from 1,869 in the ATP ranking in March to 174 today. He won 34 of the 38 games played this year, dominating the last 14. He reached the New York qualifier with two ATP Challenger titles in his pocket.

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In that sieve is another Chinese to consider, Junchen Shang, 17 years old and nº 202 ATP. Trained in the United States, he is already junior number one, a category in which he lost in the 2021 US Open final against the Spaniard Dani Rincon.