Beijing time on February 12 news, ATP500 Rio de Janeiro station officially announced that 17-year-old Chinese young player Shang Juncheng, officially won the wild card of the station competition, he will play in the Rio next week, the event will be Shang Juncheng's debut in the ATP Tour.
Shang Cheng, who just celebrated his 17th birthday last week, is the hope for the future of Chinese men's tennis. He has a very good sports gene, his father is Shang Yi, who has been selected for the national football team, and his mother is Wu Na, the world champion of table tennis.
He was well known as a teenager, especially in 2021, when he ushered in a turning point in his career. In this year, Shang Juncheng participated in the youth French Open, Wimbledon and US Open matches, at the French Open he reached the quarterfinals, Wimbledon further into the final four, and the US Open reached the final to finish runner-up. With his outstanding performance, Shang Juncheng rose to the throne of youth world number one in this year.
After the end of the US Open last year, Shang Decided to switch to the Senior Tournament. In the first four races after moving to the adult event, Shang Juncheng won 3 championship titles. After the start of the season, Shang Cheng played in two races in Weston and Napoli, both of which were good, and this week Shang Cheng cheng ranked 663rd in the world ranking.
Next week's ATP 500 Rio tournament will be the first time in Shang's career to participate in the ATP Tour, and the second time that a Chinese male player has stood on the tour after more than two years. I hope that Shang Juncheng can seize the opportunity to play against the top players this time, continue to accumulate competition experience, and continue to improve himself.