The Chinese men's tennis world has finally been saved! Are you still exclaiming for Nadal to win his 21st grand slam title of his career? Are you still sorry that the "Li Na era" is gone? Are you still wondering about the "yin and yang" of Chinese tennis? With china's 17-year-old Shang Zhencheng winning the championship, all this may begin to change. In the 2022 ITF Napoli M15 men's singles final, tennis junior Shang Cheng from China defeated American player Colwyn in two straight sets to win his fourth ITF championship trophy. It is worth mentioning that he still maintains a record of winning all four men's singles finals.
The emergence of Shang Juncheng has made many fans look forward to China's men's tennis again. In the past few decades, Chinese tennis has always been "strong women and weak men", represented by Li Na, Zheng Jie, etc., China's golden flowers have won the limelight in the four Grand Slam tournaments, while Chinese men's tennis players have not yet stepped into the 32 strong doors of the Grand Slam men's singles. In recent years, the development speed of Chinese men's tennis has further accelerated, and under the inspiration of the outstanding achievements of the Chinese women's tennis team, a new generation of male tennis players such as Wu Di, Zhang Xuan, Zhang Zhizhen and so on have gradually moved to a larger stage. In particular, Zhang Zhizhen is also currently the highest ranking player in Chinese men's tennis in ATP singles.
The 17-year-old Shang Juncheng won the itfest in the ITF Napoli M15 men's singles final, which is another new starting point for his career. Although this championship is still far from ATP250, ATP500, ATP1000 and other level events, he is the most eye-catching performance among the new generation of men's tennis players in the Chinese team. Every four Grand Slam tournaments, domestic tennis fans will cheer for Djokovic, Nadal and other king-level players, while marveling at their amazing skills, I believe that everyone's heart is more envious.
"When will Chinese men's tennis be able to produce a Grand Slam champion" has become the biggest exclamation of fans. After Shang Juncheng won his fourth itF title trophy, everyone pinned their hopes on him. In the 2021 season, the Chinese Tennis Association intends to cultivate Shang Juncheng to help him broaden his horizons and improve himself on a larger stage. In the ATP Rio 500 competition, the organizing committee specially gave a regular game wild card to Shang Chengcheng, who had just turned 17. Although he did not get good results in the end, Shang Said Cheng said that this has a decisive significance for his career development, making him more aware of the direction of his future efforts.
In recent years, Chinese male tennis players have appeared many times in the men's singles tournaments of the four Major slam tournaments, which is a historic step forward. Although the overall performance of these players is relatively average, it has brought great mental motivation to the younger generation of players. With Shang Juncheng's current strength and competition experience, it is still difficult to compete with world-class players, but I believe that through his own hard training and continuous accumulation of experience through competitions, Shang Juncheng has the opportunity to help the Chinese men's tennis world turn a new page in history in the future. Are you optimistic that he will become the male version of "Li Na" in Chinese tennis?
(Luo Treasurer)