On March 9, Beijing time, the first round of the ATP1000 Indian Wells Masters Qualifiers was contested, and the Chinese young player Shang Cheng, who was competing with a wild card, competed against Argentina's Celendolo, who was ranked 100th in the world. After two fierce sets of matches, Shang Juncheng eliminated his opponent 7-6, 6-4 and successfully entered the qualifying tiebreaker round.
At just 17 years old, Shang Juncheng received a qualifying wild card at this tournament, which was his third time in an ATP Tour-level event. Previously, in last year's Miami Masters and not long ago Rio, Shang Juncheng had played with wild cards, but both games Shang Cheng cheng lost to opponents.
Today's match is Shang's first victory on the Tour. With the victory of this game, the youngster Shang Juncheng set two major ATP records. Shang became the first post-05 player to win the world's top 100 on the ATP Tour, and he was also the first post-05 player to win the Masters.
Shang, who has just turned 17 years old, is seen as the hope for the future of Chinese men's tennis. In the past year, Shang Juncheng has participated in the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open Junior Divisions, and has achieved the quarterfinals, final four and runner-up respectively, although he failed to break through to win the championship, Shang Juncheng still successfully ascended to the throne of the youth world number one.
After last year's US Open Junior Final, Shang Decided to switch to the Adult Tournament. Since then he has won 4 titles in the ITF Challenge and maintained a 100% chance of winning the final. After winning the first round of the Indian Wells Qualifiers, Shangcheng's real-time ranking has entered the world's top 500. For the 17-year-old, his future is worth looking forward to.