On January 1, the tennis tournament was fully opened, and Chinese tennis broke out, winning 4 consecutive victories today. Shang Juncheng took 2 hours and 51 minutes in the ATP 250 Hong Kong match, and reversed Serbia's Jerre 2-1 to get off to a good start. Wang Xinyu also opened the door with a 2-0 win over the famous Putintseva in the first round of Auckland. Wang Xiyu was even more eye-catching, winning both the singles and doubles events in Auckland and advancing to the second round.
Shang Juncheng 2-1 Jerre (GBR)
Currently ranked 33rd in the world, Djere is a Serbian star who is the No.7 seed for his excellent drop and spin. Shang Juncheng was once infinitely optimistic, currently ranked 183rd in the world, and his performance in 2023 is far below expectations. The two have no record of playing each other.
In the first set, Shang Juncheng took the lead in the second game to complete the break, and the score led 2-0. Unfortunately, he couldn't keep his advantage, and was broken by Djere in the fifth game, and the final score came to 3-3. After that, both sides held their own serves, and the score came to 6-6 into the tie-break. In the tie-break game, Shang Juncheng lost 4 points in a row after 5-3, lost the tie-break 5-7, and lost a set first.
In the second set, Shang Juncheng broke out after 3-3, winning three games in a row to win the second set to equalize. In the deciding set, both sides served very well, and all the serve games were held, and the two sides entered the tie-break again. In the tie-break game, Shang Juncheng held serve again after falling behind 2-5, won 10-8, won 2-1 with a big score, and advanced to the second round.
In the second round, Shang Juncheng will face the winner between Van de Shanschamp and Shintaro Mochizuki, and he is expected to go one step further.
Wang Xinyu 2-0 Putintseva
Wang Xinyu exploded in 2023, winning the French Open women's doubles championship and the US Open women's singles reaching the round of 16, both of which created personal bests, and the world ranking also reached a new personal high of 35th. She played in Auckland and faced the famous Putintseva in the first round.
In the first set, Wang Xinyu was broken in the fifth game, and after Putintseva held serve, the score came to 2-4. Wang Xinyu suddenly exploded, winning four games in a row with two consecutive breaks, winning the first set 6-4. In the second set, the process of the match was similar to the first set, and the fifth game was broken again, and the score came to 2-4 again. Wang Xinyu once again started the reversal, breaking serve in the 8th and 12th games in a row, winning another set 7-5 and winning 2-0.
Wang Xiyu won both in one day
Wang Xiyu is also competing in Auckland this week, and she has a double match today. In the women's singles match, Wang Xiyu once again staged a roller coaster performance, and finally narrowly defeated Christian 6-1, 5-7, 7-6 to get her first victory.
In Women's Doubles, Wang Xiyu and Yuan Yue partnered and put in a strong performance, beating Blinkova/Grachova in straight sets 6-1, 6-3 to comfortably advance to the second round.
In the second round, the Chinese derby will be staged, and Wang Xiyu will compete with Wang Xinyu for a place in the quarterfinals, and China has locked a place in the quarterfinals in advance.