Teenager Shang Juncheng was reversed and lost to the world's No. 5 and stopped in the semi-finals of the Hong Kong station

On January 6, Beijing time, the semifinals of the ATP 250 Hong Kong station were contested, and Chinese teenager Shang Juncheng met the top seed of the tournament and the world No. 5 Rublev. In this game, the two sides fought fiercely in three sets, and Shang Juncheng was reversed after winning the first set, losing 1-2 to Rublev and missing the first tour final.

Shang broke Rublev's serve as soon as the first set began, and then he held serve to take a 2-0 lead. In the seventh game, Shang Juncheng missed four break point opportunities, and then saved a break point in the eighth game to hold serve. In the 10th game, Shang Juncheng broke two consecutive break points in the service game to hold serve and won the first set 6-4.

In the second set, Shang Juncheng missed three break point opportunities in the first game, Shang Juncheng lost serve in the second game, and Shang Juncheng missed two break points again in the third game, and Rublev held serve and led 3-0. In the eighth game, Shang Juncheng was broken by the top seed in the unbreakable game, and Shang Juncheng lost the second set 2-6.

In the first 7 games of the deciding set, both sides successfully held serve, and in the 8th game, Shang Juncheng lost 4 points in a row and was broken, falling behind Rublev 3-5. In the 9th game, Rublev successfully held serve to win the game, and Shang Juncheng lost the deciding set 3-6.

In the end, in a match that lasted 2 hours and 10 minutes, Shang Juncheng lost to top seed Rublev 6-4, 2-6, 3-6, and unfortunately stopped in the semi-finals and missed the first tour final. Shang Juncheng will then depart for Australia to prepare for the upcoming Australian Open.