Shang Juncheng staged a super reversal in the fierce Madrid match for nearly 4 hours and won the first victory of his career clay Masters

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2024-04-25 08:54Posted on the official account of Beijing Beiqing Sports News

On April 25, in the first round of the ATP1000 Madrid Masters, Chinese men's tennis player Shang Juncheng lasted 3 hours and 59 minutes to cash in on the victory at the sixth match point, eliminating French player Moutai and advancing to the second round of the Madrid tournament and winning the first clay Masters in his career.

At last year's Madrid Masters, Zhang Zhizhen, the number one player in the Chinese men's tennis, shook the tennis world with a wave of consecutive victories, and finally reached the quarterfinals, writing the best record of the Chinese men's tennis in the clay masters. This year's Madrid tournament awarded Shang Juncheng a wild card, but Shang Juncheng faced France's clay ace Moutai in the first round. In the first set, Shang Juncheng fell into a hard battle, saving 7 set points after falling behind 3-5 and bringing the game into a tie-break. It's a pity that Xiao Shang wasted a good start to tie-break, Mu Tai won the 9th set point of the first set, and won the tie-break game 11-9 to win the first set.

After that, Xiao Shang gained an advantage in physical fitness, and in the second set, he had the upper hand from serve to the baseline, and tied the set 6-2. In the deciding set, Mutai relied on his experience to make a crucial break and came back from a 0-3 deficit. After that, Xiao Shang stubbornly held serve and dragged the game into a tie-break. In the deciding set, the experienced Mu Tai disrupted the rhythm of the small merchant in various ways from time to time. In the tie-break, Shang Juncheng won the match point 5 times in a row after leading 6-5, but unfortunately there was a mistake or was defused by the opponent. With the score coming to 11-10, Shang Juncheng was unrelenting, and finally scored this point with a direct forehand to end the long tie-break 12-10.

After the game, Shang Juncheng admitted that the victory was not easy to come by. "It was the first time I played to 12 o'clock and finally won the match. The cheers of the fans and the team on the field were very loud. When it comes to Mutai's off-market moves, small businessmen are also a little helpless. 'He's a very nice guy off the pitch and we have a good relationship. But Wu Yixuan reminded him before that there would be off-board tricks and some small tricks, and I coped with it very well, fought hard for every point and won the game. What I learned the most is not to complain, to enjoy every minute, and to do everything well so that you don't have to regret it. ”

Next, Xiaoshang will face Spain's Fokina in the second round. The two had just fought before, and the small merchant was defeated. "It's our second time playing and hopefully I'll be able to play something different. Xiao Shang said.

After nearly four hours of fierce battle, Shang Juncheng won the first clay Masters victory of his career. The small business gained 30 points, and the instant ranking reached a new high of 103rd. Next, China's top men's tennis player Zhang Zhizhen will face Serbian player Kecmanovic in the first round of the Madrid Masters. This year, Zhang Zhizhen is under pressure to keep 180 points in Madrid. He needs to repeat last year's quarter-final miracle or risk falling down the rankings.

Text/Beiqing Sports Chu Peng

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