On April 25, ATP1000 the first round of the Madrid tournament was played, and in the just-concluded match, Chinese teenager Shang Juncheng lasted 3 hours and 59 minutes, defeated Mutai 6-7, 6-2, 7-6 and advanced to the second round. In the third set, the tie-break reached 12-10, and it was very difficult to win, which was the first time that Shang Juncheng advanced to the second round of the Madrid Masters, and once again achieved a breakthrough, rising 13 places to 103rd, a new high.
Born in February 2005, Shang Juncheng is one of the three major men's in China, and he is the hope for the future of Chinese men's singles. In this competition, Shang Juncheng won a wild card for the Madrid Masters and directly advanced to the main event. In the first round, Shang Juncheng's opponent was qualifier Mu Tai. Mutai is ranked 92nd in the world, and the official was more optimistic about Mutai before the game, with Mutai's odds of 1.5 and Shang Juncheng 2.62.
In the first set, Shang Juncheng was the first to be broken by his opponent in the 8th game, and the score came to 3-5. In the 9th game, Shang Juncheng immediately broke back, and after holding serve in the 10th game, the score came to 5-5. After that, the two sides held their own serves, and the score came to 6-6 into a tie-break. In the tie-break battle, Shang Juncheng missed 5 set points and lost the tie-break 9-11, losing the first set.
In the second set, Shang Juncheng was not affected by the loss in the first set, and broke serve twice in a row in the second and eighth games to equalize the score at 6-2. In the deciding set, Shang Juncheng's state was enlarged, and he completed the break in the first game and made a 2-0 start. However, in the fifth game, Shang Juncheng saved 4 break points, but was still broken by the opponent, and the two sides finally returned to the same running line, and the score came to 6-6 again into the tie-break. In the tie-break battle, Shang Juncheng missed 6 match points, won 12-10, and advanced to the second round with a big score of 2-1.
It was a marathon with 3 hours and 59 minutes, making it the longest race in the first round. Shang Juncheng also relied on his tenacious will to persevere to the end and won the first Madrid Masters victory in his career. With this victory, Shang Juncheng scored 30 points and moved up 13 places to 103rd place, and only needed one more victory to advance to the top 100.
In the second round, Shang Juncheng's opponent is No. 27 seed Davidovic, and he is expected to create another surprise and surprise.