On May 11, Beijing time, in the second round of the men's singles of the 2024 ATP1000 Rome Masters, Chinese rising star Shang Juncheng, who was the lucky loser, entered the second round of the main tournament to face off against local wild card player Napolitano. Shang Juncheng narrowly won the first set in the tie-break, and then was crushed by his opponent in two consecutive sets, especially once lost 11 games in a row, and was finally eliminated by Napolitano with a total score of 1-2, missing the opportunity to advance to the round of 32 of the Rome Masters and missing the opportunity to break through the top 100 in the world for the first time in his career.
China's rising star Shang Juncheng had previously failed to qualify in the final round, but due to the withdrawal of No. 13 seed Embell, Shang Juncheng qualified for the second round of the main draw as a lucky loser.
Shang Juncheng faced local wildcard Napolitano in the men's singles round, and Shang Juncheng is currently ranked 100th in the world, while Napolitano is ranked 125th in the world, and the two will meet for the first time in their careers.
In the first set of this game, the two sides each held serve in the first four games to draw 2-2, Shang Juncheng then lost two games in a row and fell behind 2-4, Shang Juncheng immediately broke the tie and then won three games in a row, and successfully overtook the score 5-4. The two sides then battled to 66-all, and Shang Juncheng won 7-3 in the seventh game, thus winning the first set 7-6 (3).
Entering the second set of the game, the first two games of the two sides each held serve and tied 1-1, Shang Juncheng then lost 5 games in a row and was crushed, and he also collapsed quickly 1-6 and was pulled back to a set of games.
In the third set of the deciding set, Shang Juncheng's slump continued, he frantically lost 6 games in a row to swallow eggs, and has already lost 11 games in a row in the game, losing another set at 0-6, and finally the total score was reversed and eliminated 1-2, and he missed the chance to advance to the round of 32 of the Rome Masters.