On May 17, the ATP 175 Bordeaux men's singles quarterfinals ended a key battle, and Chinese teenager Shang Juncheng performed well, defeating British star Evans in straight sets 7-6, 6-4 to advance to the semifinals. This is Shang's first time reaching the semi-finals of an ATP tournament and will rise 85 places in the rankings, reaching a new high.
Born in February 2005, Shang Juncheng is 19 years old, he is the first Chinese men's singles player to reach the second round of the Australian Open, and he is also a talented teenager. As he became stronger this year, he increased the number of entries and improved his ranking to No. 95, becoming the third Chinese men's singles player to break into the top 100.
Shang Juncheng played in the Bordeaux 175 this week, and he advanced to the quarterfinals after winning two in a row. In the quarter-finals, his opponent was No. 5 seed Evans. Evans is ranked 67th in the world, well above Shang.
In the first set, Shang Juncheng played well at the beginning, taking a 3-1 lead after taking the lead in the fourth game after completing the first break. Evans completed the break back in the fifth game, and the score was chased to 3-3. After that, the two sides held serve in the next 6 games, and the score came to 6-6. In the tie-break match, Shang Juncheng led the score all the way and won 7-4.
In the second set, the two sides held serve in the first four games, and the score was 2-2. In the 5th game, Shang Juncheng scored consecutive winning points, and took the lead to complete the break, and the score came to 3-2. Shang Juncheng retained this advantage and won 6-4, winning 2-0 and advancing to the semifinals.
In the whole game, Evans blasted out 7 aces, much higher than Shang Juncheng's 1. Shang Juncheng's serve and attack today were very good, with a changeable line, a small ball changing the rhythm from time to time, and finally completed the break 3 times and won the game. After winning this victory, Shang Juncheng will receive 50 points and 10,550 euros, both fame and fortune. With this point, Shang Juncheng rose 10 places in the ranking to a new personal high of 85th.
In the semi-finals, Shang Juncheng's opponent was the winner between Agut and Martinez. Looking forward to Shang Juncheng bringing surprises again.