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The Rome Masters entered the final stage, and at the same time, the quarterfinals of CH175 Bordeaux began, a key battle between Chinese teenager Shang Juncheng and British single-lens reflex player, Evans, the No. 5 seed of the tournament.
The winner of the two sides will receive a ticket to the semi-finals.
Shang Juncheng, who had lost a good game in Rome, participated in the challenger non-stop to improve his ranking and work hard to qualify for Wimbledon.
In the last round, Shang Juncheng played well against the No. 4 seed and Spanish clay ace Baena, and won the three-set reversal, not only raising his personal ranking to within the top 100 for the first time, but also basically locking in a Wimbledon qualifying ticket.
The competition with Evans in the quarterfinals can make Shang Juncheng go further.
Although the 33-year-old British SLR player Evans is currently ranked only 67th, he is also a well-known star, with a high ranking of 21st, not only reaching the semi-finals of the Masters twice, but also beating top players including Djokovic, Kacharov and Rublev.
Therefore, for Shang Juncheng, this game is a difficult game.
In the first set, Shang Juncheng served first.
In the first three games, both sides held their own serves, and Shang Juncheng took the lead 2-1;
In the 4th game, Shang Juncheng launched an attack, scored consecutive points, and broke the opponent's serve with lovegame;
Evans, who was behind, quickly launched a counterattack and broke back at the speed of light to equalize the game;
In the 9th and 11th games, Shang Juncheng saved 4 break points to continue to maintain the lead on the court;
After 12 rounds, the two were tied, and the game went into a tie-break 6-6.
In the seventh game, Shang Juncheng had the last laugh with the opening mini break, and took the lead with a small score of 7-4;
The second set was started by Evans.
In the 4th game, Shang Juncheng once again resolved his opponent's two break points and stubbornly held serve;
The No. 5 seed, who lost a good game, was counterattacked, and was broken by the Chinese teenager in the fifth game.
After taking the lead, Shang Juncheng was in no danger despite facing break points in the service game.
In the 10th game of the service game, Shang Juncheng almost missed the front hoof when he was 40-0 and held three consecutive match points, but was forced to break three break points by Evans;
At the critical moment, Shang Juncheng withstood the pressure and finally seized the opportunity on the 6th match point, winning another set 6-4 and winning the whole game.
In the end, after two sets of fierce battles, the Chinese teenager once again created an upset, defeated the No. 5 seed Evans and advanced to the semifinals.
The victory also allowed Shang Juncheng to gain 50 points and rise to 89th in the rankings, becoming only the third player in Chinese men's tennis history to break into the top 100 after Zhang Zhizhen and Wu Yixuan, and also successfully locked a place in the Wimbledon main draw.
Congratulations again to Shang Juncheng for his victory.
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