On the evening of May 17, Beijing time, in a 1/4 final at the ATP Challenger 175 Bordeaux station, Chinese teenager Shang Juncheng continued to perform well, defeating Evans in straight sets 7-6 (4), 6-4, and advancing to the semifinals, making the world's top 100 ranking more stable. It seems that the defeat of the Rome Masters has been a big stimulus for the youngsters.
The so-called shame and courage. In the second round of the men's singles at the Rome Masters, Shang Juncheng, who played as a lucky loser, took the next set 7-6 (3), but was reversed by local wild card player Napolitano 1-6, 0-6, and missed the men's singles round of 32. After the game, Shang Juncheng also apologized to the fans through the media, because the loss in the last two sets was not only a technical problem, but more importantly, an attitude problem. The lack of concentration on the field, the desire to win decreased, and the expectations of the fans were disappointed.
Shang Juncheng, currently ranked 105th in the world, came to the Bordeaux Challenger, Shang Juncheng not only had to improve his ranking through victory, work hard to qualify for Wimbledon, but also prove his attitude towards tennis through victory. In the first round, he defeated his opponent in two sets 6-4, 7-5 against France's Gaston, ranked 96th in the world. In the second round, Shang Juncheng faced the No. 4 seed and 62nd ranked Spanish player Calbayes Baena, Shang Juncheng did not give up after losing one set 1-6, but became more and more courageous, won two sets in a row, reversed 6-4, 6-2, advanced to the quarterfinals, gained 25 points, ranked No.93 in the instant ranking, and basically locked the qualification for the Wimbledon main draw.
In the quarterfinals of this round, Zhang Zhizhen met Evans, the No. 5 seed of England and the tournament, ranked 67th in the world. In the first set, Shang Juncheng took the lead in serving. After holding his first two service games, in the 4th game, the opponent's serve, Shang Juncheng suddenly made a force, and Love Game won four consecutive points to break serve and take a 3-1 lead. But in the fifth game, Evans then broke back, 3-3. After that, the two sides did not break serve again, and went into a tie-break at 6-6. In the tie-break, Shang Juncheng withstood the pressure and played even better, winning the tie-break 7-4. Thus taking the lead with a score of 7-6.
In the second set, Evans served first. In the 5th game, it was Shang Juncheng who seized the opportunity to break first. In the 6th game, the two sides competed fiercely at the game point and break point, and finally Shang Juncheng withstood the counterattack and successfully held serve. 4-2。 After that, the two sides held their own serves, and Shang Chengcheng was 5-4. In the 10th game, Shang Juncheng won the game with a serve, first wasting 5 match points, then saving 3 break points, and finally holding serve with difficulty, Shang Juncheng won the game 6-4!
Congratulations to Shang Juncheng for advancing to the semi-finals! Three consecutive victories over players ranked higher than themselves deserve praise. After advancing to the semi-finals, Xiaoshang will definitely enter the top 100 next week, and the qualification for the Wimbledon main draw is already certain. As a 19-year-old player, the road to professional tennis must be full of difficulties, not only the competition of skills, but also sometimes the contest of attitude and psychology.