Exactly one year to the day since his last ATP Masters 1000 competition profit, the Chinese Wild Card Shang Juncheng won a victory on the level on the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Thursday, where he collapses along Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
The 20-year-old Lefty was sidelined from January to August with a foot injury, but returned to the tour in Toronto in July. After reaching the second round in Chengdu last month, Shang conquered his biggest victory since his return to home floor during the Masters 1000 event, where he hit 32 winners to eliminate Kovacevic in one hour and 57 minutes.
“This year has been the most difficult in my life so far, but it’s not enough to hit me,” Shang said. “But playing at home feels great, with a full crowd and everyone who welcomes as hard as possible for me, what gives me a lot of energy. As everyone tells you, if you don’t know, you will come back stronger and that is what I try to do.”
#NEXTGENATP SHANG, who reached the semi-final in Hong Kong at the start of the season, became the first Chinese player who won an ATP tour title last year on a home floor in Chengdu. The World No. 237 wants to find its best level in Shanghai in Shanghai for fourteen days.
Earlier, the American Jenson Brooksby continued its good form with a 7-6 (2), 6-1 victory against James Trotter. The 24-year-old went on to the semi-final last week at the ATP 500 event in Tokyo and is now about the Top 50 in the PIF ATP ranking. Brooksby, who was not at the beginning of the year, then plays Tallon Greekspoor.
At stage Court Advanced, Benjamin Bonzi and Czech qualifying match Dalibor SVRCina. Bonzi conquered a great-serving American Reilly Opelka 7-6 (2), 6-4 to make a meeting with Gabriel Diallo, while SVRCina shot himself ahead after the Chinese Wildcard Wu Yibing was forced to retire after losing the first set 5-7.
Kamil Majchrzak, who reached the fourth round in Wimbledon, defeated Ethan Quinn 6-3, 6-4 to improve to 2-0 in the Lexus ATP Head2head series of the pair and Jesper de Jong defeated the Chinese Wild Card Yi Zhou 6-7 (1), 6-2, 7-6 (3). Argentines Francisco Comesana and Camilo Ugo Carabelli both advanced. Comesana eliminated Ugo Blanchet 6-4, 6-2 and Ugo Carabelli reached the second round when Cincinnati semi-finalist Terence Atmane was forced to retire on 4-4 in the first set.
Nuno Borges, Alejandro Tabilo and Arthur Cazaux Advanced. Borges defeated Botschulp 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) and Chengdu champion Tabilo defeated Marcos Giron 6-4, 6-3 Cazaux Klauwde along Pedro Martinez 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
Novak Djokovic starts his campaign on Friday against Marin Cilic, with Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton also in action.
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