Bing means light.
Just like his name, at the turn of this summer and autumn, 23-year-old Wu Yibing is like a beam of light, illuminating the China Men's Network, which has been groping for a long time.
Data map: Wu Yibing in the game
Five years of hard work, Wu Yibing finally waited for the reward.
In 2017, Wu Yibing, who was under 18 years old, won the U.S. Open Junior Men's Singles Championship, and his partner Xu Yuxiu won the men's doubles championship, becoming the second U.S. Open junior double champion in history.
The Chinese men's tennis world, which has been dry for many years, needs such nourishment too much.
Wu Yibing, who was born in the sky, meets all the standards of "Timely Rain" - he is not only "talented and easy to be", but also handsome and funny.
From that moment on, Wu Yibing's tennis was given a heavier meaning.
Photo by Wu Yibing and Yin Liqin when he was young
In fact, like many people, Wu Yibing devotes himself to sports only because of two words - weight loss.
He got into tennis very early, when he was only half the height of a badminton court net.
Because of this, Wu Yibing did not insist on the earlier badminton, but chose tennis with a lower net.
More than ten years later, Wu Yibing has grown into the world's number one player in the youth field.
With the label of "teenage genius" and the outside world's expectations for the rise of China Men's Net, he entered the professional arena at the age of 18.
However, what greeted Wu Yibing was a cruel coming-of-age ceremony.
Compared with the youth arena, the professional tennis world where superstars gather is a completely different world.
Data map: Wu Yibing in the game
Wu Yibing soon felt the difficulty.
With failures and injuries one after another, his personal ranking suffered a cliff-like decline, falling all the way out of 1800.
Along with the lackluster Chinese men's tennis, the name "Wu Yibing" has gradually disappeared from the public eye.
Compared with losing, the torment of injury is more will destroy the will.
After switching to a professional career, Wu Yibing was plagued by injuries and suffered injuries in many places such as elbows, backs, shoulders, and wrists.
In desperation, he underwent elbow surgery, and his right arm is still unable to fully straighten.
Suffering destroys some and tempers others.
Wu Yibing belongs to the latter.
An optimistic and cheerful nature has helped him through the toughest times in his life so far.
"Tennis, this is something I want to enjoy." The tough days made Wu Yibing see his heart more clearly - his goal has never changed, and his love for tennis has continued to grow.
These supported Wu Yibing to swallow his injuries and doubts alone, and start from scratch with firm belief.
Data map: Wu Yibing in the game
If measured according to the world ranking outside the 1700 at the beginning of the year, Wu Yibing's desire to participate in the Grand Slam is a fantasy.
The goal he set for himself was to play healthy for the entire season.
However, in January this year, Wu Yibing's ankle developed a new condition, which prevented him from returning to the game until April.
Perhaps even Wu Yibing himself did not expect that after such a poor start, he could actually return to the US Open.
Through each game, Wu Yibing regained his confidence little by little.
In three consecutive ATP Challenger tournaments, he won three titles.
Although the level of the competition is not high, for Wu Yibing, who has returned to the international arena, this is the most urgently needed booster.
Image source: US Open official Weibo
With the world ranking soaring to 174, Wu Yibing completed the seemingly impossible task.
He knocked on the door of the U.S. Open qualifying tournament and stepped back on the field that once brought him honor.
"Honestly, I've imagined this scene many times, thinking that when I get back to Flushing, I'm going to take pictures, to see if they have my name carved on the wall."
On Tuesday, Wu Yibing defeated Georgian star Bashilashvili 3-0 in the first round of the US Open, becoming the first Chinese mainland men's singles player to win a Grand Slam match in the Open Era.
"Saw a butterfly and flew over the ruins." After making history, Wu Yibing typed such a sentence on his personal social media.
After five years of struggle, no matter how difficult it was, he never retreated.
Now that the boy has returned, he has broken his cocoon into a butterfly.
Image source: US Open official Weibo
Then Wu Yibing made persistent efforts and won the opportunity to play against the world number one for himself, still on the stage of the Grand Slam.
Before the match with Medvedev, the ATP official website published Wu Yibing's player feature in a prominent position.
At the beginning of the article, a scene in the press room was quoted: in the face of the question of becoming a popular figure, Wu Yibing's response "maybe because I am more handsome" made the audience laugh, which impressed everyone.
Not only that, but the article also wrote that the whole world is paying attention to Wu Yibing's performance.
Screenshot of the report
Wu Yibing did not disappoint either.
Although he failed to defeat the top seed in the end, Wu Yibing caused a lot of trouble for his opponent in this confrontation with the world number one. Long shot rounds were not uncommon and forced break points many times.
After the game, Medvedev gave Wu Yibing a high evaluation.
Butterflies can't fly over the sea, and no one has the heart to blame.
Maybe there is still a gap between Wu Yibing and the biggest dream in his heart, but this is an unexplored journey.
The future is rising like the sun.
Every step forward for the youth is history.
Author: Yue Chuan