China News Service, January 18th, Beijing time on the 18th, the second round of the 2023 Australian Open men's singles will continue.
The 17-year-old Chinese teenager Shang Juncheng lost 0:3 (4:6/4:6/1:6) when facing No. 16 seed Tiafu, and missed the top 32.
As the youngest player in the Australian Open men's singles draw, Shang Juncheng's performance has already made people shine.
Prior to this, he defeated German player Ott and became the first male player from mainland China to advance to the second round of the Australian Open in the Open Era.
Image source: Screenshot of the 2023 Australian Open website
At the beginning of the game, Shang Juncheng entangled with his opponent.
In the first set, he regrettably missed a good opportunity to break serve in the eighth game, and finally lost the first set 4:6.
In the second set, Shang Juncheng mobilized his opponents through different placements of the ball.
But helplessly, the opponent's serve was more threatening, and he lost another set 4:6.
In the third set, Shang Juncheng fell behind 1:5 at the start.
Since then, he once saved 6 match points, but eventually lost 1:6.
Although he failed to break into the top 32, Shang Chengcheng, who was under the age of 18, won his first Australian Open victory in this trip to the Australian Open, and became the first Chinese player to advance to the second round of the Australian Open in the Open Era. Continental male players.
In the first round of the Australian Open men's singles match, he defeated the German player Ott.
As the youngest player in the Australian Open men's singles draw, Shang Chengcheng admitted after the match that he was surprised to win the first Grand Slam victory so quickly.
"This is the credit of the team and the result of my hard work. I am very excited."
I believe that in the near future, Shang Chengcheng, who has experienced more competitions, will achieve even better results.
The future is promising!
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