A superb performance was produced by the Chinese left-hander, who dispatched the Australian Jordan Thompson (103rd) in straight sets. He thus extends his unbeaten streak to eight victories since training with the Chilean who accompanies him in the Granby Challenger.
game by game, Juncheng Shang (246th) shows that he is ready to make the leap to the tennis elite. This week at the Challenger 80 in Granby, Canada, The pupil of Marcelo Ríos is already in the semi-finals after beating the Australian Jordan Thompson (103rd), 7-5 and 6-3.
With the Chilean on his bench during the tournament, the 17-year-old Chinese has gone eight games unbeaten since being under his wing. Two weeks ago he won the Lexington Challenger and now he looks like a strong candidate to repeat the feat in Quebec. And not only that, since the duo started this trial period, the Asian promise has increased by more than 130 places in the standings and, with his victory today, he secures a place in position 212 on the list for this Monday.
This Friday’s rival was a good measure of where Shang is at. Thompson, former world No. 43 in 2019 and qualified for the US Open main draw , has always been characterized as a difficult opponent on fast courts. However, Ríos’ pupil responded to the pitch, with a left-footed right with enough spin and rhythm changes that made the oceanic player too complicated.
A break in the opener seemed to put the first set back on track for Jerry. However, the Aussie recovered in the eighth game and earned the break. However, when everything seemed like it would end in the decisive game, the young tennis player from Beijing again broke his opponent’s serve and closed the round with his own.
With the advantage in his pocket, Shang played even looser against a desperate Thompson, who on more than one occasion threw the racquet to the ground. Another break-in Game The start of the second round was beginning to outline a favorable outcome, but before that materialized, rain appeared and forced the game to be stopped for nearly three hours.
As in the first round, when he also faced a similar suspension, the Chinese southpaw was uncomplicated. It’s more, as soon as the match resumed, he got the second Pause consecutive. And even if the Australian got it back straight away Juncheng did not play bad blood and knew how to keep the advantage, closing with ace their passage to the semi-finals.
For the passage in final, his rival will be the winner of the match which at this moment The Colombian Nicolás Mejía (286th) and the American Aidan Mayo (842nd) are holders. If Shang wins, he will enter the top 200 for the first time in his career.
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Source: Latercera
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