The 17-year-old Chinese player beat American Aidan Mayo in straight sets in the semi-finals of the Granby Challenger and climbed just outside the top 200. If he wins tomorrow, he will enter the top 190 players in the world.
Juncheng Shang (246th) continues to mark the history of tennis in his country at the hands of Marcelo Ríos. The Chinese tennis player will aim for his second consecutive title, after beating the American Aidan Mayo (842nd) 6-3, 6-4, in the semi-final of the Challenger in Granby, Canada. A victory which places him not only at the gates of the top 200, but also brings to nine victories the unbeaten record he has held since the Chilean trained him.
The match started timidly for Jerry, as he is nicknamed in his entourage. His serve didn’t go well in the first game and his opponent broke it early on. However, the 17-year-old tennis player immediately reacted and returned the courtesy. Of the, The 19-year-old American combined good shots with several unforced errors, which were used well by the Asian, who was extraordinarily accurate with his backhand.
already in the room Game, Mayo saved three break points. However, he was unable to do so in the eighth. Shang closed the split with his serve, not without difficulty, as he had to save two break chances before he could celebrate .
In the small stand of pitch 8 We could hear Marcelo Ríos encouraging his pupil, which went from less to more in the game. For the second set, Mayo looked more solid on serve early on. He even had two break points in the sixth Gamehow much the Chinese player won a Attention for deliberately throwing a ball out of bounds. Despite that, he managed to get out of the awkward moment and in the following game he achieved a break that would be essential in defining the game.
The pupil of the Chilean closed without major inconvenience his passage in the final of a tournament in which He has yet to drop a set. If he wins tomorrow, Juncheng Shang will be among the top 190 players in the world and the dream of being the first Chinese top 100 will be closer and closer.
His rival in the definition for the title will be the local Gabriel Diallo (519th) who beat the Japanese Hiroki Moriya (290th) 6-3, 6-4.
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Source: Latercera
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