End of the undefeated pupil of Marcelo Ríos: Juncheng Shang falls narrowly in the final of the Granby Challenger

Juncheng Shang (246th) could not celebrate his second consecutive title after losing 7-5, 7-6 (5) to local Gabriel Diallo (519th), in the Challenger 80 final in Granby, Canada. defeat ends undefeated in nine games since he started working with Marcelo Ríos, in a company that was totally unthinkable some time ago, and which is causing a lot of talk on the circuit.

When the left-handed duo started working together, the 17-year-old tennis player had never made it past the knockout stages at challenger level and was ranked 344th. From this Monday, he will enter the 202nd position in the ranking, which makes him the highest ranked tennis player of his age.

Despite the difference in places, Diallo, 20, was a pretty tough opponent for Shang, who couldn’t take advantage of the break option he had in the fourth. Game. With fairly powerful strikes, the local complicated the Asian in the first set, supported by his tall size (2.01 meters) and the encouragement of the Canadian public. In fact, he got a break point in the ninth game. However, Ríos’ pupil managed to get out of this agonizing situation with oblique shots. In the stands, we heard the “Vamos Jerry” left-handed Vitacura.

The first partial was defined by details. In the ninth game, the first break of the game came in favor of the Canadian, who made the break with a remarkable angled forehand. Then, without major inconvenience, the local guest condemned the set with his serve. It was the first time this week that the Chinese lost a set.

The owner was inspired and the young tennis player from Beijing couldn’t bother him with his strokes. By dint of power, Diallo broke in seventh. However, the nerves did not let him ratify the breakup of the next. Later, the situation repeated itself in the eleventh game. Again, the site went bankrupt and couldn’t close, even dropping two match points.

The game went to tie break and there Shang had some really good times, but it was the Canadian who played near-perfect tennis to win the first crown of his career.

Despite the defeat, the results are more than positive for the Asian, who He is delighted to continue growing hand in hand with Marcelo Ríos. Of course, everything must be settled in the next few days, when the Chilean will decide after this trial period. continue or not to carry out the great Chinese promise.