The 2024 atp1000 Rome Masters is in full swing. As the lucky loser, he was shortlisted for the main draw and received a bye in the first round. In the second round of the men's singles, he lost to the wild card player Napolitano who played at home and lost the match. 7 narrowly defeated, and ended up swallowing the egg. 1-2 was reversed, and he missed the chance to join Zhang Zhizhen in the third round. China's No. 1 brother fought alone.
Shang Juncheng is the leader of the new generation of Chinese men's tennis. He was once the world's number one among teenagers. After turning professional, he won the Challenger Championship. This year, he suddenly emerged as a new player. He reached the top 4 of the Hong Kong 250 and broke the best record in the tour. He also won consecutive matches in the Australian Open. The Czech Republic reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time, and reached the second round of both the IW and Miami Masters. The current world ranking is infinitely close to the top 100.
moved to the Rome Masters, and started from the qualifying round. He lost to Boggs in the final round 4-6, 6-7 (5) and missed the main draw. However, due to the withdrawal of the seed player Amber, Shang Juncheng was shortlisted as a lucky loser and received a bye in the first round. In the second round, he faced wild card player Napolitano, ranked 125th in the world. In the first set of
, Shang Juncheng did not give up in the face of adversity. He fell behind 2-4 and dragged the game into a tie-break. He led 7-3 throughout the game and came out on top. Starting from the second set, China's post-05 genius suddenly dropped out of the network and was completely incapable of fighting. First, he lost 1-6, and then in the final set, he lost 0-6. He lost 11 games in a row and quickly defeated his opponent. He missed the third round. .
At this point, Shang Juncheng failed to win the main match and lost the opportunity to join forces with Zhang Zhizhen. China's No. 1 brother will go into battle early tomorrow morning to compete with No. 12 seed Sheldon to qualify for the top 16. Can he defeat the top again and usher in a breakthrough?
