[Source: Yangzi Evening News Network] On September 27, the first round of the China Tennis Open men's singles ushered in the "Chinese Derby". 22-year-old Buyunchokte won 6:7 (3), 6:2, 6:4 After a comeback, he defeated 19-year-old Shang Juncheng and advanced to the second round. I

[Source: Yangzi Evening News Network]

html On September 27, the first round of the China Tennis Open men's singles ushered in the "Chinese Derby". The 22-year-old Buyunchaoket won 6:7 (3), 6:2, 6: 4 reversed the situation and defeated 19-year-old Shang Juncheng and advanced to the second round. In this game, Shang Chengcheng had no obvious shortcomings in serving, holding on and running, but Buyunchaoket showed a stronger will to win than in the previous match against Zhang Zhizhen.

Buyunchaoket in the game.

22-year-old reversed course to 19-year-old

In the past week, the Chinese men's tennis team has had a dream start to the 2024 Chinese season. Buyunchaoket and Zhang Zhizhen reached the semi-finals at the Hangzhou Open. After Zhang Zhizhen won the "China Derby", he lost to Cilic and finished second. Shang Juncheng swept Musetti at the ATP Chengdu Station and became the youngest tour champion in professional tennis. The Chinese men's tennis team suddenly has three players ranked in the top 100 in the world, which is gratifying.

Although Buyunchaoket and Shang Juncheng have not played against each other much, they know each other very well. Whichever side is more relaxed in the game will have a greater chance of winning. In the first set, Shang Juncheng forced a serve to win the set and then his condition suddenly declined, and his opponent completed a counterattack. However, the more experienced Shang Juncheng stubbornly suppressed Buyunchaoket's momentum and brought the game into a tiebreaker. Buyunchaoket once again had the problem of unstable performance in the tie-break in Hangzhou and lost points continuously. Shang Juncheng's condition continued to improve, and he won the tie-break 7:3 to win the first set.

In the second set, Shang Juncheng's good momentum did not continue, and he made consecutive service errors, while Buyunchaoket became more and more courageous and regained the set at 6:2.

In the final set, Bu Yunchao Ket's morale was high and he broke serve in the first game. Shang Juncheng was a little unstable and suffered two consecutive breaks. Buyunchaoket withstood the opponent's counterattack and hit an ace (the serve was scored directly without the opponent touching the ball) to expand the advantage, and finally won the game 6:4, which was achieved after a two-and-a-half-hour fierce battle. Made a comeback against the odds and advanced to the second round.

This game is Buyunchaoket’s first career ATP500 victory and also his fifth tour victory.

From losing to Zhang Zhizhen in the Chinese Derby in Hangzhou to defeating Shang Juncheng at the China Open, Buyunchaoket's growth and progress in this week is obvious to all. In contrast, although Shang Juncheng was a little tired due to the previous week's game, the bigger reason for his failure still came from his mentality. After all, Shang Juncheng has said more than once that the China Open is the tournament he values ​​most. Unfortunately, the more important victory is, the harder it is to get it. Shang Juncheng can only accept the result of being in the first round of the China Open for two consecutive years. Next, 22-year-old Buyunchaoket and 19-year-old Shang Juncheng and other new players will continue to blow the youth storm of China's men's tennis.

The secret to winning: good health + good luck

In this game, Xiang Chengcheng had no obvious shortcomings in serving, holding on and running, but Buyunchaoket showed a stronger will to win than when he faced Zhang Zhizhen before. .

In the previous semi-finals of the Hangzhou Open, Zhang Zhizhen defeated Buyunchaoket in a double tiebreaker. After the game, Zhang Zhizhen admitted that Buyunchaoket actually had more opportunities in the game, including forcing 4 break-serve opportunities, but failed to seize them. Buyunchaoket buried the defeat silently in his heart and faced the second "Chinese Derby" in Beijing.

"After playing in Hangzhou, I flew to Beijing the next day. I didn't have any distracting thoughts. I just wanted to adjust as soon as possible. I flew to Beijing and felt the changes in weather and temperature. I only had one or two days to adjust," Bu Yunchaokete admitted that the intense schedule made him quite exhausted.

People will enter a state of special concentration when they are extremely tired. Once you complete the work, you may forget all the previous details. When Bouyunchokte reviewed the game with Shang Juncheng, he could not recall a few key points. "I feel that my whole game, except for some fluctuations in the third set, has been smooth. I always have opportunities. This is my first time playing on the diamond court, and I need to adapt to the ball speed and hitting position. There are many balls in the first set. I didn't adapt well. I was able to win the second set because of luck. But I can't remember what I thought when the final set went from 3:0 to 4:4 to 6:4.That paragraph is blank. "

After the game, Shanggucheng concluded that he was at a disadvantage both physically and mentally. Buyunchaoket used a healthy body to survive the continuous schedule.

"There are many games, and the team is also worried. I said just Go play the game, play if you can. Anyway, I have finished the game now, which shows that my body can still bear it. After these games, when I look back, my body is not bad. " Buyunchaoket said.

In the next round, Buyunchaoket will face Chengdu runner-up Musetti in the second round of the China Open. Buyunchaoket laughed and said that they are acquaintances, but Musetti is better than him Much more mature. “We met and chatted together often when we were teenagers. We are the same age and he is now a father. Now that he is a father, he must be more mature than me. I've always admired his tennis, which looks very artistic. The result of the game? Take a look."Intern Zhang Yuxuan Yangtze Evening News reporter Huang Qiyuan

Proofreading by Tao Shanggong