PIF ATP Dwell Race to Jeddah
PIF ATP Dwell Race To Jeddah Replace: Shang Closes Into Jeddah After Chengdu Title
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September 25, 2024
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Shang Juncheng is second within the PIF ATP Dwell Race To Jeddah.
By Sam Jacot
#NextGenATP Chinese language star Shang Juncheng made historical past on Tuesday on the Chengdu Open, changing into the primary participant born in 2005 to win an ATP Tour title.
The 19-year-old’s success on dwelling soil has additional boosted his hopes of qualifying for the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals offered by PIF. The left-handed Chinese language is about to compete within the under-20 occasion in Jeddah in December.
Shang is in second place within the PIF ATP Dwell Race To Jeddah, 759 factors forward of ninth-seeded Vilius Gaubas, who’s simply outdoors the qualifying spots.
PIF ATP Dwell Race to Jeddah
World quantity 55 Shang impressed on dwelling soil on the ATP 250 occasion, beating Kei Nishikori, Roman Safiullin, Alexander Bublik, Yannick Hanfmann and Lorenzo Musetti to turn into solely the second Chinese language man to win a tour-level title after Wu Yibing gained in Dallas in 2023.
“It is all the time particular to play at dwelling, not to mention win a title,” Shang instructed ATPTour.com after his triumph. “I by no means thought I’d do it this early in my profession, however I am grateful for this one. Only a tremendous particular week. I went match by match, not figuring out what was going to occur subsequent.”
Earlier this month, American apprentice Tien boosted his qualification probabilities by successful his second ATP Challenger Tour crown of the season in Las Vegas. The 18-year-old is seventh within the PIF ATP Dwell Race To Jeddah and is trying to make his debut on the occasion.
Eighth-ranked Coleman Wong grew to become the primary Hong Kong participant since 1972 to win an ATP Tour primary occasion when he superior to the second spherical in Chengdu. After qualifying, the 20-year-old finally misplaced to Brandon Nakashima.
Shang and fourth-seeded Jakub Mensik will likely be in motion this week on the ATP 500 occasion in Beijing, whereas chief Arthur Fils and third-seeded Alex Michelsen will take to the court docket on the ATP 500 in Tokyo.