Ace Alert! 🎾 China's Shang Juncheng is on fire! 🔥 The young tennis sensation has just punched his ticket to his first-ever ATP Tour final at the Chengdu Open! 🏆🇨🇳
In an electrifying match on Monday, Shang took down Germany's Yannick Hanfmann with a straight-sets victory, 6-4, 6-4. Boom! 💥 Serving up power and precision, he broke Hanfmann early in both sets and never looked back.
\"I felt that I was in good form when I woke up this morning,\" Shang said at the post-match press conference. \"I want to thank every spectator for helping me advance to the final. I'm glad to make it to an ATP Tour final for the first time in my career.\"
But the journey isn't over yet! Next up, Shang faces Italy's Lorenzo Musetti in the finals on Tuesday. Musetti, the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics bronze medalist 🥉, defeated Russia's Alibek Kachmazov 6-4, 6-2 to book his spot. He's already got two ATP Tour titles under his belt! 🏅🏅
\"I will take a break first to prepare for tomorrow,\" Shang said with determination. \"Musetti has been performing well this summer. It will be an exciting match. I trained with him one or two years ago in Miami. He was already a world top-class player when I was 17 or 18. He is several years older than me. He's great, both as a person and a player, and I look forward to playing with him.\"
This will be the first face-off between Shang and Musetti, and we can't wait to see the sparks fly! ⚡ Stay tuned for an epic showdown! 🔥
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China's Shang Juncheng reaches first ATP Tour final at Chengdu Open
cgtn.com
