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china news service, chengdu, september 22 (reporter he shaoqing) in the second round of the atp chengdu open held on the evening of the 21st, chinese player shang juncheng reversed the russian player and last atp chengdu open runner-up safiullin 5:7, 6:3, 6:3 and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.

on the evening of the 21st, shang juncheng played in the atp chengdu open. photo provided by the atp chengdu open organizing committee

it is understood that shang juncheng, who just entered the top 32 of the us open, has risen to the top 70 in the world rankings. at the age of 19, he entered the top 32 of the australian open for the first time this year and became the first male player from mainland china to win the wimbledon main draw. the atp chengdu open is not the first time that shang juncheng and safiullin have played against each other. in 2022, shang juncheng defeated safiullin in the lexington challenge.

"when i lost the first set, the cheers from the audience kept me from giving up and i played every point patiently." shang juncheng said after the game that he will compete with bublik for a place in the semi-finals tomorrow, which will be a tough match. before that, recovering to a good state is the top priority.

the top seed lorenzo musetti, who had a bye in the first round, made his debut against christopher o'connell of australia. the two played very fiercely, and both the first and third sets went into tiebreaks. in the end, musetti won the match 2:1.

"we should never take it lightly." musetti admitted that he won today because he was more patient than his opponent. at the same time, he felt the welcome and support from the people of chengdu. "it feels so good to play here." (end)