shanghai tennis masters kicks off, chinese players aim to be at their best
2024-10-02
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the main draw of the shanghai rolex tennis masters is about to begin. in this asia’s only atp1000 level event, fans are about to welcome a star-studded tennis feast.
djokovic, alcaraz, sinner...many star players will appear on the stage, and the performance of local chinese players will also become the focus of the stage.
in this tournament, five china tennis association players, zhang zhizhen, shang juncheng, wu yibing, buyun chaoket, and zhou yi, are in the draw for the main draw. in recent times, many chinese players have performed well on the tour.
buyunchokert defeated the famous russian player rublev to reach the quarterfinals at the china open. he also reached the semifinals of the hangzhou open before. zhang zhizhen won the runner-up at the hangzhou open. shang juncheng even won the first place at the chengdu open. first career tour title.
zhang zhizhen
now that he has arrived in his hometown of shanghai, zhang zhizhen admitted at the pre-match press conference that he was very excited, "i am always excited every time i come back here, because this is my hometown, and i am very happy to be able to play here."
"so far this year, the overall performance is pretty good. of course i hope to achieve good results in shanghai, but i also need to take into account my physical condition. because i still have some injuries, i will try my best to protect my body while doing my best. , to achieve the best possible state.”
zhang zhizhen revealed that he took a short break for two days after finishing the china open match and restarted training on september 30. "i also did some physical therapy to recover from the injury, and i am still fine for the time being."
as for the current situation where many chinese players are making rapid progress, zhang zhizhen bluntly said that he is very happy, "they are all great players and have a strong team. it can be said that everyone is working hard in the right direction. during the tour, although everyone we have different schedules, but we will meet and communicate whenever we have the opportunity.”
after winning the mixed doubles silver medal at the paris olympics and creating a surprise, zhang zhizhen said that his goal for the future has not changed, which is to strive for a higher world ranking. "if i still have the opportunity to participate in the olympics in two or three years, i will go again." try to change the color.”
in the young player shang jincheng's mind, he also has a similar goal, which is to challenge to a higher level.
talking about the championship he won in chengdu not long ago, shang juncheng bluntly said that it was "one of the most important moments" in his career so far. "winning the first tour championship at this age is very helpful to boost my confidence. not to mention being in chengdu, i was so excited that i couldn’t sleep.”
but at the same time, he doesn’t want to put too much pressure on himself because of outside expectations. “some players on the tour are older and some are very young. i don’t think it’s necessary to pay too much attention to the issue of age. i hope more. focus on yourself and enjoy playing well every week.”
the paper reporter pu yaolei
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