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when the last ball of the semi-final hit the ground, buyunchaoket, as the "loser" of the game, enjoyed the warm applause of the diamond stadium audience, smiled and shook hands with his opponent.

he lost and he won.

in the semi-finals of the 2024 china tennis open (referred to as china open), he lost to the current world number one sinner, but he won the best result in this event in his career.

on october 1, bouyunchoket entered the men's singles semi-finals of the 2024 china tennis open in beijing before the game. photo by xinhua news agency reporter zhang long

many people may not have imagined that this 22-year-old young man who competed fiercely with the world's number one has a completely different life from other tennis players.

he was born in inner mongolia and grew up in a children's village in xinjiang. he later joined the zhejiang provincial tennis team and started playing from scratch.

if his story were told in one sentence, it could be summarized as:a person who is teased by fate and favored by fate.

text | liu xingchen

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“no one has walked the same path as me.”

someone once asked buyunchaoket a question: what type of player do you want to be? his answer is: no.

compared with other sports, the cost of training a tennis player is by no means low. in the vast career system of the "rich man's movement", buyunchaoket is an exception because no one has walked the same path as him.

xinjiang bortala mongolian autonomous prefecture, where buyunchaoket comes from.in mongolian, bortala means "green grassland", while "buyunchaoket" means auspiciousness and blessing.it's just that these beautiful images did not materialize in xiao bu's growth. reality made a joke on this child who longed for success.

buyunchaoket's father passed away when he was young. after his mother remarried, xiaobu continued to live with his grandparents.in order to give him a better way out, buyunchaoket was sent to urumqi sos children's village, a public welfare organization that rescues children.

in the eyes of liu peibao, the mother of the no. 2 family who raised bu yunchaoket, although xiao bu is thin and small, his eyes are full of intelligence.

bu yunchao kete greeted the audience after the game. photo by xinhua news agency reporter bai xuefei

when talking about buyunchaokete, the name luo yong cannot be avoided - a man who was "trapped" by tennis and children.

in the early years, luo yong, who was full of enthusiasm, packed his bags and headed south to huzhou, located in the northern part of zhejiang province. at that time, the development of tennis in huzhou city was relatively lagging behind.as a coach, luo yong is keenly aware of the serious shortage of good local talents.

luo yong decided to go to the orphanage to select children. he began to run around looking for children with athletic talents and shining eyes. by chance, 5-year-old buyunchaoket came to a strange southern town from the sos children's village in urumqi, almost across the entire country.

since then, the ignorant boy has an additional life option of tennis. under the circumstances, this may also be his best choice to get ahead. in order to smooth the edges and corners of the children, luo yong taught them the "disciple rules" and sent them to primary school for education.

like many people, xiao bu didn’t understand what a goal was at first. he only knew that playing tennis could make him feel happy.. growing up, people around him had the same comment about him: a hard-working player.

buyunchaoket likes to use his forehand attack to take the initiative in his serve game. this is reflected in his high-quality serve and consistent baseline performance on the court.

the formation of this style of play can be traced back to his teenage years. during the three years of training at the huzhou tennis center, buyunchaoket has mastered the basic technical essentials of tennis. in order to improve his physical fitness, he often runs from the training ground to taihu lake 6 kilometers away.

he learned the fierceness that is essential for an excellent athlete. to a certain extent, this is an external manifestation of his desire for tennis.

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rising curve

getting on the right track quickly, buyunchaoket is definitely lucky.

when looking back on his growth path, he believed that he was in the uphill stage most of the time, although his pace was not very fast. “i went up step by step, without much downhill.”

after joining the zhejiang provincial tennis team, buyunchaoket met the second noble person on the tennis road, coach yu jinxing. today, xiao bu will affectionately call him master.

at the hangzhou tennis open a few days ago, buyunchokert defeated kazakhstan veteran kukushkin, broke into the semi-finals of the tour for the first time in his career, and instantly entered the top100 for the first time.

the 22-year-old has already entered the top 100, with an increase of 28 places clearly marked next to his ranking. image source: screenshot of the international professional tennis federation (atp) website

sitting on the sidelines, he couldn't suppress the turmoil in his heart. he hid his head in the towel for a long time, and his body couldn't stop sobbing and shaking. the camera zoomed in, and the tears at the corners of his eyes had not yet been wiped away. as he walked towards the box, buyun took a deep breath to calm down his emotions. he hugged yu jinxing, who had been with him for many years. snuggled in the coach's arms, bu yunchao kete may have thought of him as a child, a young man who had experienced ups and downs.

"i have to thank my master and my teammates today. it's not easy to get to this point." since he has been practicing football since childhood, buyunchaoket has subconsciously become accustomed to treating zhejiang as his second hometown. listening to the cheers of the audience, buyunchaokete could not describe the feeling at that time in words and choked up twice.

as a tough guy on the court, buyunchaoket sometimes couldn't help crying after the game.when he won his first career tour victory in october last year, he kept telling himself that he must control his emotions, but he still shed tears on the court because he was "unsatisfied".

it was difficult for him to define himself, and he just explained with relief that he came from the bottom.

as a teenager, buyunchaoket's world ranking once climbed to no. 5. however, when he turned into a professional player, he was not able to enjoy the "rights" of wild cards in the challenger league due to his outstanding performance. the arrival of the epidemic caused him to miss the opportunity to contact the tour through the challenger league.

"i missed this wave of benefits that only 18 and 19-year-olds are entitled to use. when i come out to play again at the age of 20, i will have to start from the lowest level itf events such as 15k and 25k."

this journey from scratch took a year. in 2023, bu yunchao kete will enter the atp, the highest level battlefield for men's tennis. he regards this climbing experience as a way to accumulate his own wealth. he does not complain about the unfairness of his fate, but it is the right time.

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hope to be myself

"i want to be myself, don't you? i just want to be myself." this is what buyunchaoket wants to do for himself.

living in jiangnan since childhood gave him a bit of southern softness. when introducing his character, he still longs for the freedom and spontaneity of the prairie, and will recommend sailimu lake in his hometown to everyone.

buyunchaoket returned the ball during the game. photo by xinhua news agency reporter zhang long

buyunchaoket's mother and grandparents still live in xinjiang's bortala mongolian autonomous prefecture. every time he goes home to visit his relatives, he likes to ride horses.

between good looks and interesting soul, buyunchaoket would choose the latter without hesitation.

in the days when he puts down his tennis racket, he is a deep sports fan, from football to equestrian to the world motorcycle championships, "i like as long as it is sports."

when he encounters setbacks on the field, he will draw strength from the book. after listening to mu xin's "literary memoirs", buyunchaokete realized that life is just a matter of passing through difficult situations. this kind of self-regulation has become a booster for him on the court.

image source: atp tour social media

in the past period of time, buyunchaoket has rapidly improved his world ranking due to his outstanding performance in a series of north american challenges and the us open. becoming the fourth mainland chinese male player to break into the world's top 100, but his ambitions do not stop there.

when he came to the china open, buyunchaokete said something silently in his heart: i believe i can do better.he is not used to expressing his expectations for results, "i'm afraid it might not work if i say it."relieved of the pressure of performance, buyunchaoket has raised his understanding of tennis to a new level. he has begun to enjoy tennis without having to blindly prove himself.

the "chinese derby" with shang juncheng has attracted much attention. the two players have very different playing styles: buyunchaoket serves fiercely and has superior strength, while shang juncheng runs actively and takes multiple shots stably. the characteristics of both sides were reflected from the beginning of the game.

image source: china net social media

it was a fierce battle, with both players winning once in the first two sets. in the end, bouyunchoket directly cashed in on the victory at the first match point with his extremely aggressive serve.

after that, xiaobu became more and more courageous, as if cheating, breaking into the quarterfinals of the men's singles at the china open, and then into the semifinals.it created the best result for a chinese tennis association male player in the china open.

image source: china net social media

ranking among the top 50 in the world is the new goal buyunchaoket set for himself after reaching the semi-finals. as always, he still hopes to move forward step by step. "as for when i can reach the top 10, i first need to achieve the goal of the top 50, so i can only do my best."

at present, it is not long before the start of the chinese season, and buyunchaoket has already achieved his year-end goal ahead of schedule. it all happened a little too smoothly. as for what happened next,he wants to consolidate his ranking and participate in next year's australian open as a main draw.

after winning the quarter-finals, buyunchaoket shared the victory with his friends far away while riding his bicycle. announcement scenes like this may become a daily routine in the future.

in his own words, let's see what happens next.the story of defying fate and changing fate continues to increase, and bouyunchokte is still enjoying his tennis.