Wu Yibing

LOS ANGELES: Wu Yibing overcame a ferocious bombardment from John Isner to become the first Chinese man to win an ATP Tour title at the Dallas Open on ...

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WASHINGTON - Wu Yibing became the first Chinese mainland player to lift an ATP Tour trophy after winning the Dallas Open title on Sunday.

Wu had already reached the milestone on Saturday by becoming the first Chinese mainland player to enter an ATP Tour final in the Open Era. They are going to have even higher goals or standards, not just breaking Top 100 or winning the ATP 250," Wu commented. 8 and top seed Taylor Fritz of the United States in the semifinal for his first Top 10 victory. "He gets a ball to hit, he hits it, and on this court it's hard to hit him a shot he is uncomfortable with. He is an unbelievable ball striker and a very good talent." WASHINGTON - Wu Yibing became the first Chinese mainland player to lift an ATP Tour trophy after winning the Dallas Open title on Sunday.

I made history here for my country and for my home. I'm very proud of myself," said Wu, who became the first Chinese player to win an ATP Tour title in the ...

When he returned in 2022, Wu shaved 1000 places off his ranking to make his long-awaited Grand Slam debut at the US Open. 6 Adrian Mannarino before toppling top-seed Fritz 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-4 in the semifinals. “I swear I thought I won the match a few times,” said Dallas resident Isner. In a three-hour match that didn’t feature a single break of serve, Wu managed to stay toe-to-toe with 6’ 10” Isner, one of the game’s biggest servers. Wu, who broke into the ATP’s Top 100 for the first time this week, will rise from world No. On Sunday, the 23-year-old made history again at the Dallas Open, clinching a nail-biting 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (12) victory over John Isner to claim his first ATP title.

Against home hero John Isner, a hardened tour professional with 16 titles and one of the game's most feared serves, Wu had to earn the right to create ...

Open and won two main draw matches, becoming the first Chinese man to reach the third round of a Grand Slam since 1938. But a new generation of men's players are starting to make their mark, including world number 92 Zhang Zhizhen and 18-year-old Shang Juncheng, who became the first Chinese man in the professional era to win a main draw match at last month's Australian Open. On Monday Wu became the second Chinese man to crack the world top 100 and is now projected to rise to 58.

DALLAS (AP) — Wu Yibing became the first Chinese player to win an ATP Tour title, rallying in a three-set, all-tiebreaker thriller to beat John Isner in the ...

Isner was trying for his 17th career title in his 31st final. The 6-foot-10 American sensed the opportunity lost, sitting for a few moments and fiddling with the strings on his racket. Wu also came back from a set down to beat top-seeded American Taylor Fritz in the semifinals. The 23-year-old was the first Chinese player in an ATP final. “For me, I need to keep going, keep my body healthy. “That’s huge for the next generation,” Wu said.

Wu Yibing is the first ATP Tour titlist in history from China. The 23-year-old speaks about the importance of his achievement, why Kevin Durant is his ...

I don’t know if it tastes good because sometimes it can be terrible, but you just enjoy the process. I want to be a cool guy on court. I love cooking different food and I think this also gives me inner peace when I’m alone in the house or after practice. Back in China because of the pandemic and the Covid situation, I’m not allowed to go back home like every day so I can see my parents or my grandparents maybe like twice a week or twice in two weeks. In the gym, on the tennis court, off the court, I always think about tennis. He doesn’t show much emotion and he’s not a really outgoing guy on court and I want to be like him. But I don’t really listen to Western [music]. When I do things, I’m very focused and if I want to do good, normally I would say 70 or 80 per cent is going to turn out good. He gives me a lot of positive tips and working with him is a very happy thing. The way I look at tennis, now it’s more relaxing, more enjoyable than before. I’d be [lying] if I said 100 per cent I’m going to be here today. Of course there were a lot of doubts because I did surgery and the rehab wasn’t going well.

Wu Yibing is the the first Chinese player to win an ATP Tour title after rallying in a three-set, all-tiebreaker thriller to beat John Isner in the Dallas ...

Isner was trying for his 17th career title in his 31st final. The 6-foot-10 American sensed the opportunity lost, sitting for a few moments and fiddling with the strings on his racket. Wu also came back from a set down to beat top-seeded American Taylor Fritz in the semifinals. If you want to beat me, you have to work hard.” “For me, I need to keep going, keep my body healthy. “That’s huge for the next generation,” Wu said.

After making his country proud by becoming the first Chinese man to win an ATP singles title, China's top tennis ace Wu Yibing feels more pride in ...

"He gets a ball to hit, he hits it, and on this court it's hard to hit him a shot he is uncomfortable with… He is an unbelievable ball striker and a very good talent." "But I think the most important thing is I actually giving more hopes to the next generation. So they are going to have even higher goals or standards, not just like breaking top 100 or winning ATP titles. The win continued Wu's inexorable foray into the top echelon of the men's game, realizing a decades-long dream of Chinese tennis to match its women's success on the men's side. With a hard-fought win against one of the world's best servers on the opponent's home court, Wu etched his name in tennis history on Sunday in Dallas, Texas, after beating former world No 8 John Isner of the United States in three sets – all going into tiebreakers – to claim his maiden ATP tour-level singles trophy and become the first Chinese man to do so.

Wu Yibing became the first Chinese player to win an ATP Tour title as he clinched the Dallas Open by edging out John Isner in a thrilling final set ...

Wu Yibing became the first Chinese player to win an ATP Tour title as he clinched the Dallas Open by edging out John Isner in a thrilling final set tie-break. - Isner took the first set and served for the match in the second set on Sunday Wu Yibing makes history as first Chinese player to win an ATP Tour title by winning the Dallas Open - despite home favourite John Isner firing down 44 aces and having four championship points

He made history on Sunday by becoming the first Chinese man to win an ATP Tour title. Read more at straitstimes.com.

This made him the first Chinese male to win a Grand Slam boys’ title. Wielding a racket that was almost as big as him, he did not take to tennis immediately. After winning the Dallas Open title on Sunday, Wu rose to 58th place in the world rankings. In the past year, he has surged up the world rankings, from 1,869th in March 2022 to 58th this week. When Wu was young, his parents worried that he might be overweight. In doing so he also overtook his compatriot Zhang Zizhen (92nd), who was the first Chinese player to reach the top 100 of the rankings, and he is the first to reach the top 60.

Wu Yibing made history Sunday, beating John Isner in a thrilling three-set final at the Dallas Open to become the first man from China to win an ATP title.

“I swear I thought I won the match a few times … “I’m very proud of myself and especially thanks to all the fans and my team who came here to support. “I don’t know how many match points I had, I’m sure it’s a lot,” said Isner.

Chinese tennis player reaches 58th in latest rankings after winning Dallas Open, and no man from the country has been that high in singles in the ...

No Chinese man has ever been so high in the singles rankings in the professional era. Wu triumphed over American John Isner 6-7, 7-6, 7-6 in the final of the indoor event in Dallas on Sunday, becoming the first Chinese man to win an ATP singles crown. Chinese tennis player Wu Yibing has climbed 39 places to 58th in the ATP rankings issued on Monday after his historic Dallas Open victory.

History was made in the Dallas Open final as Wu Yibing became the first Chinese player to win an ATP Tour title.

58 and also becomes the highest-ranked Chinese player in ATP history. “It's a good thing he has this $100 thing, this makes more kids happy. “I’m very proud of myself and especially thanks to all the fans and my team who came here and supported [me]. I couldn’t do this without all of you guys.” “It was a tough match. The 23-year-old beat American John Isner 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 7-6(12) in just under three hours to rise from No.