From Ma'anshan to Lu'an to Shenzhen, in the qualifying round, Chinese players are improving

In the final of the Shenzhen Hope Tournament last week, veteran Bai Yan fought hard in three sets and finally lost to Britain's Crawford, missing out on the title. At this point, the month-long China season of the Hope Race has come to an end. In the space of a month, from Ma'anshan to Lu'an to Shenzhen, Chinese men's tennis players have won two championships. Not only that, but more and more Chinese players have been given the opportunity to exercise. Just looking at the qualifiers, they have made some progress. So, where do these advances manifest themselves? Today, let the humble article take you to see it.

In the first race of the Ma'anshan Hope Tournament, there were as many as 36 Chinese players competing. However, after three rounds of fierce battles, only Wang Jiaji finally entered the main competition. In the second Hope Tournament in Ma'anshan, the number of Chinese players was almost the same as the first race. Despite this, only Chen Xingdao made it to the main event. Such a performance fully shows that the foundation of Chinese men's tennis is not solid, and there may be a lot of room for improvement in the future.

Perhaps because of the unsatisfactory performance in the qualifying tournaments of the first two Hope Tournaments, 40 Chinese men's tennis players participated in the higher-level Lu'an Hope Tournament Qualifying Tournament. Such a scene makes the Chinese derby match overwhelming the fans. This time, after three rounds, the Chinese men's tennis players who entered the main draw changed from one to three, they are Han Xiyue, Jiang Fumin, and Wang Chukang. Han also won a set in the main draw, the first set victory for a Chinese male tennis player who broke through from the qualifying round since the start of the 2025 Hope China season.

Last week, 18 Chinese men's tennis players participated in the Shenzhen Hope Tournament Qualifier, and the total number of participants in this qualifying tournament was only 32. In the qualifying tournaments from Ma'anshan to Lu'an to Shenzhen, the number of Chinese men's tennis players accounted for half of the country each time. Such a scene makes fans full of confidence in the future of Chinese men's tennis. With only 32 picks, there are only two rounds of qualifying. This is also the first time since the start of the 2025 Hope China season that there are only two rounds of qualification.

In the end, Jin Yuquan, who had reached the semifinals of the Hope Tournament, Han Xiyue, who had previously reached the main draw of the Lu'an Hope Tournament, Zhao Lingxi, who had won the Grand Slam junior men's doubles championship just after returning last year, and Sun Qian, who had reached the quarterfinals of the Hope Tournament, stood out. Such results have allowed more Chinese men's tennis players to enter the China Hope season. What's more, Sun Qian took the lead in the first round of the compatriot derby. This is the first time since the start of the 2025 Hope China season that Chinese men's tennis players who have emerged from the qualifying rounds have maintained their lead. Although Sun Qian was reversed by his opponent in the end, it is still worth mentioning; Han Suk-yeol, on the other hand, won his second set of the 2025 season in the Hope Tournament.

A lot of times, the world of tennis is really just a teahouse. In this teahouse, there are many, many tea customers who have been here for a long time, and some of them have become quite famous. However, there are always fledgling tea drinkers who come here and look forward to tasting the sweet tea with their own efforts. And the author is just a small scholar in the corner of this teahouse who tells the stories of these tea customers in obscurity. I hope my article can bring some fresh information to all fans. Whether it's compliments or criticisms, maybe it's just to be able to get me far. That's it for today, and it continues tomorrow.(Source: Tennis Home Author: Yixin Jushi)