WUXI OPEN | Sun Fajing won the first challenge championship, and Wuxi became the "blessed land of Chinese tennis" again

On May 11, the Xindu Real Estate Wuxi Open Tennis Tournament ushered in the much-anticipated closing day at the Wuxi International Tennis Center, and China's Sun Fajing won the men's singles title in straight sets 7-6(4)/6-4 in 1 hour and 37 minutes. This is the first Challenger title of Son Fajing's career, and his singles world ranking has broken the TOP200 mark for the first time, securing a qualifying spot in Wimbledon this year, and will make his Grand Slam debut!

Singles champion Sun Fajing

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the Wuxi International Tennis Center was full of people, and the men's singles peak showdown was witnessed by nearly 3,000 spectators. The two sides quickly got into the groove at the beginning, and the two men held serve in the first 12 games, and then went to a tie-break in the first set. Sun Fajing maintained the lead all the way in the tie-break and won the first set 7-4. In the second set, the game was still scorching, the score rose alternately, and the two held serve in the first nine games. In the tenth game, it was also Bolt's unavoidable service game, Sun Fajing continued to put pressure on his opponent, Bolt sent a "goodbye double fault" on match point, Sun Fajing achieved a key break at the end of the set, and finally sealed the victory in the next set 6-4.

Sun Fajing

Bolt

Last year, China's Buyun Chaokert won the men's singles title in the first year of the tin net. This year, Sun Fajing once again played a triumphant song for the Chinese Army, once again continuing the "myth" of Chinese players reaching the top in the Wuxi singles arena, making the tin net once again a "blessed land of Chinese tennis". At the subsequent award ceremony, Chen Yi, director of Wuxi Sports Bureau, and Lv Pinde, chairman of Zhuhai Huafa Sports Operation Management Co., Ltd., presented awards to the singles champions and runners-up respectively.

(1st from left) Lv Pinde / Chen Yi (1st from right)

Sun Fajing couldn't hide his excitement in the post-match interview, he said: "Of course I was very happy, but in fact, I was very nervous last night, and I was worried that I would not be able to play this game well before the game, and all kinds of thoughts were unconsciously going into my head, so the final result was very satisfying." The best part of today's performance was that I was calm and controlled the whole game well. ”

In addition, he once again thanked the crowd for their enthusiastic support: "Actually, not only today, but throughout the week, the audience gave me a lot of support, and when I encountered difficulties in the competition, I was motivated to persevere, so thank you very much." ”

It is worth mentioning that Zhang Zhizhen, the first brother of the Chinese men's tennis team, came to Wuxi to witness Sun Fajing's career breakthrough and become the seventh champion of the challenge in Chinese mainland. Sun Fajing was in winter training with Zhang Zhizhen in the offseason last year, and he said: "The atmosphere of our winter training is very good, and the intensity of confrontation is relatively high, which has given me a lot of improvement. I didn't know he was coming today, but I was very surprised to see him after the game. ”

(Left) Zhang Zhizhen / Sun Fajing (right)

Before the finals of the Xindu Real Estate Wuxi Tennis Open, the "double-line narrative" of Wuxi tennis is also noteworthy - the Wuxi Amateur Tennis Open singles final in May will be held simultaneously! Meng Lipei, the singles champion produced this morning, "transformed" into a guest in the men's singles final. The two major events resonate at the same frequency, which not only allows the public to experience the demeanor of professional players up close, but also provides a stage for grassroots golfers to bloom their dreams, vividly interpreting the multiple dimensions of "strong sports city": competition leads the height, the masses consolidate the thickness, and Wuxi is using tennis as a link to write a city narrative of national fitness and professional sports going in both directions.

Wuxi Amateur Tennis Open May singles champion Meng Lipei with the finalists

From May 4th to 11th, the Xindu Real Estate Wuxi Tennis Open presented an eight-day tennis event for the audience in Wuxi and even the whole country, making the tennis world's attention focus on Xicheng again. In the second year, the tin net was brilliantly upgraded, the scale and popularity of the event continued to rise, the operation of the event became more and more mature, and the "tennis fever" in Wuxi reached a new height. The tournament is hosted by the Chinese Tennis Association and Wuxi Municipal People's Government, undertaken by Wuxi Sports Bureau, Wuxi Economic Development Zone Management Committee, Wuxi Huafa Sports Operation and Management Co., Ltd., Wuxi Huafa Sports Operation Management Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Jingrui Enterprise Service Group Co., Ltd., and supported by Jiangsu Tennis Association, Wuxi Tennis Association, Wuxi Sports School, and Jiangsu Information Vocational and Technical College.