Buyun Chaoket's dream of the first crown was shattered, and the real strength of China's first brother under the halo was questioned by netizens again!

After the Chinese teenager Buyun Chaoket lost to Bu Blick and missed the first championship of his career, the comments of netizens were polarized, and some netizens believed that Buyun Chaoket was because of the pressure of the title of China's first brother and was eager to prove himself, because he was injured and lost in the final because he worked too hard; However, some netizens believe that this just represents its real strength under the halo of China's first brother title!

This season, Chinese men's tennis has encountered an unprecedented low, after the Australian Open, Shang Juncheng began to recuperate for a long time due to foot surgery, and before the start of the clay season, China's first brother Zhang Zhizhen also began to retire due to injury. The rest of the two powerful Chinese celebrities also made their rankings plummet, who can become the new Chinese first brother and shoulder the responsibility of Chinese tennis to create glory again has become the expectation of netizens.

In the end, after the semi-finals of the Turin Challenge this week, Buyun Chaokert surpassed Shang Juncheng and Zhang Zhizhen for the first time with his points, and was officially crowned China's first brother. However, doubts also followed, and some netizens believed, "The reason why Buyun Chaoket can become the first brother in China is completely 'picking up leaks', and even pulling out the big one among the short ones, which completely exposes the current embarrassment of Chinese men's tennis, which should not be infinitely hyped by some media at all!" And such remarks seem to have been even worse after Buyunchaokert lost the final of the Torino Challenger!

Prior to this final, Buyunchaoket had only won 3-8 on clay this season, while Bublik, despite losing his place in Asia after an early exit from Dubai this year, has now returned to around 50 with his subsequent appearance. The Kazakh star is still good on clay, with his precise sliding steps, full spin balls and baseline holding ability.

After the start of the match, Buyun Chaokert was broken in the third game of the first set due to insufficient movement speed, which led to too many unforced errors, and although he broke back in the eighth game, it was difficult to maintain stability after his fitness declined. Subsequently, he had to apply for a medical timeout due to knee discomfort, and admitted after the game that "it felt like dragging a sandbag when moving". Under this physical load, his tactical execution decreased significantly, especially in the key points, and finally Bublik broke again in the ninth game, and Buyun Chaokert dropped the first set 3-6.

In the second set, the first four games of the two sides each held serve to maintain 2-2, Bu Blik began to use the drop point to mobilize the opponent, and then won two games in a row, although Buyun Chaokert broke serve in the 7th game, but Bu Blik still broke the belt to win the game again, Buyun Chaokert lost another set 3-6, and finally was swept 0-2 in total to win the runner-up. Post-match stats showed that Buyunchokert had a first-serve scoring rate of just 58 per cent, well below his opponent's 75 per cent, and had 12 more unforced errors.

Although the defeat cost him his first career title, it must be noted that this season is the first time that he has played fully on the ATP Tour, and clay is a type of court he is not good at, so the struggle is a must. However, there have been surprises on clay this year, such as his adaptability with two straight wins in the Monte Carlo Masters qualifying tournament and a tight battle with Musetti to the deciding set, while a win over former world top 10 Fognini in Turin proved that he has the potential to challenge the top.

This year, with the long-term injuries of Zhang Zhizhen and Shang Juncheng, the Chinese men's tennis team has fallen into the dilemma of "single-core drive". The French Open tennis tournament will start soon, and this year Buyun Chaokert is the only Chinese male player to enter the main event, and the burden on his body is still very heavy. Maybe many people will not recognize his strength, but in the face of this painful period of Chinese men's tennis, Buyun Chaoket has no choice to face all the pressure, although he lost in the final, he needs our encouragement more, come on!(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lu Xiaotian)