Wu Yibing becomes first Chinese man to win Grand Slam match since 1959

New York: Wu Yibing on Monday became the first Chinese man in 63 years to win a singles match at a Grand Slam when he knocked 31st seed Nikoloz Basilashvili out of the US Open Wu, 22, triumphed 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 in the opening round, firing nine aces in his 31 winners past his Georgian opponent. Mei Fu Chi, at Wimbledon in 1959, was the last Chinese man to win a match at the majors. Wu, ranked 174 and who came through qualifying, is also the first Chinese man to win a US Open singles match since Cheng Guy in 1935.

Qualifier Wu Yibing defeats [31] Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3 6-4 6-0 to become 1st Chinese man to win a Grand Slam singles match since Mei Fu Chi at 1959 @Wimbledon.

Wu also becomes 1st Chinese man to win a @USOpen singles match since Cheng Guy at 1935 US Championships. #USOpen

— ATP Media Info (@ATPMediaInfo) August 29, 2022

“It’s happy and exciting but still more matches to come,” Wu told ATPTour.com. “The third set, I don’t know if he was hurting or something, I just tried to make all the balls and tried to stay in the game, not thinking about winning or losing. “That’s why I guess I didn’t show much emotions. I feel pretty calm.” Wu was the 2017 junior champion in New York but his professional career has been dogged by injuries and he was sidelined completely from March 2019 until January 2022. He was ranked a lowly 1,869 in March but has now won 14 successive matches. Wu next faces Portuguese qualifier Nuno Borges who defeated US wildcard Ben Shelton 7-6(8/6), 3-6, 7-6 (5/7), 6-7 (8/10), 6-3. Zhang Zhizhen squandered a golden opportunity to join Wu in the next round when he saw seven match points slip away in a five-set loss to Tim van Rijthoven of the Netherlands. Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News ,  India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.