There is certainly no lack of hype surrounding China’s Wu Yibing. It was a landmark year for the 18-year-old in 2017, after all. The right-hander served as a practice partner at the Nitto ATP Finals, played his first two ATP World Tour main draws in Chengdu and Shangha, won both the boys’ singles and doubles titles at the US Open, reached the top spot in the junior rankings, and perhaps most impressively, claimed his first ATP Challenger Tour title in Shanghai — becoming the fourth player in five years to win a junior Slam and a Challenger title in the same season. Capturing that trophy at 17, Yibing was also one of just four players aged 17 or younger to...
Chinese NextGenATP star Wu Yibing talks about his progress on the ATP World Tour, ahead of his debut appearance at the ASB Classic in Auckland. Video courtesy ASB Classic.
Rising Chinese star Wu Yibing is savouring the moment after hitting with the best players in the world, including Roger Federer, at the Nitto ATP Finals.
The future of Chinese tennis has never looked brighter than in 2017, when 18-year-old Wu Yibing burst onto the ATP World Tour. Wu became the fourth player in the past five years to win a junior Grand Slam title and an ATP Challenger Tour crown in the same season after his triumph at the US Open and the Shanghai Challenger event, which earned him a wild card into the Shanghai Rolex Masters. This week, the Chinese teenager and fellow 18-year-old, Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia, were hitting partners for some of the ATP World Tour’s biggest names at the Nitto ATP Finals in London. Both are former junior No. 1s and claimed their first ATP Challenger Tour titles in recent months...