Shang-hai Surprise: The Juncheng Shang Thread

[buscemi]

Shang takes the title, 7-6, 6-1. Big things are in store for him, IMO.

 

[JJGUY]

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[rixiang]

Top 50 at age 19. Among top 10 players his pace is only behind Alcaraz, Djokovic, Zverev, and Sinner. I guess this tells his trajectory to top 10 in five years.

 

[ghostofMecir]

Played a great finals. Hope he continues this week.

 

[Mainad]

Shang becomes the 11th player to win his maiden ATP title this season and he did it on home soil.

 

[RSJfan]

Shang becomes the 11th player to win his maiden ATP title this season and he did it on home soil.

His “home soil” is Florida where he grew up and resides.

 

[Mainad]

His “home soil” is Florida where he grew up and resides.

Well, he still plays for his country of birth.

 

[RSJfan]

Well, he still plays for his country of birth.

What does that mean. Tennis is an individual sport. And he didn’t play Olympics. Call when he wins the Parking Lot Open.

 

[EddieChang]

What does that mean. Tennis is an individual sport. And he didn’t play Olympics. Call when he wins the Parking Lot Open.

I will make sure to ask him when I get a chance to see him

 

[JJGUY]

His “home soil” is Florida where he grew up and resides.

lol that's nonsense, his family resides in Beijing, his dad Shang Yi was a famous football player, a household name in China. His mom was a world champion in table tennis. Shang started to play tennis at 5 in Beijing, he went to study at Nick tennis academy after 11. He was neither born in Florida nor grew up in Florida.

 

[RSJfan]

lol that's nonsense, his family resides in Beijing, his dad Shang Yi was a famous football player, a household name in China. His mom was a world champion in table tennis. Shang started to play tennis at 5 in Beijing, he went to study at Nick tennis academy after 11. He was neither born in Florida nor grew up in Florida.

You’ve obviously never met him. After you do, feel free to return and revise your opinion.

 

[JJGUY]

You’ve obviously never met him. After you do, feel free to return and revise your opinion.

I don't need to meet him, his family was frequent guest on Chinese tv shows even before Shang started to play tennis, think about someone like Tom Brady or maybe not Brady, one of his famous teammates

 

[JJGUY]

slight off topic here, Zhizhen Zhang's dad Weihua Zhang, also a famous football player, also a household name in China, coincidence? Maybe, or maybe not. Their families have financial means, they can afford sending their kids to study overseas. Zhang was trained in France, Daniil Medvedev was also there in the same school, they have known each other since they were kids.

 

[Moose Malloy]

The shotmaking in the Sheng-Safiullin match at Chengdu was unreal

 

[Moose Malloy]

Rough 2025, drops from 50 to 250 due to injury(only play 8 events - retires at 3 of them)

 

[chichow]

I think Shang might need to mature a bit more physically to take the tour grind.

 

[mightyjeditribble]

How is he doing these days? He beat Comesana and faces Sonego next. Hopefully he can be fully healthy in 2026.

 

[mightyjeditribble]

Bublik ends Shang's run in Hong Kong. He is entering the AO with a protected ranking. If he can win some matches there, he may pick up some points. It's a long way back up the rankings for him though.