Chengdu
Dwelling star Shang earns first win since surgical procedure, begins Chengdu title defence
#NextGenATP Chinese language units assembly with Nakashima at ATP 250
September 17, 2025
Chengdu Open
Defending champion Shang Juncheng overcomes Zizou Bergs on Wednesday on the Chengdu Open.
By ATP Workers
It has been a testing 2025 to date for Shang Juncheng, however the #NextGenATP star didn’t disappoint upon returning to motion in entrance of his house followers on the Chengdu Open.
The 20-year-old Shang held off Zizou Bergs for a 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 victory on Wednesday on the ATP 250 the place he lifted the trophy a 12 months in the past. Shang, who didn’t compete from January till late July on account of a foot harm on which he underwent surgical procedure in March, dug deep to carry off the World No. 46 Bergs and register his first match win since his return to motion.
The defending champion is BACK 👑
Match once more Jerry Shang claims his first victory since January!@ChengduOpen | #ChengduOpen pic.twitter.com/O6OZxeZL7M
— ATP Tour (@atptour) September 17, 2025
The lefty saved six of seven break factors he earned, in accordance with Infosys ATP Stats, throughout a gutsy efficiency in his maiden Lexus ATP Head2Head assembly with Bergs. When a break up within the third set, Shang crucially rallied from 0/40 to carry serve for 5-3, and he held to like in his subsequent service sport to clinch his triumph.
On the venue the place he turned the primary Chinese language participant to win an ATP Tour title on house soil a 12 months in the past, Shang didn’t present a lot seen emotion upon closing out his win nor whereas embracing Bergs on the web. But he later wore a beaming smile all through the on-court interview that adopted his hard-earned win.
A competitor on the 2024 Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF, Shang stays 18th within the PIF ATP Reside Race To Jeddah, though he may rise as excessive as eighth by efficiently defending his Chengdu crown. His subsequent check on the hard-court occasion in Sichuan province is a second-round assembly with fourth seed Brandon Nakashima.
One other Chinese language #NextGenATP wild card, Zhou Yi, additionally loved a memorable begin to his Chengdu marketing campaign by upsetting World No. 34 Cameron Norrie. The 20-year-old Zhou saved a match level when serving at 4-5, 30/40 within the third set earlier than prevailing 6-7(3), 6-4, 7-6(2) for the largest win his profession by PIF ATP Rating. His subsequent opponent shall be Christopher O’Connell, after the Australian downed Quentin Halys 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-4.
Marcos Giron additionally secured a second-round spots on Day 1 in Chengdu. Giron eased previous his fellow American Ethan Quinn 7-5, 6-4 and can subsequent face eighth seed Lorenzo Sonego or Juan Manuel Cerundolo.
