Dallas, Feb 12 : Wu Yibing became the first Chinese man to reach an ATP Tour final in the Open Era, beating top-seeded American Taylor Fritz 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-4 in the Dallas Open semifinal.
Wu will play another American John Isner, who defeated JJ Wolf 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(4) on Saturday, in the summit clash.
In what will be Wu’s first final, Isner will be seeking his 17th tour-level title in his 31st championship match.
Entering the week at a career high of World No.97, Wu has soared 21 spots to No.76 in the ATP Live Rankings behind his final run.He is now set to become the highest-ranked Chinese player in the history of the ATP rankings, passing Zhang Zhizhen, who currently sits at a career-high No.91.
After letting slip two set points at 5-4 in the opening set, Wu saved five break points to hold for 2-2 in the second.He would face only one more, at 4-3 in the third, when he escaped with some dazzling defending in the face of a line-clipping forehand from Fritz in Saturday’s semifinal.
I remember I had two set points in the first set.I have to say I choked a little bit.That forehand, I didn’t miss much, but I couldn’t make it.But in general, I think I’m pretty relaxed, Wu was quoted by the Dallas Open website #upsets #Taylor #Fritz #Chinese #Telugu #TeluguStop #Dallas #Dallas
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