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Wu Records Major Upset In Kaohsiung
Teenager wins first ATP Challenger Tour main draw singles match.
There have been plenty of big upsets this year on the ATP Challenger Tour,
but Tung-Lin Wu pulled off arguably the biggest one of 2016 at the $125,000
ATP Challenger Tour event in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
The 18 year old from Chinese Taipei, a wild card currently ranked No. 1,748
in the Emirates ATP Rankings, shocked world No. 131 Denis Kudla in the
opening round, 7-5, 7-6(8). With a difference of 1,617 spots, it’s the
biggest upset of the year by ranking on the ATP Challenger Tour.
吳東霖在高雄海碩盃挑戰賽首輪擊退排名第 131 名的美國選手 Denis Kudla，
創下本年度 ATP 挑戰賽排名差距最大的爆冷勝利！
Biggest Upsets In 2016 (difference of 1000+ spots in Emirates ATP Rankings):
1. 吳東霖 (TPE) d. Denis Kudla (USA) @ Kaohsiung, 台灣 - 相差 1617 名
No. 1748 No.131
2. Mikhail Vaks (RUS) d. Connor Smith (USA) @ Dallas, 美國 - 相差 1361 名
No. 1600 No. 239
3. Romain Jouan (FRA) d. Adam Pavlasek (CZE) @ Quimper, 法國 - 相差 1134 名
No. 1265 No. 131
4. Albano Olivetti (FRA) d. Denys Molchanov (UKR) @ Wrodaw, 波蘭 - 相差 1110 名
No. 1344 No. 234
5. Romain Jouan (FRA) d. James Ward (GBR) @ Quimper, 法國 - 相差 1096 名
No. 1265 No. 169
6. Andrea Pellegrino (ITA) d. Horacio Zeballos (ARG) @ Rome,義大利 - 相差1055名
No. 1146 No. 91
Although he lost in a competitive match to Yuya Kibi of Japan in the
second-round, he's still in the doubles quarter-finals with Ze Zhang of China.
“This victory is very special for me, especially being in front of Taiwanese
fans,” said Wu. “Before the match, some people questioned whether I
deserved to have the wild card, but this victory reconfirmed my ability. I
did lots of homework and research about Kudla, so I was well-prepared, but I
didn’t think too much on the court. I just swung hard and let adrenaline
take over the rest.”
The teenager has competed all in of the junior events at Grand Slams for the
past two years, but has also mixed in ITF Futures tournaments and ATP
Challenger Tour events. Having gotten a taste of all three worlds, he has
been able to pick up on the differences of what it takes to succeed in them.
“The biggest difference is the ability to take opportunities to win the
match,” said Wu. “Most teenager players don’t have the mindset to cope
with pressure on the court, but the professional players are mature enough to
play under pressure.”
Wu’s win over Kudla will see him jump inside the Top 1,000 of the Emirates
ATP Rankings on Monday. But perhaps more importantly, it’s instilled a new
belief in his tennis.
“At the beginning of turning pro, sometimes I would doubt my own ability,”
he admitted. “But this match showed me to just trust myself and made me
realise I can be better in the future.”
由於原文不難懂就不特別翻譯，
重點大致就是下週他的排名將可跳升至一千名之內，
也希望這場勝役能夠給他足夠的信心突破自我，
讓台灣男網後繼有人！