What is the winning chance for Chinese players? Some people are happy while others are worried about the warm-up match status. The US Open will open next week and champion | US Open | China
On August 23, 2023, in the first round of the US Open qualifiers, Chinese 18-year-old Shang Juncheng faced Olivier. After two rounds of competition, Shang Juncheng easily swept his opponent 2-0 and smoothly advanced to the second round of the qualifying round, marking a good start for Chinese players in this year's US Open.
Four players made their debut in the qualifying rounds of the US Open. In addition to Shang Juncheng's debut in the adult stage, Yuan Yue, Wang Yafan, and Bai Zhuoxuan teamed up to compete in the women's singles competition.
According to the previously released US Open official roster, there are a total of 7 Chinese tennis teams directly qualified based on world rankings. Among them, the women's singles include Zheng Qinwen, Zhu Lin, Zhang Shuai, Wang Xinyu, and Wang Xiyu, while the men's singles include Zhang Zhizhen and Wu Yibing. However, Zhang Shuai withdrew from the Grand Slam tournament due to injury before the match, marking his first absence in nearly a decade. The Chinese tennis team lost one player.
As the US Open approaches, Chinese players are also preparing intensively. In recent days, China's top player Zhang Zhizhen is currently competing in the ATP Winston Serem tournament. In the first round of the competition, he challenged Belarusian player and former tournament champion Ivashka. The result was a three set battle, a comeback and promotion, earning a "good start" in the last warm-up match before the US Open.
Another male player, Wu Yibing, made it to the third round of last year's US Open and was in excellent form. This year, he is facing tremendous pressure to maintain points. Originally, it was expected that he would appear on the US Open tennis court through a warm-up match, but surprisingly, Wu Yibing made an important decision before the match. Wu Yibing withdrew from several consecutive warm-up matches and directly participated in the US Open with zero warm-up.
In the first round of the ATP500 Washington Station race in early August, Wu Yibing suddenly fainted, suspected of heat stroke, and ultimately had to withdraw from the race. Afterwards, he also withdrew from the Stanford 125K tournament.
In terms of women, Zheng Qinwen, who is most favored by people, is also in poor condition. In the just concluded Cincinnati race, Zheng Qinwen suffered four consecutive defeats against world number one Svatek, but still won a set on the hard court against his opponent. This is some progress brought by Zheng Qinwen's new coach, Fawcett. Although progress is not fast, the outside world can still expect Zheng Qinwen to come up with new things and achieve more in the US Open this year.
The Chinese players who are currently competing in the WTA Cleveland 250 have performed well: Grand Slam women's doubles champion Wang Xinyu defeated Paulini 2-0 with a big score, advancing to the women's singles quarterfinals. Another Chinese golden flower, Zhu Lin, defeated Grabhel 6-4 and 6-1 in the women's singles round of 16, securing a spot in the quarterfinals.
In the recently concluded WTA125 Stanford race, Chinese gold flower Wang Yafan first defeated the top seed in the second round of the women's singles, and then swept the second seed Rasimova in the championship and runner up competition to win her first WTA125 championship.
The upcoming US Open and China's Golden Flower may once again bring surprises.
The 2023 US Open will be held from August 28th to September 10th at Flushing Park in New York. In 2022, Alcaras and Svatek respectively won the men's and women's singles championships at the US Open. The Chinese men's tennis team made significant breakthroughs, and Zhang Zhizhen and Wu Yibing made history by advancing to the men's singles main tournament through qualification rounds. This is also the first time a Chinese men's tennis team has competed in the US Open singles main tournament. It is worth mentioning that Wu Yibing won two consecutive games in the US Open, becoming the first Chinese player to enter the men's singles round of 32 in a Grand Slam event.
According to the official announcement from the US Open, the total prize money for the 2023 event has increased by 8% compared to last year's $60 million, reaching a new high of $65 million in the event's history. The men's and women's singles champions can receive a prize of $3 million, with last year's champions Alcaras and Svatek receiving a prize of $2.6 million. According to the officially announced bonus amount, the first round bonus for this year's US Open is $81500, the highest among the four major slams.
