{"id":412307,"date":"2023-02-11T23:02:55","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T04:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=412307"},"modified":"2023-02-13T01:10:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T06:10:36","slug":"wu-stuns-fritz-to-become-first-chinese-atp-finalist-of-open-era","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/wu-stuns-fritz-to-become-first-chinese-atp-finalist-of-open-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Wu stuns Fritz to become first Chinese ATP finalist of Open Era"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wu Yibing shocked top-seeded Taylor Fritz 6-7 (3\/7), 7-5, 6-4 at the Dallas Open on Saturday to become the first Chinese man to reach an ATP final in the Open Era.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 HISTORY MADE \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>Wu Yibing defeats Fritz 6-7(3) 7-5 6-4 to become the first Chinese player in the open era to reach an ATP Tour final! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DALOpenTennis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@DALOpenTennis<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DalOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#DalOpen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MuN7SNak34\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/MuN7SNak34<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ATP Tour (@atptour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atptour\/status\/1624592331583156226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old Wu said that kind of history wasn\u2019t on his mind against Fritz, nor was he even thinking ahead to a victory that lined up a title clash with fifth-seeded American John Isner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I played today I wasn\u2019t thinking about any score or winning. I just tried to perform my best,\u201d he said in his on-court interview after closing out the match with two of his 34 winners.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;With the hair and makeup, there&#39;s always room to improve.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>We&#39;re so here for all future Wu Yibing modelling jokes \ud83e\udd23<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DalOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#DalOpen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j8zoAO9AhD\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/j8zoAO9AhD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tennis TV (@TennisTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TennisTV\/status\/1624588128345554945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Wu followed up victories over third-seeded Denis Shapovalov and eighth-seeded Adrian Mannarino, and was already just the second Chinese man to reach a tour-level semi-final in the Open Era, joining Pan Bing who made the last four in Seoul in 1995.<\/p>\n<p>Wu, who reached a career-high 97 in the world rankings on Monday, is poised to become the highest-ranked Chinese player in the history of the world rankings, passing Zhang Zhizhen, who currently sits at 91st.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc4f Take \ud83d\udc4f a \ud83d\udc4f bow<\/p>\n<p>Fifteen years since his first <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atptour?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@atptour<\/a> final, John Isner has now reached his 31st. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DALOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#DALOpen<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnIsner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@JohnIsner<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3oYsWRsdpL\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/3oYsWRsdpL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dallas Open (@DALOpenTennis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DALOpenTennis\/status\/1624550265935532034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday he\u2019ll face an experienced opponent in Isner, who advanced to his 31st ATP final with a 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7\/4) victory over fellow American J.J. 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