China's teenage tennis sensation Shang Juncheng traded rackets for mooncakes this week, enjoying a heartfelt Mid-Autumn Festival river cruise with his family in Chengdu. The 19-year-old athlete, accompanied by parents and grandparents, soaked in the glowing lantern-lit views along the Jin River before gearing up for his ATP 250 Chengdu Open debut.
Shang – son of former footballer Shang Yi and table tennis world champion Wu Na – is no stranger to sporting pressure. But this week, he'll face his biggest challenge yet: a first-round showdown against Japanese wildcard Kei Nishikori, the 2014 US Open finalist. Talk about a serve-ious test!
Fresh off making history as the first man from the Chinese mainland to reach the Australian Open's third round earlier this year, Shang has rocketed into the Top 100 rankings alongside compatriots Zhang Zhizhen and Wu Yibing. Could this Chengdu clash be his next breakthrough moment? Fans are eagerly watching as China's #NextGen tennis squad continues making waves.
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