Chinese tennis player Yibing Wu was champion by achieving the second Challenger of this year 2022 by beating Ben Shelton in the Rome final 7-5, 6-3.
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Yibing Wu continues with his cruising speed. The young Asian player is crowned in Rome after closing a perfect week on the American indoor courts by beating the surprising Ben Shelton in the final, in a meeting where the youth showed that they can do interesting things on the Challenger circuit.
The second title of 2022
Shelton and Wu reached this last round leaving very positive feelings, and without any fear of the more experienced players who crossed their path. The American used his good left foot to display his varied and deep tennis, while the Chinese player based this week’s success on extreme solidity and a great variety of shots. Two players with many resources who measured strength for the first time in their career in the grand finale in Rome.
The duel began with both players showing themselves to be very solid and accurate with their serves on indoor courts that helped direct play and short points. The games passed and the breaks did not appear in the game, and everything indicated that we would go to the tie-break in the first set. However, the Chinese player managed to take advantage of a moment of disconnection from his rival to break his serve and win the first set 7-5.
Wu started the final in the best possible way, with an advantage on the scoreboard that gave him a lot of calm and confidence in his game at the start of the second round. The young Chinese player It didn’t take him long to break his opponent’s serve to take the lead in the second set. The games followed one another with both tennis players maintaining their services without excessive trouble, and finally Yibing Wu managed to close the match to become champion in Rome and get the second Challenger in this year 2022.
