Original title: World Tennis Tour Junior Year-End Finals shoot begins in Chengdu
China News Service, Chengdu, October 16 (Reporter He Shaoqing) The 2024 International Tennis Federation World Tennis Tour Youth Year-End Finals kicked off in Chengdu on the 16th.
As one of the three major year-end finals in the world of tennis, this competition attracted 16 top teenagers including the US Open youth men’s singles champion Rafael Jordall and Australian player Emerson Jones, currently the world’s number one junior women’s player. Players compete.
According to the schedule, 8 men’s players and 8 women’s players are divided into two groups, with 4 people in each group. After three days of group round-robin play, the top two players in each group will advance to the semi-finals. In the first match on Court No. 1, Emerson Jones got off to a good start with a comeback victory over Belgian player Jerline Vandrom 2:6, 6:4, 7:6(4).
The 2024 International Tennis Federation World Tennis Tour Youth Year-End Finals will start shooting in Chengdu on the 16th. The picture shows Australian player Emerson Jones (right) defeating Belgian player Jerline Vandrom with a big score of 2:1 and getting off to a good start. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Lei
“It’s such a cool experience to play against the best girls in the world.” Emerson Jones said after the game that she and her brother both entered the year-end finals, and the two siblings were very proud of this. .
The original intention of the ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Year-End Finals was to build a bridge between junior tennis and professional tennis. Many stars who shine in the world of tennis have participated in this event, including 2017 French Open champion Ostapenko, 2020 Australian Open champion Kenin, 2022 Wimbledon champion Rybakina, and 2023 Wimbledon champion Vondrosso. Baby, Paris Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen, etc.
“I have communicated with many players who came to Chengdu to compete. They enjoyed their experience in Chengdu very much and look forward to coming here again.” International Tennis Federation President Hagerty said that tennis has developed rapidly in China in the past ten years. Few Chinese players have achieved great results in the Olympics and professional tours, and more and more young people are investing in tennis. “I hope to see more Chinese Grand Slam champions in the future.”
