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By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday January 3, 2024China’s Juncheng Shang is certainly one of six youngsters contained in the ATP’s Top 200 and customarily regarded as a rising expertise that may very well be a future prime participant. The former junior No.1 is a gifted ball striker who certified for 3 of the 4 majors final yr and even earned two spectacular wins over Ben Shelton final summer time.At the Citi Open final yr, the place he finally reached the spherical of 16, Shang grew to become the primary Chinese man to ever win a match on the US Open.Shang has not produced a meteoric rise like fellow younger weapons Carlos Alcaraz (19, and ranked second) and Holger Rune (20 and ranked eighth), however the present World No.183 been rising steadily beneath the radar since he turn...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, January 2, 2024 Novak Djokovic demolished the Demon Down Under final January.  World No. 1 Djokovic expects a packed home and loads of pleasure of their United Cup rematch.More: Richard Evans on HOF, GOAT and Top RivalriesReigning Australian Open champion Djokovic will face Australian No. 1 Alex de Minaur when Serbia faces host Australia within the United Cup quarterfinals in Perth.The Grand Slam king shared a easy message for followers: let's get loud." A lot of noise I think from both sides, from both cheerleading groups," Djokovic stated when requested his expectations. "Of course probably more expectably and logically more Australians. But it's a big arena."Lots of people can slot in that space, I believe 12,000, 13,000. Hopefully we w...

BRISBANE, Australia — Motherhood has helped give Naomi Osaka a brand new mindset when issues are getting powerful on court docket. In her first aggr...