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Wu performed his miracle and became the first Chinese to win an ATP title
Yibing Wu, 23, defeated Isner 2-1 in the Dallas Open final to become the first Chinese to win an ATP Tour title.
Chinese prodigy Yibing Wu ended his dream week in Dallas by winning the Dallas Open title.
Wu, 23, saved four championship points from John Isner and managed to beat the giant of tiebreaks with the amazing 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 7-6(12) and was the first Chinese in ATP Tour history to win a Tour title.
Prior to this week, no Chinese player had reached an Open Era final or beat a top 10 opponent. Wu did both in Texas, including beating Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinals.
“I made history for my country. I’m very happy and proud of myself and thank all my fans and team for the support. I couldn’t have done it without you,” said the up-and-coming Chinese at the award ceremony.
The epic finale lasted 2 hours and 58 minutes and there was not a single break. Wu saved three break points while Isner, who hit 44 aces, saved both of his opponent’s BPs.
Isner won 501 tiebreaks (an all-time record), but Wu was a bit more effective in the crisis, saving 4 Isner match points, one at 6-5 in the 2nd set and three in the deciding tiebreak. Wu ended the match with the 5th championship point!
“It’s hard to lose a game like that,” said Isner, who now has a 16-15 record in finals. “I don’t know how many match points I had, but it was definitely a lot. I swear I thought I won that match,” he added.
SOURCE: Tennis24
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The first racket of the world, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, broke Serbian Novak Djokovic’s record for the number of tiebreakers won in a row at Grand Slam tournaments, OptaAce reports on social networks.
On Saturday, Sabalenka beat Canada’s Victoria Mboko 6-1, 7-6 (7-1) to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. Sabalenka won her 20th consecutive tiebreaker at Grand Slam tournaments and set a new record, surpassing Djokovic’s achievement (19).
“I’m upset now,” Djokovic responded to the record on social networks.
In the next round of competition, Sabalenka will meet with 18-year-old American Iva Jovic.
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The men’s singles draw for the last 16 matches at the 2026 Australian Open will be held on January 25.
They will enter the Margaret Court Arena at approximately 09:30 Kyiv time. Daniil Medvedev (ATR 12) and Lerner Tien (USA, ATP 29).
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This will be the fourth head-to-head meeting between the rivals. The score is 2:1 in Tien’s favor.
The winner of the match will face Alexander Zverev or Francisco Cherundolo in the quarter-finals.
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The first racket of the world, Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
In the fourth round, Alcaraz defeated American Tommy Paul with a score of 7:6 (8:6), 6:4, 7:5. The meeting lasted 2 hours 44 minutes.
The next opponent of the 22-year-old Spaniard will be the winner of the match Alexander Bublik (Kazakhstan, 10) – Alex De Minaur (Australia, 6).
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Carlos Alcaraz (Spain, 1) – Tommy Paul (USA, 19) – 7:6 (8:6), 6:4, 7:5
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