Sensationman Yunchaokete challenges sinners in the semifinals · tennisnet.com

Bu Yunchaokete Became the first Chinese to reach the semifinals at the ATP Tour 500 event in Beijing. The sensationalist will be there tomorrow Jannik Sinner.

It’s not just Olympic champion Qinwen Zheng who makes the tennis facility in Beijing shake. No, Bu Yunchaokete also succeeds. The 22-year-old local hero, who got into the main draw with a wildcard, is in the semi-finals of the traditional ATP Tour 500 event after a 7:5 and 6:4 against Andrey Rublev.

And there Bu now has to deal with defending champion and tournament favorite Jannik Sinner. The South Tyrolean had his hands full in the 6:2 and 7:6 (6) against Jiri Lehecka in the second set and even had to fend off two set points from the Czech.

Bu Yunchaokete is currently ranked 96th in the ATP charts. However, thanks to his run in Beijing, he is already in 69th place in the live ranking. The success against Rublev was the biggest individual victory of the Chinese’s career.

Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz will play the second game of the semifinals tomorrow. Medvedev defeated Flavio Cobolli in straight sets, as did Alcaraz Karen Khachanov.

Here is the individual tableau in Beijing