One of the important lessons I have to learn is how to prevent injury. "My body is not strong enough like other players, so I am ready to put more effort in the gym and stretching room. “I think mentally I am ready to overcome all the injuries I might come across in the near future," he said. Wu is also eager to improve his fitness in order to compete on the ATP Tour. So this is something I’m missing from my junior time of practising, which I’m looking forward to improving.” “We’re missing some shots like slicing, like volleys.
“In general, the Chinese players, we’re working a lot on the baseline,” he explained. While he is happy with his overall game, particularly his enhanced return, Wu is keying on his first-serve percentage and net skills as areas for improvement. He is still as aggressive as ever, but no longer finds himself rushing in his attempts to generate power. Wu Saves 6 Championship Points To Take Indy Challenger TitleĪfter testing himself against international opposition, Wu feels like a more mature player than he was before his elbow injury. It gave me confidence that I could compete with Top 100 players.” “Especially being down a set and struggling in the second set and fighting through it. “Those matches gave me a lot of confidence, especially the match against Jordan Thompson,” Wu said of his 1-6, 7-6(5), 6-2 victory in Zagreb. He’s also earned a pair of Top-100 victories this season, beating Aussie Jordan Thompson and Germany’s Peter Gojowczyk. In his Indianapolis triumph, he saved six match points to defeat American Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-7(10), 7-6(13) 6-3 in an epic final. ?? Yibing Wu is the champion in Indianapolis, fighting to a 6-7(10), 7-6(13), 6-3 win over Kovacevic! /JQ2g22UgCm ? Back-to-back crowns after winning in Rome (USA) His four career Challenger titles make him the most decorated Chinese player in the circuit’s history. Wu won his next event, an April ITF event in Florida, and has since won three Challenger titles in the United States, including back-to-back trophy runs this month in Rome, Georgia and Indianapolis. He returned at the ITF level in January but twisted his ankle badly in his first tournament back in Cancun, an injury he likened to Alexander Zverev’s gruesome incident at Roland Garros. Wu and the 25-year-old Zhang are both in the Top 200, with the 17-year-old Shang Juncheng and 20-year-old Yunchaokete Bu representing China inside the Top 400.īut Wu’s recent form on the Challenger Tour has tilted the spotlight his way. (“It sounds terrifying, but I made it,” he says.) In 2020, Wu had a piece of bone removed from his elbow. 1, having passed Zhang earlier this month. It’s an ambitious goal for the six-footer, who played exclusively on a domestic circuit in China in 2020-21 after recovering from elbow surgery. I’m going to trust myself and have a high standard.” “I think I have a pretty good chance to break it this year. 136,” he said in an exclusive interview with, alluding to Zhang Zhizhen. “The highest-ranked Chinese player ever is No. But the 22-year-old from China has his sights set on the Top 100, with one eye on a particular number. 174 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings this week behind his second straight ATP Challenger Tour title.