Wu Yibing made tennis history on Feb 12,when he became the first Chinese men's player to win an Association of Tennis Professionals(ATP,职业网球联合会)Tour ever at the Dallas Open in Texas,US.
The 23﹣year﹣old Wu beat US favorite player John Isner in the final(决赛).His power and agility(敏捷)helped him win after three hours of fighting."He is an unbelievable ball striker(击球者)and a very good talent,"said Isner.
The win helped Wu climb to No 58,his highest in the ATP men's world rankings(名).He has come a long way to achieve(实现)this.
Brought to a tennis court for the first time at just 5. Wu was encouraged(被鼓励)by his parents to exercise to lose weight. His provincial junior team soon saw his talent,starting a journey that would change the face of men's tennis in China.
However,after becoming the first Chinese to win a major junior title,Wu was troubled by injuries(伤病)to his elbow,lower back,shoulder and wrist(手腕).This forced the young star to miss almost three years from the ATP Tour until last spring. Within one year,Wu made an amazing comeback,raising his ranking from No 1,869 to No 58.
On the next day,on Feb 13,another Chinese made e﹣sports history.
Chinese gamer Li Peinan (Oliveira),22,won the championship playing StarCraft II(星际争霸II)at the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM)Katowice 2023 in Poland.This made Li the first Chinese men's world champion of the IEM championship in more than 20 years.
To many international audiences(观众),Li came out of nowhere. But now,after Li won over No. 1 player Maru from South Korea,the world knows his name.