Li Tu has certified for his first ATP Masters 1000 event in Shanghai, turning into considered one of seven Australian males to look in the primary draw of the celebrated Chinese language occasion.
Shanghai, China, 2 October 2024 | Jackson Mansell
Li Tu has achieved many firsts within the final three months.
In July, he reached his first Challenger ultimate. In August, he made his first US Open, and on that very same night time, he took a set off Carlos Alcaraz.
Yesterday, the world No.193 made it to the primary draw of his first ATP Masters 1000 event in Shanghai. The 28-year-old progressed with a 6-2 6-2 win over China’s Xiao Linang within the ultimate spherical of qualifying.
Tu has been happy with the milestones he has handed since reaching the Lexington Challenger ultimate. He believes the boldness acquired from every achievement has snowballed, permitting him to flourish on court docket.
“It’s been a really constructive final two or three months. Since making that ultimate of the Challenger in Lexington, I believe I’ve performed some actually good tennis,” Tu mentioned in Shanghai. “I believe I’ve simply been capable of journey the boldness and the momentum of New York on the US Open into these few weeks and hopefully I can maintain it going.”
His enchancment could be credited to a psychological shift and the ideology of leaving the whole lot on the court docket.
“Mentally I’m actually ready to work and actually ready to compete and simply depart all of it on the market week-by-week, I believe that’s in all probability been the largest factor,” he mentioned of his sudden rise.
“I believe I’ve at all times had the instruments to compete with a few of the finest gamers right here. However I believe one thing that I’ve improved these days is that psychological facet of believing in myself a bit extra and simply figuring out that each one the one-percenters depend, and simply actually making an attempt to ensure that after I step on the tennis court docket, I put my very best effort on the market and play with no regrets.”
Tu is considered one of seven Australians within the Shanghai Masters major draw, making it one other event with a robust green-and-gold presence.
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“I actually assume that having such good camaraderie, seeing how everyone goes about their enterprise and one another and seeing what everyone’s doing, what we are able to enhance ourselves, seeing all of the Aussie gamers do properly simply instils perception subconsciously,” Tu mentioned.
“There’s 10, 11 [Australian men] within the prime 100 now which is de facto superb, so wanting ahead to getting a couple of extra in there.”
World No.90 Aleksandar Vukic is a kind of Aussies who will characteristic within the first spherical in Shanghai, stamping his ticket with a 6-4 6-4 win over American Mitchell Krueger within the ultimate spherical of qualifying.
The New South Welshman is ecstatic together with his efficiency amid troublesome circumstances.
“I assumed I served properly and performed a extremely stable match in tough circumstances. It’s gone from actually scorching and humid to chilly and windy. I dealt with it fairly properly immediately and general, I’m actually completely happy,” Vukic mentioned.
Vukic will play later immediately towards Frenchman Corentin Moutet, vying for a spot within the second spherical for the second consecutive 12 months.
The opposite Aussies that includes in the primary draw are Alexei Popyrin, Jordan Thompson, Rinky Hijikata, Christopher O’Connell and James Duckworth.
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