Trailblazer: Wu Yibing celebrates after defeating Nikoloz Basilashvili
NEW YORK – Wu Yibing on Monday became the first Chinese man in 63 years to win a singles match at a Grand Slam when he knocked 31st seed Nikoloz Basilashvili out of the US Open
Wu, 22, triumphed 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 in the opening round, firing nine aces in his 31 winners past his Georgian opponent.
Mei Fu Chi, at Wimbledon in 1959, was the last Chinese man to win a match at the majors.
Wu, ranked 174 and who came through qualifying, is also the first Chinese man to win a US Open singles match since Cheng Guy in 1935.
“It’s happy and exciting but still more matches to come,” Wu told atptour.com.
“The third set, I don’t know if he was hurting or something, I just tried to…
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