Suddenly, the four Chinese players were knocked out of the first round of the Busan Challenge Qualifying Tournament

Since Shang Juncheng stood out from the Indian Wells Masters qualifiers in March 2022 and became the first Chinese men's tennis player to break through from the Masters qualifiers, in the past three years, Chinese men's tennis has achieved a series of breakthroughs in the Grand Slam, Tour, Challenge, and Hope Tournaments. The goals that many fans once expected to reach the TOP100, win in the main draw of the Grand Slam, and win the tour championship have been completed by Zhang Zhizhen and Wu Yixuan. Not only that, Shang Juncheng and Buyun Chaoket have also performed well in the Hope Tournament, Challenge Tournament, and Tour Tournament. Their outstanding results have made many fans think that Chinese men's tennis has gone to spring.

However, in the 2025 season, Shang Juncheng has not achieved any outstanding results except for reaching the semi-finals at the ATP 250 Hong Kong Tour at the beginning of the year. And Zhang Zhizhen has only reached the quarterfinals of the tour once, and Wu Yixuan has only played once at the Miami Masters, and only Mongolian player Buyun Chaoket is still struggling to support the façade of Chinese men's tennis. In the first round of the Busan Challenger qualifying tournament this week, Chinese men's tennis suffered another blow. So, what kind of blow did they suffer? Today, let the humble article take you to see it.

In the 2025 season, veteran Bai Yan, who reached the finals of the Challenger twice and won a Challenger title, is the top seed in the Busan Challenger qualifying round. He was unexpectedly swept out of the first round by South Korea's Shin S. In two sets, he only won five games, which can be called a complete defeat.

Cui Jie, who reached the final of the Nonthaburi Challenger in January, can be said to be the best Chinese men's tennis player in the 2025 Challenger season among the four players. It is worth mentioning that this is the first time since the 2025 season that Cui Jie has stopped in the first round of the Challenge Qualifying Tournament.

Zhou Yi, who had reached the semifinals in the Australian Open junior event, also appeared in the Busan Challenger qualifying tournament, and in the first round of the duel with Russian player Simakin, Zhou Yi took the lead and once saw the dawn of victory, but unfortunately, in the subsequent game, Simakin won two sets in a row and defeated Zhou Yi in a reversal. Watching his opponent celebrate the victory, Zhou Yi could only leave with regret.

Son Fa-kyung, who has yet to win a Challenger in the 2025 season, will face Germany's M Rosenkranz in the first round of the Busan Challenger Qualifier. In the end, there was no seven, no tie-break, and no tiebreaker, and Sun Fajing lost to his opponent. In this way, these four Chinese men's tennis players stopped in the first round of the Busan Challenger qualifying tournament. So far, whether it is on the tour or the challenge tournament this week, there are no Chinese men's tennis players.

Sports is a river and lake, and tennis is also a river and lake. I hope my article can bring some fresh information to all fans. Whether it's compliments or criticisms, maybe it's just to be able to get me far. That's it for today, and it continues tomorrow.(Source: Tennis Home Author: Yixin Jushi)