When a junior player steps into professional tennis, a wave of two consecutive wins is impressive

Generally speaking, junior competition and adult competition are two different concepts. Because of this, many players who had a good record as teenagers did not have a good record when they came to professional tennis. That's why some of the younger players come to the adult tournament to better prepare for their future careers in professional tennis. So, which of the teenage players compete in both junior and adult competitions? Today, let the humble article take you to take a look.

As early as 2023, Zhang Ruien and Zhu Chenting began to compete in the adult arena. That year, Zhang Ruien and Zhu Chenting were both 15 years old. Due to their low world rankings, both men will have to start at the Hope qualifiers. This year, Zhu Chenting only won one victory in the main match of the Hope Race; Zhang Ruien, on the other hand, won five consecutive matches from the qualifying round in Turkey to reach the quarterfinals of his first career Hope Tournament. This year, they have all learned a lot.

In the 2024 season, the two will continue to compete on both the junior and senior competitions. This year, Zhu Chenting still only won one victory in the main draw of the Hope Tournament, but her world ranking is still climbing, and she is only a stone's throw away from 1000. And in that year, Zhang Ruien made rapid progress. Breaking through in the qualifying rounds has become commonplace for her. At the beginning of September of that year, Zhang Ruien reached the semifinals of the first hope tournament in Guiyang in his career, and that year, Zhang Ruien's world ranking was far higher than Zhu Chenting's.

In 2025, perhaps because she saw her two sisters perform well in the adult arena, Sun Xinran also stepped into professional tennis, and she was just 15 years old. As for Zhu Chenting, he continued to fight on both the adult and junior fields, while Zhang Ruien devoted more energy to the youth arena.

At the end of January, Zhu Chenting reached the quarterfinals of the first hope tournament in his career; At the end of February, she reached her first career final at the Sharm el-Sheikh Hope Tournament in Egypt. Although she unfortunately missed the championship in the end, Zhu Chenting still became the first post-07 Chinese girl to reach the final of the Hope Tournament. After that, she also performed quite well in the second hope match in Wuning, reaching the semifinals. Although he lost to compatriot Yang Yidi in the end, Zhu Chenting snatched a set in the hands of Yang Yidi, and this was the only set Yang Yidi lost in the championship process.

As for Zhang Ruien, who won her first career challenge in Shenzhen, although her record on the senior stage is far less impressive than last year, it is understandable that she is more likely to compete in the junior arena, but she still rises to No. 656 in the world rankings, which is far higher than Zhu Chenting and Sun Xinran.

Sun Xinran picked up her first career points at the Hope Tournament in Turkey last week, and she continues to compete at the Turkey Hope Tournament this week. In the first round, Sun Xinran sent a fritter and a duck egg, defeated the opponent and successfully advanced. In the second round, she defeated Slovenia's E Milic in straight sets, winning two straight matches in the main draw of the 2025 season for the first time in the 2025 season.

This week, Zhu Chenting swept compatriot Li Jiayou in the first round of the Maanshan Hope Tournament and successfully advanced. In the second round, under the unfavorable situation of losing one set first, she adjusted her state and defeated compatriot Zhang Yunhan in two sets in a row to reach the quarterfinals. This is the first time since the 2025 season that two post-07 Chinese girls have won two consecutive victories at the same time. So, will these two girls be able to go one step further? Let's wait and see! That's it for today, and it will continue tomorrow.(Source: Tennis Home Author: Yixin Jushi)