Wu Yibing beats John Isner to win Dallas Open, becomes first Chinese player to win an ATP Tour title

History was made in the Dallas Open final as Wu Yibing became the first Chinese player to win an ATP Tour title. The 23-year-old beat American John Isner 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 7-6(12) in just under three hours to rise from No. 97 in the ATP rankings to world No.

58 and also becomes the highest-ranked Chinese player in ATP history. Ad Wu, who didn’t compete on the tour for almost three years from March 2019 to January 2022 because of a string of injuries, rallied to victory in his maiden tour-level final. ATP DallasWu stuns Fritz to reach historic Dallas finalYESTERDAY AT 11:26 He eliminated top seed and home favourite Taylor Fritz on the way to the final, as well as Canada's third seed Denis Shapovalov.

“I made history here for my country,” Wu said. “I’m very proud of myself and especially thanks to all the fans and my team who came here and supported [me]. I couldn’t do this without all of you guys.” Isner had some kind words for his opponent after the match, and predicted Wu’s “bright” future in the sport.

“Congratulations to you. You're gonna be a very, very bright spot for the sport of tennis in the future,” he told Wu. “I wish you nothing but continued success going forward, and I think I can speak for everyone in here today and everyone who came out and watched all week, that Dallas would love to have you for many years to come.” Wu saved four championship points on the brink of defeat to overcome Isner in emphatic circumstances.

Not only did he make history by becoming the first Chinese man to reach a tour-level final, but he also became the first to defeat an opponent in the top 10 of the ATP Rankings when he beat world No. 8 Fritz. Bencic claims Abu Dhabi title after saving three match points against Samsonova Alcaraz