So far, the 2025 season is a somewhat embarrassing season for post-05 Chinese players. After reaching the semifinals of his fourth career tournament in Hong Kong at ATP 250, Shang Juncheng was winless in the following tournaments. Not only that, but because he withdrew from a series of tournaments after the Australian Open, Shang Juncheng even earned a nickname of "Shang Run".

Although Zhang Tianhui won four consecutive victories in the first Hope Tournament in Ma'anshan and reached the first Hope Tournament final in his career, just yesterday, in the quarterfinals of the Hope Tournament in the second stop of Ma'anshan, facing the third seed of the tournament, Russian player E Agafonov, Zhang Tianhui forced his opponent to see seven in the first set but still did not win the victory, and he completely lost his fighting spirit in the second set, and he reluctantly chose to retire when he fell behind by a big score. Hopefully, that's the way it will be, and it's obviously unrealistic to put your future pinned on this handsome lad. In this way, many fans focused on Zhou Yi, who had reached the semifinals of the Australian Open junior level. So, how did the young man perform? Let the humble article take you to see it today.

For a variety of reasons, it was only at the end of January that we saw the first round of the ATP CH75 Challenger in Brisbane. His first-round opponent was Australia's Skulkate. Facing the player who had just won his first career Australian Open victory, Zhou Yi was defeated despite his best efforts. After the victory over Zhou Yi, Skulkite was full of confidence, and since then he has won all four fights to lift the second Challenger trophy of his career.

If the loss to Schulkite can be said to be reasonable, then in the second leg of the ATP CH75 Brisbane Challenger, Zhou Yi's performance can be said to have surprised many fans. After sending a duck egg in the first set, he was actually beaten by his opponent in two sets in a row, and Australia's Hulme, who was across the net from Zhou Yi, was ranked far outside the world of 820. Perhaps because he saw his own shortcomings, or maybe he wanted to regain his long-lost self-confidence, Zhou Yi chose to return to the Hope Tournament, hoping to gain honor and confidence in low-level tennis tournaments.

At the Faro Hope Tournament held in Portugal last week, Zhou Yi won two games in a row to reach the quarterfinals. In the quarter-finals, his opponent was Brody of Great Britain. Because he had defeated his opponent last season, Zhou Yi had a certain psychological advantage before the showdown. However, in the match, Brody played exceptionally well, beating Zhou Yi in two sets. He proved with his performances that he was not in vain after reaching the last 32 of Wimbledon twice. In addition to the loss, Zhou Yi could only pack his luggage in frustration and hurried to the next tennis event.

This week, Zhou Yi appeared on the field of hope on the shores of Lake Quinta in Poland. However, in the first round, he faced Britain's Brody again. After being sent a fritter by his opponent in the first set, Zhou Yi, who was unwilling to lose, stubbornly dragged his opponent into the deciding set. It's a pity that in the deciding set, perhaps because of the gap in experience, or maybe because the strength is not enough, Zhou Yi still lost to his opponent. It should be noted that this is the first time since the 2025 season that Zhou Yi has been eliminated in the first round of the Hope Tournament. Fortunately, Zhou Yi is still young, and there is still a long way to go, and I believe that he will be able to achieve good results in future competitions. In the process of writing this article, I have received the support of Xiao Liu from Harbin, and I would like to thank him.

A lot of times, the world of tennis is really just a teahouse. In this teahouse, there are many, many tea customers who have been here for a long time, and some of them have become quite famous. However, there are always fledgling tea drinkers who come here and look forward to tasting the sweet tea with their own efforts. And the author is just a small scholar in the corner of this teahouse who tells the stories of these tea customers in obscurity. 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)