Wu Yibing made history by beating John Isner in a thrilling three-set final at the Dallas Open -- becoming the first man from China to win an ATP title.
Wu, 23, held off four match points before going on to secure a 6-7 7-6 7-6 win over American Isner, a man with 16 titles, in just under three hours. Before his run to the final, no Chinese man had ever reached a tour-level final in the professional era or defeated a top-10 opponent. In beating world number eight and top seed Taylor Fritz in the semifinals, the Hangzhou native had already made his mark in the history books by achieving both those feats.
“I’m very proud of myself and especially thanks to all the fans and my team who came here to support. I couldn’t do this without any of you guys.” The big serving Isner served a remarkable 44 aces in the match, which lasted two hours and 59 minutes. In the final tiebreak, 22 consecutive points went with serve before Wu forced Isner to hit a forehand long. “I don’t know how many match points I had, I’m sure it’s a lot,” said Isner.
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