Hey tennis fans! 🎾 There’s an awesome event happening in Macao, and it’s making history! It’s called the MGM Macau Tennis Masters, and it’s Asia’s first ever mixed men’s and women’s team tennis tournament. How cool is that?
The tournament is super special because it’s captained by two famous Grand Slam winners: Li Na and Michael Chang! Teams are battling it out on the court, and after the first day, Team Michael Chang is leading Team Li Na with a score of 4-3! 🏆
Team Li Na has some amazing players, like Chinese rising stars Shang Juncheng and Wang Xinyu, and World No. 6 Casper Ruud from Norway. On Team Michael Chang, there’s World No. 8 Andrey Rublev from Russia, Karolína Muchová from the Czech Republic (she was the runner-up at the 2023 French Open!), and Japan’s Kei Nishikori.
On the first day, the teams played some thrilling matches! In the opening event, players had to hit as many targets as they could using just one forehand and one backhand. Shang Juncheng hit three targets for Team Li Na, while Michael Chang didn’t hit any. That gave Team Li Na the first point! 🎯
Then, Casper Ruud won his singles match against Kei Nishikori, making the score 3-0 for Team Li Na. But Team Michael Chang didn’t give up! Andrey Rublev defeated Shang Juncheng in his singles match, earning two points and bringing the score to 3-2.
In the doubles match, Rublev teamed up with Karolína Muchová. They played against Shang Juncheng and Wang Xinyu and won the match! 🎉 That victory gave Team Michael Chang a one-point lead at the end of the day.
The competition is heating up, and it’s not over yet! Who will win the Macau Tennis Masters? Stay tuned to find out! 😃
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Team Michael Chang leads Team Li Na 4-3 at Macau Tennis Masters
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