Wu Yibing celebrates after winning the men's singles final against Bai Yan during the 2020 CTA Tour 800 Greater Bay Area Open in Guangzhou, south China, November 14, 2020. /CFP
Wu Yibing celebrates after winning the men's singles final against Bai Yan during the 2020 CTA Tour 800 Greater Bay Area Open in Guangzhou, south China, November 14, 2020. /CFP
The Chinese Tennis Association (CTA) ended the eight-day CTA Tour 800 Greater Bay Area Open – Huangpu on Saturday in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. In the men's singles final, 5th-seeded Wu Yibing, the 2017 U.S. Open junior champion, edged 31-year-old top seed Bai Yan 6-1, 4-6, 10-8 to claim the title.
Wu, 21, showed his dominance, landing a cross-court backhand to take the opening set 6-1. But Nanjing native saw the tables turned in the second set. Bai moved forward and laid down a powerful forehand to grab a 5-2 lead. The World 250 remained on the front foot with a chance to break Wu and leveled the match. Bai remained patient until his opponent's backhand found the net to give away the frame 6-4 and level the match 1-1. The decider was played in the 10-point tiebreaker format, which Wu finally won with a thundering forehand 10-8.
A general view of the stadium prior to the 2020 CTA Tour 800 Greater Bay Area Open at Guangzhou Development District International Tennis School in Guangzhou, south China, November 14, 2020. /CFP
A general view of the stadium prior to the 2020 CTA Tour 800 Greater Bay Area Open at Guangzhou Development District International Tennis School in Guangzhou, south China, November 14, 2020. /CFP
The 5th seed from Hangzhou, who turned professional in 2017, prevailed in three sets to collect top honors in Guangzhou's Huangpu District. Wu was destined for another win as he paired with teammate Wu Di to easily pass another Chinese duo, Bu Yunchaokete and Wang Aoran, 6-1, 6-0 in the men's doubles final.
In the women's contest, 17-year-old Henan native Bai Zhuoxuan, seeded 15th, cruised past 8th-seeded Ma Yexin 6-3, 6-2 to claim the singles title.
Second-seeded Zhu Lin and Han Xinyun beat top seeds Zheng Saisai and Zhang Ying 7-5, 6-3 for the women's doubles title.
The tournament will move to Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province for the CTA Finals from November 23-29.