Wu Yibing joked that he should take credit for John Isner’s large donation after the big-serving American lost 44 aces to him. At the Dallas Open, Isner pledged to donate $100 to charity for every ace he served during the tournament..
In the Dallas final, Isner served 44 aces, bringing his tournament total to 138 aces ($13,800). After Wu saved four championship points in a 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 7-6(12) win over Isner, The Chinese joked that it was good that someone benefited from all those aces that Isner served against him..
“It was a tough game. I’m facing I don’t know 100 aces. It’s nice that I have this $100 thing, this makes more kids happy. I’ll take credit for that, because I won’t even move when I serve.» Wu said, as quoted in eurosport.
Wu beat Isner to make history
By beating Isner in the Dallas final, Wu, 23, became the first Chinese player to win an ATP title. “I made history here for my country. I am very proud of myself and especially thanks to all the fans and my team who came here and supported me. [me].
I couldn’t do this without all of you,» Wu said of making history. After finishing as runner-up in the Cleveland Challenger in the first week of February, Wu broke into the top 100 for the first time in his career.
Then last week, Wu went all the way in Dallas for his first ATP title and a career-high ranking of no. #58 in the world. In Dallas, Wu beat several household names en route to winning the title: Isner, Taylor Fritz, Denis Shapovalov, Adrian Mannarino and Michael Mmoh.
After two deep runs at the Cleveland Challenger and the Dallas Open, Wu won’t be competing anywhere this week. It remains to be seen if Wu can continue his rise in the next period.
