China found good success on the WTA tour but success on the ATP tour was elusive. But Zhang Zhizhen is out to change that. The 26-year became the first player from mainland China to enter the top 100 in world rankings after he beat Sebastian Baez to reach the quarterfinals at Napoli.

Zhang Zhizhen has been setting Chinese records for some time. In 2021, he became the first Chinese man in the Open era to play in the main draw at Wimbledon. He has won three singles and two doubles titles at the Challenger Circuit. In 2022, he qualified for the US Open main draw but lost in the first round.

Coco Gauff has had an incredible 2022 season. She has qualified for the WTA year-end championships in singles and doubles. She becomes the youngest American to qualify for the year-end championships since Lindsay Davenport in 1994. She is the youngest player to accomplish the feat since Maria Sharapova in 2004.

Gauff reached the singles and doubles final at the French Open. In addition, she reached the quarterfinals at the US Open. Though a grand slam title has eluded Gauff so far, she is on the right track and deserves all the hype she gets. We have to remember that she is still only 18.

Coco Gauff has reached a career-high ranking of world number 8 in singles and world number 1 in doubles. Her dad played college basketball at Georgia State University and her mom was a track and field athlete at Florida State University. So Gauff has the right genes to be a great athlete. Gauff found success in doubles with American partner Jessica Pegula.