Roger Federer May Be BBC Commentator For Wimbledon, Sebastian Baez Wins Home Title

Wu Yibing created history for China by winning his first ATP title at the Dallas Open beating John Isner. (ATP)

Sebastian Baez beat Federico Coria to win the Cordoba Open. The 22-year-old Baez was content with the title in his home country but Coria made him work for it. (ATP)

Jannik Sinner won the Montpellier title beating American Maxime Cressy in straight sets. (Yahoo Sports)

Belinda Bencic beat Liudmila Samsonova to win the singles title in Abu Dhabi. This is the second title of the season for Bencic. (WTA)

Roger Federer is in advanced-stage talks to be a BBC analyst for Wimbledon (Yahoo Sports)

Novak Djokovic, who is not vaccinated, has requested to enter the US so that he can play in Indian Wells and Miami (Express.co.uk)

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China Rising – Wu Yibing Becomes First Chinese Man To Win An ATP Title

Wu Yibing became the first Chinese player to win an ATP title. Yibiling beat local favorite John Isner 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 7-6(12) to win the Dallas Open title title. Isner hit 44 aces in the final but still couldn’t pull off the win.

China is a huge market for tennis and Yibing’s success would help the game grow in China. Speaking of Wu Yibling, Isner said.

You’re gonna be a bright spot for the sport of tennis in the future.

Yibing will move to his career-high ranking of world number 58 becoming the highest-ranked Chinese men’s player in tennis history.

During the trophy presentation ceremony, Wu Yibing said

I made history here for my country and for my home. I’m very proud of myself and especially thanks to all the fans and my team who came here to support me. I couldn’t do this without any of you guys.

It was a dream week for Yibing. He beat Michael Mmoh, Denis Shapovalov, Adrian Mannarino, Taylor Fritz, and finally John Isner to win the title.

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