Nick Kyrgios Wins Two Titles At Citi Open, Three Chinese Men In Top 250

Shang “Jerry” Juncheng won his first Challenger title in Lexington. The 17-year-old Chinese star will rise to 241 in the rankings with this win. Juncheng is coached by former world number 1 Marcelo Rios. There are now three Chinese men ranked in the top 250 in the world – Zhizhen Zhang, Yibing Wu, and Juncheng Shang. (Twitter).

Nick Kyrgios, proving that his run at Wimbledon was no fluke, won the singles and doubles title at the Citi Open. Kyrgios easily beat Yoshihito Nishioka in the singles final to end his three-year title drought. He partnered with Jack Sock on his way to the doubles title. (ESPN)

Zhizhen Zhang won his third Challenger title in Cordenons. It’s his first Challenger title in three years. (Xinhua)

Daria Kasatkina won the Silicon Valley Classic title beating Shelby Rogers. Kasatkina will return to the Top 10 in rankings with her win. (WTA)

Victoria Azarenka withdrew from the Canadian Open after she could not get a visa to enter the country. 

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Brands That Sponsor Elizabeth Mandlik

Elizabeth Mandlik has huge expectations on her shoulders as the daughter of four-time grand slam champion and former world number 3. Hana Mandlikova. She has mostly played in the ITF tour due to her low rankings.

Mandlik played her first WTA match at the Silicon Valley Classic after coming through the qualifying rounds. She made it to the second round where she lost to world number four Paula Badosa in a third-set tiebreak. Her sponsors are Fila and Babolat. She has earned around $200,000 in her career.

Elizabeth Mandlik’s Sponsors

Fila

Mandlik has a clothing and shoe sponsorship contract with Fila.

Babolat

Mandlik has a racquet deal with Babolat. She plays with the Babolat Pure Drive racquet.

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