‘I don’t want to copy them, but I want to learn from them,’ Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner stand as brilliant role models for the NextGen as 19-year-old Chinese ATP icon strives to learn from the best

Shang Juncheng is one of the rising stars from China trying to make his mark on the ATP Tour. He is a former junior No. 1 ranked player. At age 19, he has already put in some good performances at big events and made a name for himself, especially in China.

Ranked 114th in the world currently, Juncheng still has to rely on wildcards to make the main draws or come through the qualifiers. As he continues to find his feet on the senior tour, he has already picked the two players whose path he wants to follow. Without a surprise, they are young guns, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.

‘I don’t want to copy them, but I want to learn from them,’ Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner stand as brilliant role models for the NextGen as 19-year-old Chinese ATP icon strives to learn from the best

Shang Juncheng is one of the rising stars from China trying to make his mark on the ATP Tour. He is a former junior No. 1 ranked player. At age 19, he has already put in some good performances at big events and made a name for himself, especially in China.

Ranked 114th in the world currently, Juncheng still has to rely on wildcards to make the main draws or come through the qualifiers. As he continues to find his feet on the senior tour, he has already picked the two players whose path he wants to follow. Without a surprise, they are young guns, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.