Why Professional Tennis is Broken in China 

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Forget Federer vs Djokovic I wanna see Donald Young vs Yonald Doung

Yonald Doung, 2025 US Open Champion, calling it now.

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As a Chinese, I have to say that your analysis is exactly on point. Personally, I regard Wu Yibing as the current best male player in China (he won Junior US open back in 2017 and beat Zhang Zhizhen in almost every tournament held in China last year). But while Zhang is out there qualifying for Wimbledon and other ATP competitions, Wu is trapped in China preparing for the Chinese National Game (which is the single most important thing for officials of provincial sport agencies). Meanwhile, there is a player that I recommend you to follow. His name is Shang Juncheng and he is ranked top 3 in junior World ranking. Both of his parents are former athletes (who know about what's wrong with the Chinese system), so Shang has been training at IMG academy since a very young age and has already beaten top 200 player at the age of 15. Would definitely consider him as the next Chinese hopeful

Our best boxer on the team who’s won a Olympic silver medal Zhilei, now works in a gym close to my home in China. 5000 RMB a month, round about 700 Euro.

That quote from Djokovic about Serbia producing exceptional players is actually mad interesting.

The definition of a quality tennis video.

Hey maybe make a video of this : Why does India struggle to win grand slams in singles whereas it's players regularly win doubles slams. We have players like Leander Paes and Sania Mirza doing well in doubles but in singles we're struggling (nothing more than the singles bronze by Paes in 96). I can also help you with this video as I have myself been through much of the tennis structure in India. Cheers

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I was forgetting Federer's championship points, thanks for the new remainder, may it last :(

Fascinating, always thought China's tennis scene was strong with Li Na. Didn't know she was an outlier.

Please make an up and coming of Australian tennis with Barty, Hewitt, nick etc

Extremely well made (as usual) video, with a lot of research done. However, as a table tennis fan I couldn't help wondering why the system works there. So I single out one of your arguments: the fact that the athletes are being coached within the nation, while a tradition and therefore expertise in tennis is lacking. In table tennis, China dominates because of their superior knowhow. All other arguments, like collectivism, one child policy ... count for table tennis too and don't stand in the way of (individual) dominance.

Thanks for your video, it is showed some great ideas. As a Chinese who played a lot of tennis in Europe, I would like to share my views. I have also discussed this question with my friends, why there are so few great Chinese tennis players? Besides the point mentioned in the video, such as the sports system, I think the tradition and history of China should not be ignored. The country is poor for a long time, even the government want to encourage people to do sports, they should select the "cheap" ones, such as table tennis, basketball, and football, just imagine, how expensive and venerable the natural gut is back to that time, the rubber used in one tennis ball can reach 50g, which can only last several weeks at most, but the rubber can be made for a table tennis racket. In fact, I have witnessed many rackets without rubber when I was a child and people can still have a lot of fun from it. You also need only one solid table and a small net to play table tennis, but for tennis, you need a much larger space and need to be quite flat and solid. A high fence is also necessary for the tennis court. So time keeps going and the selection of Chinese when choose sports kept stay away from tennis. Table tennis and badminton art top two single-person ball sports in China and there are few tennis courts. Obviously, the construction of a tennis court is more complex, it takes more space, needs more maintenance, and of course, takes more money, which results make tennis not an optimum choice for sports and social contact. Li Na and the era of the big three changed this cycle slightly, I can recall back to the time in 2011-2015, tennis matches are very popular on TV. In fact, the broadcast time of AO is just in the afternoon of the Chinese new year, when everyone is on holiday and stays at home, so the great performance of Li Na and Zheng Jie made a great influence in China. I also started to play tennis during this time. Even more and more people enjoy the pleasure of tennis, they are still facing the following questions: expensive courts, expensive training fees(much more than in Europe, maybe *4 times and more), lack of tennis friends, and low-level tennis environments. In my opinion, that is the biggest problem of tennis in China: lack of environment. Europe is really a heaven for tennis lovers, just like table tennis lovers in China. The training, the clay court, the scale system, and the tennis population are great. With the rapid growth of tennis lovers in China, one day they can produce their feds, nadals, and tennis systems. But the building of a great tennis environment needs time, so this is a question of the selection of Chinese people, if they choose to play tennis, one day China can be a great tennis country, if they still prefer other sports, no systems can really help.

As an Asian American recreational park player, this was very interesting to know and it made so much sense that there was almost 0 Chinese presence in the pro tennis world due to the one child policy. I really think we will see a lot of Chinese talent come on the scene. Pro players that have played in the many tournaments around the country have amazed fans and local talents alike. Bless the tennis world and the top 10!

Where is Peng?

4:27 I knew you'd sneak Donald Young in the video somewhere, you son of a biscuit 😂 Seriously though, fantastic topic. I've said it before, but you always find a topic that not many truly think about, then elaborate on it in such a fantastic way. Can't wait for the next one.

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A super interesting video that taught me a whole bunch of information. My one question is: Why specifically tennis? China has the same policy around all of the sports that they train kids for, and in almost all of those sports China has people near or at the very top of the game. Why is it that the system works for every other sport but tennis? What makes tennis different? It seems like this wasn't really addressed.

4:31 it was painful at first, but it doesn't hurt anymore, thanks for treating this moment with humor throughout your videos

That makes a lot of sense when viewed in isolation, but broadening the scope of the question to sports in general and one has to ask why it worked for table tennis, badminton, and gymnastics, but not tennis

Yonald Doung, one for the future definitely

Other than just China can you also talk about other east Asian countries like Japan's Kei or the tragic story of Hyeon Chung?

I was in Beijing a couple of years ago and tennis seems to be on the decline. The Beijing Olympics really sparked a lot of hype and construction of tennis courts in the capital but that has died down. An excursion from my apartment to the Olympic tennis complex revealed massive stadium courts and about ten normal courts with a small pro shop but virtually no players. It was a ghost town. Shanghai is likely the best city for tennis opportunities.

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I think the Chinese program might be making some progress in recent years, especially in the WTA. Wang Qiang has had a few solid Grand Slam runs and was even ranked just outside the Top 10 in 2019 (before the pandemic destroyed all of her momentum), and Wang Xinyu is showing some flashes of greatness in the lower levels, but I don't know if there's a "Yonald Doung" or a next Li Na out there, at least right now

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Can you believe it - China tennis is back on track with WTA's new generation - Zheng Qinwen, Wang Xiyu, Wang Xinyu, Yuan Yue rising, and ATP's Wu Yibing, Zhang Zhizhen, Shang Juncheng. The old whole country system is fading away in tennis, but with each single family putting a lot of wealth targeting on raising their children to be sport star, the new tennis generation is shining now in China. We have to thank again to the legendary of Li Na.❤❤

Being expecting a vid from you. Awesome as always!

Would be interesting to know if treatment of tennis and badminton differs (as they are so dominant at that sport)

0:54 Exactly!! Where is Peng Shuai???

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Its cheaper to learn... but expensive to play. I played tennis for 2 weeks in China and it changed me... an injury that took 8 months to recover from

Awesome video, thank you so much! Just a couple of Olympics-inspired ideas, but you could do a video about people who had great runs as the Olympics but never reached that level at other tournaments (people like Marc Rosset, Monica Puig, Jordi Arrese, Nicolas Massu, Alicia Molik, and Arnaud di Pasquale), or you could do a video about Andy Murray and how he's such a beast when he plays for his country.

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You always have very smooth visuals in your editing, I respect that this probably makes your editing take MUCH longer but adds so much depth to your videos. Do you use after effects or some motion graphics software?

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Really liked what you explained and your analysis. I think it is implicit in your video but I think it’s also worth saying that the Chinese training and philosophy seems to be almost antithetical for success in such an individualistic sport like tennis. Djokovic says it in the end that it is the individual drive that turns out to be the most important foundation. Along with golf, perhaps the most lucrative world sports for individuals that will attract anyone with a modicum of talent and drive (with a lower entry cost than golf). I think Ash Barty is one of the best current examples.

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Super "off the beaten track" interesting content... you've set a high bar for future videos

Great quality video once again! keep up the good work

Ennjoying your vids thoroughly! We need a vid of you talking about how you got into tennis and who you like

Such a good topic and very well done. Thanks!

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Make a video about the lost generation of tennis. Dimitrov, Raonic, Nishikori

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I sit down with some chips and feel like I'm watching an interesting episode of FRONTLINE but with a topic I love. Tennis.

Great video! I’d also say that size (or lack their of) plays a role in their success in the men’s game.

Always high-quality video!!!! I can't believe you would make a video regarding Chinese tennis and can't agree more what you mentioned as a competitive tennis player growing up in China lol

Great video, I didn’t think that’s how things worked for tennis in China!

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Very well analysized!

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#WhereisPengShuai

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GREAT insight. 👍

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And today Wu Yibing made history as the first Chinese male player to win an ATP title.

Would love a video like this on British tennis.

And now we have the Peng Shuai situation

Awesome video!

A rather strong counterpoint would be all of the other successful Chinese athletes in other sports. Nothing in your video explains why China struggles in tennis, but dominates in other sports and is developing very well in others. The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are currently underway, and at the moment, China leads the world in gold medals. They have been dominant in gymnastics and diving, weight-lifting and doing quite well in swimming, crew, shooting, track and field, cycling, and many other sports. You can't just say the system doesn't work because clearly, it does.

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such a good vid. the views don’t do it justice. hope it’s not too demoralizing

Love the humorous little Easter eggs placed in the video 😂. Keep the good work up.

These videos are always made well, I love them

Was literally wondering about this yesterday... you’re a legend! Loved the Young involvement 😂

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Truly unique editing style my guy

Can you make a video on Dustin brown? Probably the most entertaining man in tennis.

I'm not even that into tennis but I can't stop watching your videos

As a Chinese, good video and covered almost every aspect but there is another reason that foreigners may not have a clue which is that there is actually very few tennis courts all around the nation. And the price for rent an hour or two is very expensive. That’s due to some political issues that the court used to be cheap or even free are now ran by private companies, they have to make enough profit to cover the expenses. But since there is actually almost no tennis culture or tradition in the country, there is not many people playing tennis regularly, so the price of renting the court becomes expensive and makes the matters worse.

Really interesting video. I don't really know enough to comment further but Li Na was a wonderful player and I always enjoyed watching her play.

have you covered the Peng Shuai situation? I would love to hear your take on it!

Dude, I would love it if you made a video about what happened to peng shuai?

We are pulling for you, Yonald!

wait, is the 65% prize tax and 100% sponsorship tax also enforced onto Table Tennis professionals? if so I suddenly feel really sorry for Xu Xin, Ma Long, Fan Zhendong etc.

As both a tennis and table tennis fan, I have mixed feelings about China table tennis domination. They brought us some of the most amazing players of all times, hopefully table tennis is so popular there that they don't need to force kids to pick that sport?

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you should do a video on opelka and isner and "servebots" effect on tennis