Taiwan’s Lu celebrates 300 wins on ATP Challenger tour

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/05/13
By: Lee Hsin-Yin

Taipei, May 13 (CNA) Taiwanese tennis player Lu Yen-hsun (盧彥勳) on 201505130030t0001Wednesday celebrates his 300 win on the ATP Challenger Tour by beating Jarmere Jenkins of the United States 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, to reach the quarterfinals at the Seoul Challenger.

It took 96 minutes for the top-seeded Lu to defeat his 24-year-old unseeded opponent.

For Lu, who is ranked No. 65 in the world, it was his 300th win on the ATP Challenger Tour. He was invited to a celebration at the center court, where event organizers and the South Korean tennis association presented him with a cake.

On Friday, Lu will come up against Wu Di of China, who beat Canadian Philip Bester on Wednesday.

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