‘LITTLE BIT NERVOUS’:The Taiwanese player said he would try to enjoy his next match against Milos Raonic, despite expecting a crowd of 10,000 to be against him
Taipei Times
Date: Jul 28, 2016
By: AFP, TORONTO
Taiwan’s Lu Yen-hsun beat Alexander Zverev, a Citi Open semi-finalist, 7-5, 6-3 in the
Lu Yen-hsun of Taiwan returns to Alexander Zverev of Germany in their Rogers Cup men’s first-round singles match in Toronto on Tuesday. Photo: AP
first round of the Rogers Cup in Toronto on Tuesday.
The 19-year-old German was making his tournament debut ranked a career-best 25th — he is the youngest in the top 25 since Richard Gasquet 11 years ago.
Lu is to next take on Canadian fourth seed and Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic, the 2013 finalist who lost his opening match at home a year ago.
“If a 10,000 crowd is against you, even if you prepare for it, it is still a shock,” Lu said of his likely Raonic scenario.
“I will be a little bit nervous. I hope I can play my best tennis and try to enjoy the 10,000 people against me,” Lu added. [FULL STORY]
