Yibing Wu Bio

  • • Began playing tennis at age 6 to lose weight.
  • • Father, Kang, was a boxer and current works as a PE teacher; mother, Fang, is an interior designer.
  • • Speaks Chinese and English, which he learned in kindergarten.
  • • Favourite surface is hard and shot is backhand.
  • • Idol growing up was Andy Murray because of his playing style and tactics.
  • • Earliest tennis memory is watching eventual champion David Nalbandian at 2005 Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai.
  • • Enjoys listening to pop music, reading psychology books and playing basketball and video games.
  • • Favourite athlete is Kevin Durant and team is Golden State Warriors (NBA).
  • • If he wasn't a tennis player, he would be a singer.
    > Favourite singer is Jay Chou from Chinese Taipei.
  • • Did not play from March 2019-January 2022 due to elbow, lower back, shoulder and wrist injuries.
     

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