On the evening of the 4th, Beijing time, Chinese Taipei teenager Gao Chengrui overcame a 1:2 deficit in the men's singles round of the 2025 WTT Singapore Grand Slam, and played a wave of 8:1 strong counterattack in the deciding game with a 3:8 disadvantage, and finally repelled last year's Paris Olympics men's singles bronze medalist, French "glasses brother" F. Lebrun with a 3:2 reversal, and broke into the round of 16 in an upset, and will encounter the world's 13th ranked South Korean brother Zhang Yuzhen in the next round.

Chinese Taipei teenager Gao Chengrui

World No. 24 Ko has lost three times against world No. 5 Lebrun, most recently 1-3 at last year's World Cup in Macau.

This time against Lebrun, who was gaining momentum, Gao Chengrui was still warming up in the first game, losing 6 points in a row when he fell behind 4:5 and lost 4:11. In the second game, Gao Chengrui was chased by the opponent to 9 draws with an 8:5 lead, and after calling a timeout, he grabbed his two serves and pulled one back 11:9.

Gao Chengrui had a chance to chase after the victory in the third game, but unfortunately when he was leading 9:6, he was continuously attacked by Lebrun, losing 5 points in a row, and losing 1 game at 9:11. In the key fourth game, when Gao Chengrui was leading 10:8, although the opponent resolved two game points in a row, he still had no danger and grabbed it 12:10.

In the deciding game, Lebrun started to fight, and Gao Chengrui fell behind 1:5 at the beginning, but he grasped the opponent's continuous serve and return errors in the 3:8 predicament, plus a lucky tennis ball to help, played a wave of 8:1 counterattack, reversed the game 11:9, and also created the most significant victory in his career.