Yang Works to Beef Up Defence
With several encouraging results last year, Brian Yang looked set for a breakthrough season in 2020, but as with everything else, the pandemic caused a disruption.
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Still, the Canadian has made good use of his limited opportunities this year, reaching two semifinals in four appearances. After making the last four of the Jamaica International in March, Yang’s next outing was at the Denmark Open -- he fell in the second round – and followed that up with another semifinal, this time at the SaarLorLux Open.
“This is my first tournament in many months, so I was eager to get back,” said Yang at the Denmark Open, his first Super 750 event. “I have been training hard – but tournaments and training are different, in the atmosphere and everything, so it was good to be playing again. And it’s such a big stage – Denmark is a Super 750, and it’s a really good experience. I feel it’s a good opportunity to see how much I’ve improved.”
Yang made a clutch of finals last year, strengthening his status as perhaps Pan Am’s brightest men’s singles prospect. He won the Peru International, Pan Am Junior Championships, and International Series - Santo Domingo Open and Suriname International – while featuring in finals in Brazil, Peru, Pan Am Games and the Turkey Open.