Chinese teenager Shang makes Australian Open main draw

MELBOURNE, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese teenage tennis player Shang Juncheng made it to the main draw of the Australian Open after winning his final qualifying round match here on Thursday.

In his Grand Slam debut in the senior category, 17-year-old Shang, currently ranked 194th, got past the 171st-ranked Zsombor Piros of Hungary 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 17 minutes.

Former junior world number one Shang wil