Three sets to advance to the cut! Zhang Zhizhen reached the quarterfinals of the grass tour for the first time, creating another history in China's men's tennis

On June 28, local time, the second round of ATP250 Eastbourne was contested. Zhang Zhizhen, the first brother of the Chinese men's tennis team, played against the American serving cannon Cressy. The two sides fought fiercely in three sets in this match, and Zhang Zhizhen turned around after losing the first set to eliminate his opponent 2-1 and successfully reach the quarterfinals of the tournament.

In the first set, Zhang Zhizhen was broken by his opponent in the second game, Zhang Zhizhen missed two consecutive break point opportunities in the seventh game, and in the ninth game, Cressy scored four consecutive points to save the serve to win the set, Zhang Zhizhen lost the first set 3-6.

In the second set, Zhang Zhizhen saved seven break points in the 9th game, saved 2 consecutive break points in the 11th game to save the serve, and in the 12th game Zhang Zhizhen completed the break in the opponent's unavoidable game to drag the match into the tiebreaker 7-5.

In the tiebreaker, the two sides broke serve each other, Zhang Zhizhen lost his serve again in the third game, and Zhang Zhizhen broke serve in the eighth game to tie 4-4. In the 10th game, Zhang Zhizhen broke serve in the first game where his opponent had no way back, and won the tiebreaker 6-4.

In a 2-hour and 22-minute mortal game, Zhang Zhizhen defeated world No. 55 Cressy 3-6/7-5/6-4 to reach the quarterfinals of the grass tour for the first time in his career. Zhang Zhizhen made Chinese men's tennis history by becoming the first Chinese male player to reach at least the quarterfinals on all three types of tours: hard, clay and grass.