Tears! Zhang Zhizhen defeated the inner demon: After being reversed in four sets and five sets, he won the US Open for the first time in 4 and a half hours

In a focus match in the first round of the 2023 US Open men's singles, which ended in the early morning of August 29, Beijing time, China's Zhang Zhizhen narrowly defeated American Wolff 3-2 after five sets to win his first US Open main draw. It is worth noting that this is also the first time Zhang Zhizhen has won in a 5-set Grand Slam match, and he finally defeated his inner demons.

In this game, Zhang Zhizhen originally had a very strong start. In the first two sets, Zhang Zhizhen won two 7-5. In the third set, Zhang Zhizhen broke the band to take a 3-0 lead. Seeing that the first win of the US Open was close at hand, Zhang Zhizhen once again had a mood swing and was equalized by Wolff.

In the 9th game, Zhang Zhizhen won the game with his serve, but he wasted another good opportunity to be broken by his opponent, and then lost in the tie-break to win the set. In the fourth set, Zhang Zhizhen led 2-1 and wasted three consecutive break points in the fourth game 40-0 to lose 4-6. All indications are that Zhang Zhizhen seems to be about to repeat the mistakes that have been reversed many times in previous Grand Slams.

But it is gratifying that Zhang Zhizhen finally did not collapse this time. In the fifth set, he finally did not waste a strong 3-0 start, and grabbed the second serve to win the game 6-3. When he directly cashed in on the three points with an ACE, Zhang Zhizhen raised his arms to celebrate, and he was relieved at this moment.

After a 4-hour-28-minute battle, Zhang Zhizhen finally defeated his inner demon who must lose in five sets of a Grand Slam. Having previously played five sets in the first round of a Grand Slam four times (Wimbledon 2021, US Open 2022, Australian Open 2023 and Wimbledon 2023), and even won match points but were reversed, this time Zhang Zhizhen finally did not leave regrets again.

After the promotion, Zhang Zhizhen's opponent in the next round will be the former runner-up of the tournament, Norwegian Ruud. The two have met at this year's French Open, when Zhang Zhizhen won a set first and was reversed, and this time we expect the "Chinese brother" to continue to bring more surprises to fans.