On the morning of August 31, Beijing time, the second round of the US Open was underway, Chinese tennis player Zhang Zhizhen was playing against the fifth seed Rude, and finally, after five sets, Zhang Zhizhen defeated his opponent 3:2 and advanced to the round of 32, with the score of 5-4, 5-7, 6-2, 0-6 in five sets. The biggest upset since the start of the competition!
Zhang Zhizhen is currently ranked 67th in the world, while rival Rude is ranked as high as 5th in the world. It should be said that there is still a gap in strength between the two. Previously, the two had met in the third round of this year's French Open, when Zhang Zhizhen was defeated by his opponent in three consecutive sets after winning the first set, and was 1-3.
In this battle, Zhang Zhizhen won the first set, after being equalized by his opponent, the third set went down, and the fourth set intended to stay strong, although he swallowed the egg and lost, but in the fifth set full of blood, won the tiebreaker 6:2, and successfully advanced!
Since the beginning of this year, the Chinese men's tennis has continued to make new breakthroughs, and Zhang Zhizhen has also performed eye-catchingly: the Australian Open, the first to enter the main tournament of the Grand Slam tournament with its ranking; Madrid Masters, first career in the Masters quarterfinals; French Open, first Grand Slam round of 32; Hamburg Open, first tour semifinalist and 500 semifinalist.
Coming to the US Open, Zhang Zhizhen continued his highlight performance, defeating the American player Wolf 3-2 in the first round and the previous runner-up Ruud 3-2 in the second round, which was really exciting. I believe that Zhang Zhizhen will bring us more surprises!
Come on, Zhang Zhizhen!