On December 31, Beijing time, the much-anticipated second match of the group stage of the 2024 Tennis United Cup continued, and the Chinese team ushered in its second opponent, the Serbian team led by the men's singles world No. 1 Djokovic, and the Chinese men's singles brother Zhang Zhizhen also ushered in the opportunity to play against the world No. 1 Djokovic.
Facing 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, Zhang Zhizhen undoubtedly has more opportunities to learn Xi.
In the first set, both sides held serve in the first five games, and Zhang Zhizhen unfortunately suffered a break in the sixth game, and then the world No. 1 became more and more courageous, thus winning the first set 6-3.
In the second set, Zhang Zhizhen suffered a series of breaks at the beginning and fell behind 0-4, and although it was difficult to hold serve in the seventh game, he still couldn't resist the world No. 1, and unfortunately lost 2-6.
Judging from the game, Zhang Zhizhen is still very far away from the world's No. 1 Djokovic, and the gap in strength is still very large, especially the bottom line. Although it was a disappointing loss, it was also a valuable asset to be able to get the opportunity to play against the world's No. 1.
With Zhang Zhizhen's defeat, the Chinese team also fell behind the Serbian team 0-1. Whether or not he can qualify will be directly pressed on Zheng Qinwen's body.
Zheng Qinwen, who played next, played against Serbia's Danilovic, who ranked 119th, but was the first post-00 player to win the WTA championship, and his strength should not be underestimated.
In the first set, Zheng Qinwen played more entangled, and suffered a break at the beginning, falling behind 0-2, and then Zheng Qinwen began to break out, winning four games in a row, leading 4-2, although in the seventh game, the opponent struggled to hold serve, but in the tenth game, Zheng Qinwen broke serve again, thus winning the first set 6-4.
In the second set, Zheng Qinwen became more and more courageous, his speed began to improve, the line was very clear and decisive, and he broke serve one after another at the beginning, so as to lead 4-0, although in the fifth game, the opponent struggled to hold serve, but he could not stop the crazy Zheng Qinwen, with the eighth game of the hold, Zheng Qinwen easily won 6-2.
With Zheng Qinwen's victory, the Chinese team temporarily drew 1-1 with the Serbian team. The suspense of the match will remain in the mixed doubles.
I hope that Zhang Zhizhen, who was defeated, can play a wonderful performance with Zheng Qinwen again, and whether he can win the first place in the group, in one fell swoop!Come on, Zheng Qinwen!#Headline Starter Challenge#