In the men's doubles semi-finals of the Australian Open, Zhang Zhizhen and Czech Mahach lost 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (7-10) to the tournament's second seeds Ibden/Popana, stopping the Australian Open semi-finals. Even so, Zhang Zhizhen still refreshed the best result of the Chinese men's tennis in the Grand Slam men's doubles competition!
Best men's doubles record in Chinese mainland men's tennis Grand Slam:
- Australian Open: 2024|Zhang Zhizhen Top 4
- French Open: 2023|Wu Yixuan 2nd round
- Wimbledon: No one has ever participated!
- US Open: 2023|Zhang Zhizhen first round
After the loss, Zhang Zhizhen scored 720 points, and the combination shared 227,500 Australian dollars, and Zhang Zhizhen ranked 110th in doubles (+515)!
In the first set, the "Amazing Treasures" suffered a nightmare on their second serve, falling behind 3-1 after being overturned and broken by their opponents after holding two consecutive game points at 40-15. It was because of this loss, 3-6, that the first set was lost.
In the second set, it was also in the fourth game that the "Strange Treasure" combination took the lead in completing the break, and with the advantage of breaking one more game 3-1, 6-3, pulled back a set. This process of the game is a perfect replica of the 1/4 finals.
In the deciding set, he was really drunk, or in the 4th game, the "Strange Treasure" combination fell into the same pit again and was broken, 1-3; in the 9th game, Zhang Zhizhen withstood the pressure and stubbornly blocked the No. 2 seed's serve to win the game, bringing the score back to 4-5 and ushering in their own service game;
In the 10th game, the "Strange Treasure" combination came up 0-40 behind, but the two bit point by point, Zhang Zhizhen crossed a beautiful straight line at the bottom line, 40-40, and then, Zhang Zhizhen got a 1 straight shot, and once the opponent returned the ball out of bounds in the baseline attack, the "Strange Treasure" combination was difficult to hold, 5-5, and the game was wonderful and tense at the end of the game.
Subsequently, both sides held serve and the game was dragged into a tie-break.
In the top 10 match, the score has been rising alternately, with the good serve of the Indian veteran Popana, the two sides exchanged venues 2-4; at this time, the tacit cooperation and experience of the No. 2 seed played a key role, 3-6, the score was widened; but the singles ability of the "Strange Treasure" combination was still better than the opponent, once scored 2 points in a row, and the score was close to 5-6; Unfortunately, Zhang Zhizhen tried to cross at a small angle once, and was intercepted by the opponent waiting for a square, 5-7; after that, "Strange Treasure" continued to chase the score to 7-8, helplessly, Popana's last two serves, burying the pace of chasing the "Rare Treasure", 7-10, and losing the tie.
It is worth mentioning that the Indian veteran Popana, who won the match in this match, has just completed his feat of 500 wins on the tour.
And with his stable performance in the Australian Open, he returned to the men's doubles world No. 1 throne at the age of 43, which is also a monumental existence.
在临时配对的情况下，一路上，张之臻/马哈奇淘汰了【15】弗利根/吉勒、【3】索尔兹伯里/拉姆两对种子球员，尤其是1/8决赛中逆转赛会前冠军、4届大满贯双打冠军，着实让人惊喜。
Singles and doubles drive each other and assist each other, and Zhang Zhizhen's career has begun to take off!
Next, the "Amazing Treasure" combination of Zhang Zhizhen/Mahachi will continue to pair up and compete in the tour.
In this way, Zhang Zhizhen's current Australian Open journey is over.
The second round of men's singles + the top 4 of men's doubles are Zhang Zhizhen's best results in the Australian Open.
At the end of the Australian Open, Zhang Zhizhen's singles ranking reached the highest in history 50th, and in doubles, it soared all the way to 515 places, ranking No.110 instantly.
In terms of bonuses, Zhang Zhizhen has also gained a lot.
180,000 + 227,500 / 2 = 293,750 Australian dollars, about 1,419,081 yuan.
In the next stop, Zhang Zhizhen will lead the Davis Cup World Group 2 play-offs as the "first brother of China", and the Chinese team will compete with Slovenia for a qualification to advance to the World Group 1 play-offs.
- Davis Cup China Team Lineup:
- Captain: Wu Di
- Team members: Zhang Zhizhen, Wu Yixuan, Shang Juncheng, Buyun Chaoket, Zhou Yi
- Judging from the list of participants, Slovenia ranked 444 in the first singles and 527 in the second singles.
- ⏰ Match time: 2.2-2.3
- Location: Guangzhou
Last year, China beat Uruguay 3-2 away in World Group 2, but lost to Brazil in the World Group 1 play-offs. This time, come on!
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