On the evening of April 16, Beijing time, the first round of the 2024ATP500 Barcelona Open men's singles focus battle, Zhang Zhizhen played against Van Asher, and in the end, Zhang Zhizhen lost two sets in a row with a score of 0-2, suffered a helpless round of tours, and broke out an upset.
Zhang Zhizhen is the first brother in China, currently ranked 47th, and can also stabilize in the TOP50, although he is not a top player, Zhang Zhizhen is still expected to be high. At the same time, it should also be noted that Zhang Zhizhen's overall state has not been ideal recently. Van Asher is ranked 99th in the world, 52 places lower than Zhang Zhizhen, from the ranking point of view, the gap is still relatively large, for Zhang Zhizhen, this signing is still good, normally, there is no problem with promotion.
In the first two games, the two held serve 1-1 each. In the third game, Van Asher took the lead in breaking 2-1, and in the fourth game, Zhang Zhizhen quickly broke back to 2-2. In the fifth game, Van Asher broke again to make it 3-2, and then successfully held serve for 4-2. In the 7th game, Zhang Zhizhen successfully held serve 3-4. In the 8th game, Van Asher held his serve 5-3, and Zhang Zhizhen chased two games in a row to 5-5. However, Van Asher then won two games in a row to win the first set 7-5 and lead Zhang Zhizhen 1-0.
In the second set, Van Asher came up to start with a 3-0 tie! Zhang Zhizhen chased two games in a row to 2-3, in the 6th game, Van Asher struggled to hold serve 4-2, in the 7th game, Zhang Zhizhen's serve was lost again, and in the 8th game, Van Asher easily cashed in the serve to win the game, easily won 6-2, and defeated Zhang Zhizhen 2-0. Zhang Zhizhen, who was eliminated in the first round, did not receive points and only received 10,855 euros in bonuses.