71 minutes to sweep and advance! Zhang Zhizhen took revenge and won the world No. 14 and entered the round of 16 of the Rome Masters for the first time

Panorama Sports

2024-05-13 05:38Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

In the early morning of May 13, the third round of the Rome Masters was ATP1000. Zhang Zhizhen, the first brother of the Chinese men's tennis, played against Shelton, the No. 12 seed in the tournament. In this match, Zhang Zhizhen continued his excellent form, eliminated his opponent in straight sets, and avenged last year's Australian Open defeat.

In the first set, Zhang Zhizhen broke the opponent's serve as soon as he came up, and in the second game, he successfully held serve and took a 2-0 advantage. In the 7th game, Zhang Zhizhen broke Shelton's serve again and extended the advantage to 5-2. In the 8th game, Zhang Zhizhen successfully held serve to win the set and won the first set 6-2.

In the second set, Zhang Zhizhen broke serve in the opponent's first service game, and in the second game, Zhang Zhizhen resolved two consecutive break points to hold serve. After that, the two sides held serve respectively, and in the 10th game, Zhang Zhizhen successfully held serve in the service game and won the second set 6-4.

In a match that lasted one hour and 11 minutes, Zhang Zhizhen easily defeated world No. 14 Shelton 6-2, 6-4 to reach the round of 16 at the Rome Masters for the first time in his career. In the next 1/8 finals, Zhang Zhizhen will face Qualifier Monteiro across the net to compete for a place in the quarterfinals.

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