The first half of the third round of the men's singles of the 2024 Rome Masters has ended, and it can be said that there are many accidents, including Djokovic, etc., and so far, eight of the top 16 have been out: Tabilo, Khachanov, Zhang Zhizhen, Monteiro, Zverev, Bojes, Fritz, Dimitrov.
Djokovic was upset 0-2. World No. 1, the favorite to win the championship Djokovy lost again, facing the 29th seed Tabilo in the third round, what people didn't expect was that Djokovic lost two sets in a row and lost 0-2 to his opponent, broke a big upset, and announced an early exit, this state is really worrying. After beating Djokovic, Tabilo became the first Chilean player to beat No.1 since 2007.
"China's first brother" Zhang Zhizhen continued to move forward, facing the No. 12 seed and American star Shelton, Zhang Zhizhen withstood Shelton's counterattack in the second set and won 6-2, 6-4, which was also an upset. Because in terms of rankings, Zhang Zhizhen is going to be at a disadvantage, in addition, the only time the two have met before, Sheldon has won, but now, Zhang Zhizhen has achieved revenge, reaching the round of 16 of the Rome Masters for the first time, and continues to write history.
Other major competitions:
No. 16 seed Khachanov defeated No. 20 seed Serendro 6-2, 6-4 to win all five fights.
Burges saved a match point in the second set tie-break to defeat Zi Passaro 4-6, 7-6 (8), 7-6 (4) to advance to the round of 16 of the Masters for the first time in his career.
No. 3 seed Zverev eliminated Dardry 7-6 (3), 6-2.
No.11 seed Fritz eliminated No.24 seed Koda 6-3, 6-4.
Eighth seed Dimitrov knocked out qualifier Atmana 7-6(3), 6-3 to reach the round of 16.