In the early morning of May 13, the third round of the men's singles of the ATP1000 Rome Masters ended with eight matches, and the game broke out with two major upsets. China's Zhang Zhizhen defeated 14th seed Shelton 2-0 to advance in an upset; World No. 1 Novak Djokovic was knocked out 0-2.
- Zhang Zhizhen 2-0 Shelton
Zhang Zhizhen is currently ranked 56th in the world, and his recent form has been average, with multiple stops and one round in a row. In this competition, Zhang Zhizhen ended the first round and won two consecutive victories to advance to the third round. In the third round, Zhang's opponent was 14th seed Shelton. Sheldon, ranked 16th in the world, met the two once, with Sheldon winning.
In the first set, Zhang Zhizhen was in very good shape, easily holding serve in the service game, breaking serve twice in the first game and the seventh game, and easily won the first set 6-2. In the second set, Zhang Zhizhen broke serve again in the first game, and finally maintained this advantage to the maximum, winning another set 6-4, winning 2-0 and advancing to the fourth round.
This is the first time Zhang Zhizhen has reached the fourth round of the Rome Masters, and he has made a big breakthrough again. In the fourth round, Zhang's opponent was qualifier Monteiro, which was good news for Zhang, who is expected to reach the quarterfinals.
- Djokovic 0-2 Tabilo
Novak Djokovic, ranked No. 1 in the world, is back after missing two tournaments. In the second round, Djokovic won easily and advanced to the third round. In the third round, Djokovic's opponent was world No. 31 Tabilo, and the two sides did not play each other. Before the game, Djokovic was favored to win easily.
However, the game was not exactly what was expected, and Djokovic may have been affected by a fan bottle injury after the last game, and the whole game was out of shape. Djokovic was broken four times in the whole game, and soon lost 2-6, 3-6, and was out of the tournament with a big score of 0-2 and missed the round of 16.
In the other games, Khachanov 2-0 Ver Cerundolo, Monteiro 2-1 Kecmanovic, Zverev 2-0 Dardry, Borges 2-1 Passaro, Fritz 2-0 Koda, Dimitrov 2-0 Atmana. In the top half, only three seeds advanced to the round of 16.
In the 1/8 finals, Tabilo vs Khachanov, Zhang Zhizhen vs Monteiro, Zverev vs Borges, Fritz vs Dimitrov.