2024 ATP1000 Rome Masters Men's Singles 1/8 Finals, a high-profile battle, Zhang Zhizhen and Montero compete for a place in the top 8, the latest report, Zhang Zhizhen has gone through a hard battle, won 7-4 through the tie-break, and the big score is 1-0 ahead, it is really thrilling, Zhang Zhizhen is close to the top 8 of the Rome Masters.
As the first brother of China, Zhang Zhizhen's performance so far this season is not particularly good, ranked 56th in the world, outside the 50s, but in this tournament, Zhang Zhizhen performed well, and after defeating Garland in the first game, he made his own history: winning the Rome Masters for the first time! And that's not all, Zhang Zhizhen defeated No. 19 seed Mannarino and No. 12 seed Shelton in a row, and continued to make history, such a wonderful performance, it is really praiseworthy.
And then, he has every hope to move forward, Montero is ranked outside the 100, is a qualifier, although it is also a consecutive win, but in the face of such a ranking of players, Zhang Zhizhen has a high probability of winning, looking forward to the good news from the Chinese brother.
In the first set, in the first game, Zhang Zhizhen hit two consecutive break points, Montero saved 2 points in a row, and then Montero saved another break point and struggled to hold serve and lead 1-0. In the second game, Zhang Zhizhen scored four straight points and easily held serve 1-1. In the third game, Montero also held serve 2-1 in the love game. In the 4th game, Zhang Zhizhen encountered some challenges, but he still had a thrilling 2-2 hold. In the fifth game, Zhang Zhizhen got the break point again, and Montero saved again and held serve with difficulty, continuing to lead 3-2. In the 6th game, Zhang Zhizhen held serve again 3-3.
In the 7th game, Montero struggled to hold serve 4-3. In the eighth game, Zhang Zhizhen saved consecutive break points at 15-40 and held serve 4-4. In the crucial 9th game, Montero held serve again for 5-4. In the 10th game, Zhang Zhizhen successfully held 5-5 on his serve with no way out. Then they held their respective serves for 6-6! In the tie-breaker, Zhang Zhizhen won 7-4.