In the third round of the singles at the ATP1000 Rome Station in 2024, the world No. 1 Djokovic lost two sets in a row and was upset, missing the men's singles round of 16 of the Masters for the second time after the Indian Wells Masters.
This season, Djokovic has yet to win the title, and his best result is the Australian Open semi-finals (1-3 defeat to Sinner in the semi-finals, 6-year unbeaten Australian Open + 33 consecutive wins were ended). Djokovic then parachuted ATP1000 Indian Wells Masters, where he lost 4-6, 6-3, 3-6 to 123rd-ranked Italian Luca Nardi in the third round of the Men's Singles.
After a long break, Deyo opted to play in the Monte Carlo Masters, but lost to Ruud in the semi-finals and failed to break the title drought. Now, at the Rome Masters, Novak had a bye in the first round and defeated France's No. 83 Moutai in straight sets 6-3 6-1 in straight sets in the second round to advance to the round of 32.
However, Djokovic did not continue such excellent form and faced world No. 32 Tabilo in the third round. The Serbian king completely lost his fighting spirit and quickly lost 2-6 3-6 to miss out on the round of 16. Now, fans are more concerned about how Deyo will perform at the French Open. He is the reigning French Open champion and will increase his tally to 25 Grand Slams if he succeeds again; However, if he loses early, Deyo will lose 2,000 points, and his No. 1 position in the world will not be guaranteed.
In another highlight-reel match, China's No. 1 brother Zhang Zhizhen swept past 12th seed Shelton 6-2 6-4 in straight sets to advance to the men's singles round of 16. This is also the second time that Zhang Zhizhen has reached the round of 16 of the Masters, and with this victory, his instant world ranking has once again risen to the top 51.
This season, Zhang Zhizhen continues to refresh the history of Chinese men's tennis. First, he partnered Tomásh Mahach to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open men's doubles; Ranked in the top 50 for the first time in the world; Later, in the men's doubles final of the Marseille Open, partner Mahachi defeated Patrick Niklas Salminen/Emil Rusuvuori 6-3, 6-4 to become the first Chinese mainland player to win the men's doubles title on tour.
Zhang will now challenge for his second Masters quarter-finals, where he will face qualifier Monteiro. Other 1/8 final matches:
Zverev vs Bodez
Dimitrov vs Fritz.