On May 15, the WTA and ATP1000 Rome ended a new round of competition, and the game broke out a big upset. Men's Singles No. 2 seed Dmitry Medvedev lost 0-2 to Paul and missed the quarterfinals. The Chinese players won 1-1, Zhang Zhizhen performed strongly, defeated Montreux 2-0 to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time, Zheng Qinwen played a good game, lost 0-2 to Gauff, and missed the semifinals.
- Medvedev 0-2 Paul
Medvedev, ranked fourth in the world, is seeded as the No. 2 seed with world No. 2 Sinner and world No. 3 Alcaraz missing the tournament due to injury. Due to Djokovic's shock exit in the third round, only Medvedev made it to the round of 16 in the world's top four.
Medvedev's fourth-round opponent is American Paul, who is ranked 16th in the world. The two sides have played each other 3 times, with Medvedev winning the game. Officials are also bullish on Medvedev, who is priced at 1.44 against his opponent at 2.75.
In the first set, the match was one-sided. Medvedev lost five games in a row after 1-1 and lost by a disparity of 1-6 and was completely out of shape. In the second set, Medvedev rebounded and broke serve in the opening game to take a 2-0 lead. Just when everyone thought that Medvedev would win easily, Medvedev suddenly dropped the line, and was broken by his opponent in the third and fifth games in a row, and finally lost another set 4-6, losing 0-2 and missing the quarterfinals. So far, the top four in the world have all missed the quarterfinals, which is a pity.
- China won 1 win and 1 loss, Zhang Zhizhen made history, and Zheng Qinwen did not have a chance to create the best
Zheng Qinwen's opponent in the quarterfinals is the world's No. 3 Gauff. The two used to have a common coach, Pere Ribba, who was also considered to be in the same goal. Pere Riba briefly coached Gauff, and during that time, Gauff won the US Open. Pere Riba has since returned to Zheng and won the Australian Open runner-up this year.
Zheng Qinwen is ranked 8th in the world, this is the first meeting with Gauff, and there are many things to watch before the match. In the first set, both sides played at a high level. Zheng Qinwen was broken by Gauff in the 8th game and fell behind 3-5. Zheng Qinwen immediately broke back in the 9th game, and the score was chased to 5-5. In the end, the two sides entered the tie-break battle in the first game, and in the tie-break battle, Zheng Qinwen was weak and lost 4-7. In the second set, Zheng Qinwen's state declined, and he only won one game, losing 1-6, losing to Gauff with a big score of 0-2 and missing the semifinals.
Zhang Zhizhen broke out again in the Masters of this station, and his strong serve returned, reaching the round of 16 after three consecutive wins. In the fourth round, Zhang Zhizhen's opponent was clay master Monteiro. Zhang Zhizhen broke out again in this match, blasting 10 aces in the whole game, and finally won easily 7-6, 6-3, and reached the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters for the first time.
This is the first time that the Chinese men's singles has reached the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters, and with this point, Zhang Zhizhen's ranking soared to 42nd in the world, setting a new high for the Chinese men's singles.