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ATP1000 the fourth round of the Rome Masters, a focus round was ushered in, and the two sides were Zhang Zhizhen, the "first brother" of the Chinese men's tennis, and Monteiro, the left-hander of Brazil.
The winner between the two will reach the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters.
In the first set, the two played inseparably.
Monteiro took the lead in serving, the first service game, Zhang Zhizhen came up to get a break opportunity, forced two consecutive break points, at the critical moment, Monteiro stabilized the mistake, saved three break points and tenaciously held serve;
Zhang Zhizhen relied on the power of his serve, and did not give his opponent any chance in the first two service games.
In the 5th game, Zhang Zhizhen wasted another break opportunity and was escaped by his opponent.
Zhang Zhizhen, who repeatedly missed good opportunities, was almost counterattacked, and once gave his opponent two break points in the eighth game;
Fortunately, in terms of key points, Zhang Zhizhen served to resolve the crisis;
In the first 12 games, both sides held serve, and the first set needed to be decided by a tie-break.
As we all know, in previous games, Zhang Zhizhen is usually not good at playing tie-breaks, and often drops the chain in tie-breaks.
And this time, Zhang Zhizhen was almost reversed, and I believe that the Chinese fans who watched the game took a few more "quick-acting heart-saving pills".
As soon as he grabbed Qi, Zhang Zhizhen took the lead in achieving a mini break with a clever ball;
Successfully held his first service game and took the lead 2-0 in the opening game;
In the 3rd game, Zhang Zhizhen began to make mistakes, and a simple holding ball was directly played out of the court.
Monteiro won two service points in a row, and once won 3-2.
In terms of key points, Zhang Zhizhen did not drop the chain and stabilized his position to keep the serve point.
The small points rose alternately, and the battle was tied at 4-4;
In the 9th point, Montero hit the sideline with a forehand attack, and Zhang Zhizhen broke again mini-serve;
Returning to his own two service points, Zhang Zhizhen won the first point and took the lead in making two consecutive set points;
In the 11th minute, Zhang Zhizhen did not have a soft hand, and used the serve to attack strongly, forcing the opponent to make it difficult to return the ball to the net, and the first brother of China took the lead in grabbing the first set with a small score of 7-4.
In the first set, the two battled for 67 minutes, and although Zhang Zhizhen wasted four break opportunities, he also saved his opponent's two break points, and finally won the first set with a winning performance in the tie-break.
Zhang Zhizhen, who won the first set, is only one set away from reaching the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters, and is only one step away from setting a record for the second time that the Chinese men's tennis team has reached the quarterfinals of the Masters.
Keep up the good work!