On May 14, Beijing time, in the fourth round of the ATP Masters in Rome, China's first brother Zhang Zhizhen defeated the Brazilian clay player Monteiro 2:0 (7-6/6-3), breaking into the singles quarterfinals of the Masters for the first time this season, and reaching the quarterfinals of the Masters for the second time in his career after Madrid last year, while continuing to refresh his best results in Rome, and the instant ranking rose to 42nd and hit a new high. Before the French Open, he showed good competitive form.
At last year's Madrid Masters, Zhang reached the quarterfinals of the Masters for the first time in his career, but this year, Madrid suffered a round trip and lost a huge point, and his world ranking fell from a high of 47th to 54th. In the face of huge pressure to keep points, Zhang Zhizhen was extremely depressed for a while, but Zhang Zhizhen quickly adjusted his state and came to Rome, but he played quite well, defeating Gran, Mannarino, Shelton and Monteiro one after another, and reached the quarterfinals of the event.
In the next round, he will face Chile's Tabilo, who eliminated Djokovic and Khachanov, to qualify for the semi-finals of the tournament. With both Deyo and Ruud in Zhang's quarter-finals eliminated, Zhang once again had a good chance to break through in his career. For the Chinese brother, Tabilo is not such a terrible opponent. If you win, you will break your career record and set a new career high.
I remember that after the breakthrough in Madrid last year, Zhang Zhizhen once wrote on his personal page that "the sky has no limit", and now, the time has come for the Chinese brother to prove himself: at the moment when every step forward in Rome will write the history of himself and the Chinese men's tennis, come on Zhang Zhizhen!