On May 14, Beijing time, with Zhang Zhizhen swept the qualifying dark horse Monteiro 2-0 at the Rome Masters, he reached the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters for the first time in his career, and Zheng Qinwen also advanced to the quarterfinals of this tournament before, and Chinese players advanced to the quarterfinals of the 1000 tournament for the first time in history to set a new record.
Zhang Zhizhen and Zheng Qinwen are currently the first brother and first sister of Chinese tennis, and they shoulder the heavy responsibility of leading Chinese tennis to continue to progress. Now in this Rome 1000 tournament, with the rest of the teammates out one after another, only Zhang Zhizhen and Zheng Qinwen continue to carry the banner of Chinese tennis.
From the first round to the fourth round, he has staged a 2-0 sweep in four consecutive matches, eliminating Garland, No. 19 seed Granarino, No. 12 seed Shelton and qualifying dark horse Monteiro.
Zhang Zhizhen advanced to the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters for the first time in his career and the second time in his career, and has risen to a career-high 42nd in the instant ranking. Zhang Zhizhen will face Chile's left-hander Tabillo, who eliminated Djokovic, in the next round, and is expected to continue to advance to challenge for a place in the semi-finals.
As for Zheng Qinwen, as the No. 7 seed in this tournament, after her first-round bye, she also played a wave of 3 consecutive wins to advance to the quarterfinals. Zheng Qinwen easily swept Rogersma 2-0 in the second round, reversed 29th seed Noskova 2-1 in the third round, and swept former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka 2-0 in the third round.
Zheng Qinwen and Zhang Zhizhen advanced to the quarterfinals of the Rome 1000 tournament at the same time, creating a record for the first time in the history of Chinese tennis. Zheng Qinwen will face No. 3 seed Gauff in the quarter-finals, and the winner will challenge world No. 1 Swiatek, and Zheng Qinwen is expected to go further.