Missed the chance to make history! Zhang Zhizhen was swept 0-2 by the German Terminators and failed to enter the semifinals of the Masters for the first time

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2024-05-15 22:38Published in Jiangxi Sports Creators

On May 15, Beijing time, in the men's singles quarterfinals of the 2024 ATP1000 Rome Masters, China's first brother Zhang Zhizhen faced off against the No. 29 seed, Chile's left-hander, and "Deyo Terminator" Tabilo. Zhang Zhizhen failed to continue his previous heroic form, he lost two sets in a row 3-6 and 4-6, and finally Zhang Zhizhen lost to Tabilo 0-2 on aggregate to stop the quarterfinals, missing the first time in his career to advance to the semifinals of the Rome Masters, and failed to make history by becoming the first Chinese men's tennis player to advance to the semifinals of the Masters, and Tabilo advanced to the quarterfinals of the Masters for the first time in his career.

Zhang Zhizhen performed bravely at the Rome Masters, and he swept 2-0 in four consecutive games in the first four rounds, eliminating Garland, 19th seed Mannarino, No. 2 seed Shelton and qualifying dark horse Monteiro. Zhang reached the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters for the first time in his career, the only unseeded player in the quarterfinals, and the second time in his career, and his instant world ranking has risen to a career-high of 42nd.

Now Zhang Zhizhen is facing Chile's Tabilo in the men's singles quarterfinals, who previously knocked out the world No. 1 Djokovic and Kacharov, two seeded players, and also advanced to the quarterfinals of the Masters for the first time in his career, and has risen to 28th in the world rankings. Tabillo has won seven straight matches since the Challenger 175 de Provence and has won the ATP 250 Auckland and Challenger Provence tournaments this season.

Zhang Zhizhen and Tabilo have only met once in their careers, and in the second round of the 2021 Wimbledon qualifiers, Zhang Zhizhen defeated Tabilo 2-0 in a double tie-break, and won 7-6(5) in both sets.

In the first set, the two sides held serve in the first four games to maintain 2-2, and Tabilo then broke and then held serve for three games in a row, and Zhang Zhizhen was the first to be broken by his opponent, resulting in a 2-5 deficit in the first seven games. Zhang Zhizhen held serve in the eighth game to recover a game, but in the ninth game, Tabilo saved break points one after another to win the service game, and Zhang Zhizhen lost a set 3-6.

Entering the second set, Zhang Zhizhen failed to adjust his condition in time, and he was broken by Tabilo in the first game, and Tabilo broke to take the lead in winning two games in a row. In the next six games, both sides still held serve separately, and Zhang Zhizhen failed to complete the break, falling behind 3-5 in the first eight games. Zhang Zhizhen held serve again in the 9th game, and Tabilo also won the service game, Zhang Zhizhen lost another set 4-6, and finally lost to Tabilo 0-2 on aggregate, unfortunately missing the semifinals of the Rome Masters.

Zhang Zhizhen failed to further set the record for the best record of the Chinese Men's Tennis Masters, but Zhang Zhizhen was able to reach the quarterfinals of the Masters for the second time in his career, and the world ranking has risen to a new high of 42nd in the world, which is still a positive performance and a look forward to his performance at this year's French Open.

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