Wow! Fans and friends, have you heard? Our first brother of the Chinese men's tennis team, Zhang Zhizhen, is on fire again! In the recent 1/8 final of the ATP1000 Rome Masters, he showed his skills and used his wonderful backhand technique to knock down Brazil's Monteiro and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals! That's exciting news!
Having said that, Zhang Zhizhen's performance this time is really eye-catching. From the start of the match, he was a tough match with Monteiro, with both players holding their serves. But when it came to the tie-break stage, Zhang Zhizhen was like a hanger, and easily won the first set 7-4!
In the second set, although Zhang Zhizhen was the first to encounter a crisis, he was a master who refused to admit defeat. In the third game, he saved two break points and successfully held serve. In the sixth game, he was even more firing and successfully broke Monteiro's serve, and finally won 6-3 again, defeating his opponent with an aggregate score of 2-0!
In this game, the two sides played hotly, and it took 116 minutes! But Zhang Zhizhen was not relentless, he sent 8 aces and saved all 4 break points, which is not a cover! After winning this game, his instant ranking also returned to the top 50 and came to the top 42, which is a big improvement!
Speaking of Zhang Zhizhen's backshot technique, that's really a highlight! His backhand is simply the nemesis of left-handed players. No matter how the opponent changes the ball, he can use that accurate backhand to hit back, catching the opponent off guard. It seems that this reverse shooting technique is a big killer feature of Zhang Zhizhen!
Now, Zhang Zhizhen has successfully advanced to the quarterfinals, and the next games are getting more and more exciting. We all know that Zhang Zhizhen's goal has always been to break into the world's top 20. Looking at this momentum now, he is getting closer and closer to this goal!
Of course, in order to achieve this goal, Zhang Zhizhen has to continue to work hard. After all, there are so many masters in the ATP arena that every opponent should not be underestimated. But let's believe that as long as Zhang Zhizhen maintains such a state and fighting spirit, he will definitely be able to achieve better results and win glory for Chinese men's tennis!
So, fans and friends, let's cheer for Zhang Zhizhen together! I look forward to him playing at a better level in the next competitions and bringing us more surprises and pride! At the same time, I also hope that our Chinese men's tennis can emerge more outstanding players like Zhang Zhizhen, so that Chinese tennis can shine on the world stage!
Finally, I have to mention that in this competition, our Chinese women's singles player Zheng Qinwen and women's doubles player Wang Xinyu/Zheng Saisai also performed well, and both successfully advanced to the quarterfinals. It seems that the overall strength of our Chinese tennis is constantly improving! This is really gratifying and proud!
So, without further ado, let's look forward to Zhang Zhizhen's wonderful performance in the next games! I believe that he will definitely bring us more surprises and touches! Come on Zhang Zhizhen! Come on Chinese tennis!