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这是本人原创译自ATP官网的原文，本人翻译的初心在于不丢老本行。 原文标题：Zverev tops Zhang in Hamburg for season-leading 43rd win《小兹维列夫力克张之臻，汉堡收获本赛季第43胜领跑》
Zverev Jr. continues his journey to defend his title in his hometown of Hamburg. ATP 500 Hamburg Clay Quarterfinals, Friday Night, Centre Court, Top Seed + Defending Champion Xiao Zi vs China 1 Brother + 8 Seed Zhang Zhizhen, Xiao Zi 6-4, 6-3, easily passed and reached the semi-finals of the tournament for the fourth time. It took 66 minutes to win and earn his 43rd win of the 2024 season, surpassing the world's No. 1 victory. 1 Sinner, the leader of the ATP.
He scored 22 winning points, including 10 aces, to secure a landslide victory over the No. 8 seed. Relative to Thursday night, the world No. Narrowly defeated Hugo Gaston in three sets in four hard-fought battles, and won more easily because of a knee injury at Wimbledon earlier this month.
Xiaozi: I'm extremely happy with the level of tennis today. I think today is a big step forward compared to yesterday, but obviously, it's very different. I'm happy to be in the semi-finals, but I don't want to stop yet, I want to go on and hopefully defend the Hamburg title."
The 2021 season was a bit strange because I started the season OK and I played really well, but in the second half of the season, I lost that game (Roland Garros lost to Nadal in the semi-finals with an ankle injury). So, I hope to play at a high level like this this year, especially at the Olympics + US Open, then I'm the happiest person on the planet. We'll see how it goes. I'm very happy with the level of tennis I have now, however, there is a lot of hard work to be done on this path.
In the semi-finals of Hamburg 2024, Nick will face Spain qualifier Martinez. Martinez had earlier beaten fourth seed Cerundolo to reach his first ATP 500 semi-final, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4.
In the bottom half, No. 3 seed Baez + No. 5 seed Fez will meet in the semi-finals, which will be the first time they will meet for a ticket to the final.