Super cold! Zhang Zhizhen narrowly defeated NO.5 Medvedev 2-1 in a tie-break and advanced to the quarterfinals

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2024-06-20 00:48Published in Jiangxi Sports Creators

In the second round of the 2024 ATP 500 Halle Men's Singles, China's No. 1 brother Zhang Zhizhen faced off against former US Open champion and No. 3 seed Medvedev. Zhang Zhizhen won the first set, and then was dragged into the deciding set to the tie-break, and finally Zhang Zhizhen beat Medvedev with a total score of 2-1 to advance to the quarterfinals, and the specific score of the three sets was 6-3/2-6/7-6(5). Zhang Zhizhen won the world's top five for the first time this season and for the second time in his career, and immediately rose to the world No. 39 ranking.

【World Ranking】

China's No. 1 brother Zhang Zhizhen is currently ranked 42nd in the world and Medvedev is ranked 5th in the world.

【Confrontation Situation】

Zhang Zhizhen and Medvedev are old acquaintances, and the two have only met once in their careers, in the 2016 Nice clay qualifier, Zhang Zhizhen lost 1-2 to Medvedev, when he lost in the tie-break in the deciding set, and this match is the first meeting between Zhang Zhizhen and Medvedev on the tour.

【Contest Review】

In the first set of this game, the two sides held serve in the first four games to maintain a 2-2 draw, and Zhang Zhizhen then broke and then held serve in a row, winning three games in a row to expand the 5-2 lead. Medvedev held serve in the eighth game, and Zhang Zhizhen won the set on serve to win the first set 6-3.

Entering the second set, the two sides held serve in the first four games to maintain a 2-2 draw, Medvedev gradually showed his due strength advantage, and he then won four games in a row to suppress Zhang Zhizhen, Zhang Zhizhen was pulled back to a set 2-6.

In the third set, Zhang Zhizhen lost two games in a row as soon as he came up, and he had already lost six games in a row in the game to swallow the invisible egg. Zhang Zhizhen broke the belt to chase it to 2-2, and then the two sides continued to fight in the next eight games, and the two maintained a 6-6 draw in the first 12 games. The game was then dragged into a tie-break battle, Zhang Zhizhen fell behind 1-4 in the tie-break seven games, and then counterattacked 7-5, and finally Zhang Zhizhen won 7-6 (5), and finally eliminated Medvedev with a total score of 2-1 to advance to the quarterfinals.

【Next Round Opponent】

Zhang Zhizhen will face American Eubanks in the quarterfinals.

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