On June 19, the second round of the ATP 500 Halle tournament was held. Zhang Zhizhen, the first brother of the Chinese men's tennis, played against Medvedev, the No. 3 seed in the tournament. In this match, the two sides fought in three sets, and Zhang Zhizhen narrowly defeated his opponent 6-3/2-6/7-6 and successfully entered the next round. This is the first time Zhang Zhizhen has beaten a top 5 player on grass, and the first time that a Chinese men's tennis player has beaten a Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1.
【World Ranking】
Dmitry Medvedev, ranked No. 5 in the world, is the No. 3 seed in the tournament. Zhang Zhizhen is ranked 42nd in the world.
【Contest Process】
In the first set, Zhang Zhizhen broke serve in the sixth game, and in the ninth game, he successfully held serve to win the set and won the first set 6-3.
In the second set, Zhang Zhizhen was broken twice in the 6th and 8th games, lost four games in a row after 2-2, and lost the second set 2-6.
In the deciding set, Zhang Zhizhen was the first to be broken in the second game, and he quickly completed the break back in the third game. After that, the two sides held serve respectively, and the game was dragged into a tie-break, and Zhang Zhizhen scored 4 points in a row after 3-5 in the tie-break, and won the tiebreaker 7-5.
【Points Bonus】
Zhang Zhizhen, who broke into the quarterfinals, can receive 100 points and €61,800 in bonuses, and Mei Zong, who is out, can receive 50 points and €32,990.
【Next Round Opponent】
Zhang will face American Eubanks in the quarterfinals, who narrowly defeated seventh seed Bubrick in three sets.