In the early morning of August 3, Beijing time, the tennis mixed doubles final of the 2024 Paris Olympics was held, and the Chinese pair Wang Xinyu/Zhang Zhizhen faced the Czech pair Siniakova/Mahachi. In the end, Wang Xinyu/Zhang Zhizhen lost to the Czech pair 2-6, 7-5, 8-10 and won the silver medal.
In the first set, Zhang Zhizhen took the lead in serving. In the first game, with Zhang Zhizhen's high-quality serve, the Chinese pair easily held serve 40-0. In the second game, Siniakova/Mahach also dropped 4 straight balls to hold serve. In the third game, the Chinese pair won the game point 40-15 and successfully won the game. In the fourth game, Siniakova/Mahach easily held serve 4-0. In the fifth game, Wang Xinyu/Zhang Zhizhen sent the first break point of the game 30-40, and on the key point, Zhang Zhizhen made an unforced error with a backhand through the ball and failed to save the break point, and the Czech pair took the lead to complete the break.
In the sixth game, Siniakova/Mahach held serve 40-15, 2-4 in the game, and Wang Xinyu/Zhang Zhizhen fell behind. In the seventh game, Wang Xinyu sent a double fault on the opening serve, and the Czech pair won 3 consecutive break points at 40-0, and then Wang Xinyu/Zhang Zhizhen scored 2 points in a row to save 2 break points, and the key point Wang Xinyu served and sent a double fault again, and was broken by the opponent for the second time in the first set, and the game score fell behind 2-5. In the eighth game, Siniakova/Mahach ushered in a service game to win the set, and fell to hold serve for 4 balls in a row, thus taking the next game 6-2.
In the second set, Zhang Zhizhen took the lead in serving. In the first game, with Zhang Zhizhen's two aces, the Chinese pair took a 30-0 lead and easily held serve 40-15. In the second game, Siniakova/Mahach easily held serve with 4 straight balls. In the third game, Wang Xinyu/Zhang Zhizhen successfully held serve 40-15. In the fourth game, the Czech pair easily held serve with 4 straight balls. In the fifth game, with Zhang Zhizhen's excellent serve in this game, Wang Xinyu/Zhang Zhizhen also dropped 4 straight balls to hold serve. In the sixth game, the Chinese led 30-15 at one point, but failed to force a break point. In the seventh game, the Chinese pair won two game points 40-15 and successfully held serve.
In the eighth game, the Chinese led 30-0 at the beginning but failed to force a break point, and the Czech pair struggled to hold serve. In the ninth game, Zhang Zhizhen blasted out the 4th ace of the game and dropped 4 straight balls to hold serve. In the tenth game, the Czech pair dropped 4 straight balls to hold serve. In the eleventh game, Zhang Zhizhen played perfectly in front of the net, and the Chinese combination held serve 40-15. In the twelfth game, Wang Xinyu/Zhang Zhizhen faced the opponent with 3 game points and successfully resolved them, and forced out the first break point of the game, which was also the second set point, and the two successfully cashed in the first set point, won the second set 7-5, and dragged the game into the third set to tie for ten.
In the third set of the tie-break, it was still Zhang Zhizhen who took the lead in serving. The Chinese pair took the lead in the mini break and took a 3-0 lead in the opening game. After that, the Czechs scored three points in a row to tie the score at 3-3. On the next serve, Siniakova sent a double fault under pressure, and then Zhang Zhizhen also made a mistake, and the two sides were tied at 4-4. After that, the scores alternated, and the two sides played to a 6-6 draw. Coming back from the exchange of venues, the Chinese pair scored two points in a row to lead 8-6, but were soon chased by their opponents to tie 8-8. The key point, Zhang Zhizhen sent a double fault, and the Czech combination took the lead in getting the match point of the game. With Wang Xinyu's next mistake in front of the net, the Chinese pair lost to the Czech pair 8-10.