The 2024 Rome Masters continues. China’s top brother Zhang Zhizhen failed to make any further progress. He lost in the men’s singles quarterfinals 3-6 and 4-6. He lost to Tabilo and missed the top four, but his world ranking still soared 14 position, creating a career high. China's Golden Flower combination Wang Xinyu and Zheng Saisai shined brightly, defeating the top seeds in three sets and advancing to the top four of women's doubles to compete for the championship.
Zhang Zhizhen reached the peak of his career this season. He reached the second round of the men's singles for the first time in the Australian Open, broke the tour championship drought, and joined hands with Makhach to reach the Marseille 250. Coming to the clay court season, China's No. 1 brother continued to surge. He moved to the Rome Masters with great momentum. He hit 4 2-0s in a row, eliminated Gran, Mannarino, Shelton and Monteiro respectively, and competed with Tabilo in the top four. . The No. 29 seed and Chilean dark horse had previously eliminated Djokovic, and his strength should not be underestimated.
Both sides guaranteed each other in the first 4 games of the first set. Zhang Zhizhen lost his serve in the 6th game and tried his best but failed to break back. The match started at a disadvantage at 3-6. In the second set, China's No. 1 was broken as soon as he came up. He tried to catch up but was unable to recover. Tabiluo turned his advantage into victory. Zhang Zhizhen lost again 4-6. He lost to his opponent in 86 minutes of resistance and stopped in the top 8. In the latest rankings, Zhang Zhizhen jumped 14 places to 42nd, setting a new career high. Although he lost, he was honored.
In the top 8 women's doubles match, Wang Xinyu and Zheng Saisai faced the top-seeded Hsieh Suwei/Mertens combination. They defeated the top seed and scored 6-0 in the first set, getting off to a dream start. In the second set, Xie Shuwei's combination tied the score 6-4. In the tenth game of the final set, China's Golden Flower combination was beaten 4-0. They came back from behind to win 10-3 and beat the top seed 10-7. Next, they faced off against the No. 3 seed. Fu/Lutlifu compete for qualifications for the finals, come on!
