The Chinese Zhizhen Zhang, 42nd in the ATP ranking, surprised this Wednesday the Russian Daniil Medvedev, third seed, whom he defeated in the second round of the ATP 500 in Halle by winning in three sets 6-3, 2-6 and 7-6 (5) after two hours and seven minutes of play.
Twenty-nine minutes were enough for the Shanghai tennis player to take the first set 6-3 after maintaining his serve and taking advantage of one of the four break balls available to him, although the fifth player in the world reacted in the second, in which he improved his performances and managed to balance the duel with a convincing 6-2.
Equality marked a third set in which each of the contestants managed to break their rival’s service on one occasion and which had to be resolved after a tie-break in which Zhang took advantage of his first opportunity to seal a victory that He reaches the quarterfinals, where the American Cristopher Eubanks awaits him.
Zverev suda contra Otte
As happened in his debut in the grass season against his compatriot Oscar Otte, the German Alexander Zverev, second favorite, suffered this Wednesday to overcome the second round of the Halle tournament against the Italian Lorenzo Sonego, whom he defeated 6- 4 and 7-6 (5) in one hour and 44 minutes of play.
The player from Hamburg, recent finalist at Roland Garros and twice finalist in Halle (2016 and 2017), had enough to keep his serve intact and take advantage of one of the six break opportunities available to him in the first set to win it. 6-4 after 48 minutes of play.
There was more equality in the second set, in which both tennis players kept their serve and took the match to a tie-break in which Sonego lost his serve three times, which Zverev took advantage of to win the duel by hitting his first point. game.
This is the German’s fourth victory over the Italian in as many matches. His next opponent in the quarterfinals will be Frenchman Arthur Fils, number 37 in the ATP, who previously beat German Dominik Koepfer 6-3, 6-4.
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2024-06-19 20:00:52
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