On December 30, Beijing time, the 2024 United Cup will start the group stage competition, and in the first round of the group stage of Group E, the Chinese team will make its debut against the Czech Republic. In the first men's singles match, China's men's singles brother Zhang Zhizhen defeated Czech player Lehechka 5-7 6-3 6-4 in three sets, winning the first victory of the United Cup for the Chinese team, and the Chinese team led the Czech team 1-0!
In the first set, Zhang Zhizhen served first. In the third game of the first set, Zhang Zhizhen had a break point on serve;On the break point, Lehechka received the serve and forced Zhang Zhizhen to make a mistake, and Zhang Zhizhen took the lead in the service game. After saving her serve on break point, Lehechka took a 3-1 lead. In the 10th game of the first set, Lehechka ushered in a service game to win the set, and Zhang Zhizhen, who let go of his hand, took a 40-0 leadOn the break point, Lehechka volleyed into the net, and Zhang Zhizhen scored four straight points to complete the return break to tie the score at 5-5. In the eleventh game of the first set, Zhang Zhizhen made consecutive mistakes and was broken twice;Lehechka then wasted no chance to hold on to his second service game. 7-5, Lehechka takes the next set!
In the second set, Zhang Zhizhen still served first. Zhang Zhizhen, who made adjustments at the break, completed the break as soon as he came up and took a 3-0 lead. After that, both sides held serve and the score was 5-3. In the ninth game of the second set, Zhang Zhizhen ushered in his own serve to win the set;Zhang Zhizhen withstood the pressure and successfully kept his hair. 6-3, Zhang Zhizhen won the second set to equalize!
In the deciding set, Lehechka served first. Zhang Zhizhen, who was in full swing, broke serve early in the opening game and took a 2-0 lead. In the fourth game of the deciding set, Zhang Zhizhen struggled to equalize after falling behind 0-40;At the critical moment, Lehechka waited for Zhang Zhizhen's mistake to get another break opportunity, and Zhang Zhizhen sent a double fault on the break point, and the Czech completed the break. In the seventh game of the deciding set, Zhang Zhizhen broke again in the opponent's service game;After holding his serve, Zhang Zhizhen came to a 5-3 lead. In the tenth game of the deciding set, Zhang Zhizhen ushered in his own service game;Zhang Zhizhen withstood the pressure and successfully kept his hair. 6-4, Zhang Zhizhen won the deciding set, and the aggregate score was 2-1 against Lehechka, winning the first victory of the United Cup for the Chinese team!
In the Women's Singles, Zheng Qinwen faced former Wimbledon champion Vondrousova and finally defeated the world No. 1 6-1 2-6 6-1 in three sets.
7. Former Wimbledon champion Vondrousova helped the Chinese team lead the Czech Republic 2-0, locked the victory in advance, and got off to a good start in the group stage!
In the first set, Zheng Qinwen, who took the lead in serving, successfully completed the hold, and in the second game, in the face of Vondrousova's weak serve, Zheng Qinwen Zheng Qinwen was full of firepower and dropped four points to complete the break, and after successfully completing the hold, Zheng Qinwen successfully took a 3-0 lead with a wave of 12-1 offensive climax. In the 4th game, Zheng Qinwen completed the break again, and in the 5th game, Zheng Qinwen made consecutive offensive errors and suffered a break point, but at the break point, Vondrousova held the net with more shots, and Zheng Qinwen scored 3 points in a row to complete the hold and lead 5-0. In the next two sessions, the two sides held their respective serves, and Zheng Qinwen took the next set 6-1.
In the second set, the two sides broke each other in the opening stage. In the 4th game, Zheng Qinwen's ability to decline and there were consecutive offensive errors, Vondrousova seized the opportunity to continuously mobilize Zheng Qinwen through long and multi-shot shots and successfully broke serve, leading 3-1. In the 5th game, Zheng Qinwen got two break opportunities, but unfortunately missed them. In the 8th game, Zheng Qinwen had to protect the service game, she was dragged into a long shootout by Vondrousova after getting two game points, and lost three points in a row to encounter a break point and a handicap, Zheng Qinwen made a double fault on the handicap and lost the second set 2-6.
In the deciding set, Zheng Qinwen completely recovered his form after adjusting between sets, cashed in the second break point to complete the break at the beginning, and then completed the hold to take a 2-0 lead. In the fifth game, Zheng Qinwen scored four points in a row to complete the break, and then China Jinhua successfully completed the hold and took a 5-1 lead. In the 7th game, Vondrousova had to defend her serve, Zheng Qinwen continued her previous offensive touch, and continuously blasted out the winning points and brought out the match point. On the match point, Zheng Qinwen made a decisive decision to help the Chinese team lead the Czech Republic 2-0 and seal the victory in advance.