The most low-key genius boy in Chinese tennis counterattacked in a desperate situation and turned the tide into a victorious hero!
After the score of 2-0 on the first day, China decided to change its tactics and put the combination of "First Brother" Zhang Zhizhen and Buyun Chaoket on the field. Zhang Zhizhen recently reached the men's singles semifinals of the 2024 Australian Tennis Championships, which is also the best performance of a male athlete from Chinese mainland in a Grand Slam. The reason why the coaches made temporary substitutions was to win two games. However, perhaps because of the first cooperation, Zhang Zhizhen and Buyun Chaoket lost with a score of 0:2. Due to the heavy physical exertion due to the extra round of the doubles competition, Zhang Zhizhen was unexpectedly defeated behind more than 1,000 in the singles match in the fourth game.
In all four matches, the score was 2-2, but China did not change tactics and sent 19-year-old Zhou Yi instead. Zhou Yi first lost one game, but quickly recovered, won two games in a row, won a crucial game, and finally defeated Slovenia 3-2. Zhang Zhizhen, Wu Yixuan, and Shang Juncheng formed the strongest team in the Davis Cup, but the coaches still let the 19-year-old Zhou Yilai take this position, which caused a lot of controversy. But Zhou Yi lived up to expectations, and under the defeat of "First Brother" Zhang Zhizhen, he single-handedly won two points and helped China win.
Zhou Yi will officially turn 19 next month, and she is also the youngest member of the Davis Cup team. Zhou Yi reached the men's semifinals at the Australian Open Youth Championships, and his height of 1.93 meters and his **-style hair attracted the attention of many people. But with the successive breakthroughs of Zhang Zhizhen, Wu Yixuan and Shang Juncheng, Zhou Yi's limelight was suppressed. At present, he has only participated in some low-level competitions of the International Table Tennis Federation, and this Davis Cup, he will be the next Chinese male player, he will be a dazzling new star, and his future is also bright.