On February 11, Beijing time, the ATP 250 Marseille station entered the final day, and Chinese player Zhang Zhizhen ushered in the first ATP Tour final of his career. Against Finland's Rusuvuori Saminen, Zhang Zhizhen Mahachi needed 66 minutes to win 6-3 6-4 to win their first doubles title in their partnership. Zhang Zhizhen won the first ATP Tour men's doubles title in Chinese mainland men's tennis history, making history after reaching the men's doubles semifinals at this year's Australian Open, and his men's doubles instant ranking is now No83。
Zhang Zhizhen (left) and Mahachi (right).
In the eighth game at the end of the set, Zhang Zhizhen and Mahach broke serve at 15-40 and won the service game to take the next game 6-3. Zhang Zhizhen Mahach saved six break points in the first two service games of the second set, and then sealed the victory in the next set 6-4 with back-to-back breaks in the final stage of the match.
In Marseille, Zhang Zhizhen also had a remarkable performance in the singles field, beating Zepieri and Aliassime to reach the quarterfinals before losing to the tournament's No. 3 seed Khachanov in the quarterfinals.
After the end of the Marseille journey, Zhang Zhizhen will go to Rotterdam, the Netherlands to compete. The ATP500 Rotterdam draw has been released, with new Australian Open champion Sinner leading the lineup, and Rublev, Rune, Hurkacs and other famous players participating. Zhang Zhizhen's opponent in the first round of the men's singles is Kazakhstan's Andriy Shevchenko, and if he can advance to the second round, he is expected to face Denmark's Rune.
Text: Faye Wong, Photo: Visual China).