Doha upset! Zhang Zhizhen won 9 games in a row and defeated the Italian star 2 0
China's Zhang Zhizhen kicked off the first match of the ATP 250 Open in Doha on 19 February, beating Italy's Musetti to reach the semi-finals with a -0 sweep. After the first two rounds of the competition, Zhang Zhizhen has won nine games.
Zhang Zhizhen is now ranked 47th in China's men's singles history, becoming the first in history. The first man to break into the top 50 and the first player to reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam. This week, he played his first match in Doha, and his first opponent was Italy's No.26 Musetti. The two sides have yet to play each other, with Musetti officially considered the favourites ahead of the match, with him opening a 167, while Zhang Zhizhen opened 2Odds of 2.
In the first game, Zhang Zhizhen quickly got into the groove, and he won two beautiful openings 3-0. In the fourth set, Zhang's serve began to slip, and Musetti took advantage of this mistake to make the result of the match 1-3. Musetti kept the game and made it 2-3. Zhang Zhizhen made another big deal, winning the first game 6-3 in three matches.
In the second game, Zhang's performance got better and better, and his serve and attacks became more and more dangerous, forcing Musetti into a corner. In the end, Zhang Zhizhen won the second game 6-0 and won 2-0 to enter the second game.
After the whole game, Zhang Zhizhen aceted seven times, and Musetti missed once, and the service advantage was obvious. In terms of attack, Zhang Zhizhen constantly exploded, and his serve was on the baseline many times, which made his technique very difficult. Zhang Zhizhen has nine wins in this victory, and Zhang Zhizhen has also improved a lot.
In the second game, Zhang Zhizhen played against the two champions of Monfils and Van der Champ. I hope Zhang Zhizhen can bring us good news again.
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