Zhang Zhizhen
On the evening of February 8, Beijing time, in the second round of the men's singles at the 2024 ATP250 Marseille station, Zhang Zhizhen played against Aliassime.
Zhang Zhizhen is China's first brother, in the Australian Open, which has just ended, Zhang Zhizhen has performed well in singles and men's doubles, especially men's doubles. In the first round of Marseille, Zhang Zhizhen won two sets in a row after dropping one set and defeated the lucky loser Zepieri and advanced to the second round. Aliassime is ranked 28th in the world! In the first round, Aliassime defeated Aris.
In the first set, in the first game, Aliassime struggled to hold serve, and in the second game, Zhang Zhizhen successfully held serve 1-1. In the third game, Zhang Zhizhen took the lead to complete the break 2-1, and then successfully held serve to expand the lead 3-1. In the 5th game, Aliassime held serve to stop the decline and bite 2-3. In the 6th game, Aliassime scored four straight points to break 3-3. In the 7th game, Zhang Zhizhen broke easily again, 4-3. In the 8th game, Zhang Zhizhen successfully held serve 5-3. In the 10th game, Zhang Zhizhen cashed in his serve to win the set, 6-4, and led 1-0.
In the second set, Zhang Zhizhen came up and started the game 2-0 with consecutive breaks. In the 4th game, Zhang Zhizhen held serve again 3-1. In the 8th game, Zhang Zhizhen held serve again 5-3. Then Zhang Zhizhen firmly suppressed, won another set 6-4, and advanced with a big score of 2-0.