On the evening of May 15, Beijing time, in the quarter finals of the 2024ATP1000 Rome Masters Men's Singles, Chinese player Zhang Zhizhen lost 0-2 to No. 29 seed Tabillo, and was unable to enter the top four of the Masters for the first time.
At the Rome Masters, Zhang Zhizhen first defeated Garland 6-2/7-5 in the first round of the race, successfully revenged and ended three consecutive defeats;In the second round, he swept the 19th seed Manarino 6-1/6-3 to advance to the top 32;In the third round, he defeated No. 12 seed Shelton 6-2/6-4, and advanced to the top 16 of the Masters for the third time in his career;In the fourth round, he defeated Monteiro, the Brazilian qualifier, 7-6 (4)/6-3, and was promoted to the top 8 of the Masters for the second time after the 2023 Madrid Masters.
In the quarter final, Zhang Zhizhen's opponent was Chile's Tabilo, the 29th seed of Lianke Djokovic and Kachalov.This is the second time that the two sides have met in their careers - in the 2021 Wimbledon qualifier, Zhang Zhizhen won in two snatches.
In the first set of the game, China's first brother had no way to do much, and was the first to break in the sixth inning, losing a set 3-6 first.In the second set, Zhang Zhizhen still didn't find a good chance and lost another set 4-6.In this way, China's first brother lost 0-2 and was not qualified to enter the top four of the Masters for the first time.Tabillo was the first to enter the semi-finals of the Masters.
More worrisome, Zhang Zhizhen called for a medical suspension due to leg injury in the second set.How this injury will affect his future at the French Open is unknown.
(Qingling)
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