In real time, the world ranks among the top 100 Zhang Zhizhen, a record of men’s mesh in mainland China.
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 21, in the men’s professional tennis player Association attp250 tour Naples station held in Italy on the 20th local time, in one day, Chinese player Zhang Zhizhen defeated Hungarian player fuqiovic and Argentine star Baas one after another. While advancing to the top eight, he became the first male player in mainland China who immediately ranked in the top 100 in the world.
On that day, Zhang Zhizhen first won the first round make-up match with fuqiovic at 6:4 and 7:6(8). The day before, due to the slippery venue, the competition was forced to stop in the case of Zhang Zhizhen’s 6:4 and 2:2 leading. After a short rest, Zhang Zhizhen challenged the No. 6 seed and the 37th place in the world in the second round. After double “grab seven”, he defeated his opponent by 7:6(5) and 7:6(11).
With the victory of that day, Zhang Zhizhen ranked 96th in the real-time world. He said after the game: “Today’s victory is not easy. He played two games a day and three ‘grab seven ‘. The first step in the top 100 is a small step for me and a big step for us (mainland China men’s mesh).”
The Chinese Tennis Association then sent a congratulatory letter to Zhang Zhizhen. The letter said that the instant ranking into the top 100 is a “historic breakthrough” and a “milestone” in mainland China men’s mesh, hoping that Zhang Zhizhen and all men’s mesh athletes in mainland China will meet new challenges together, get better results.
In the quarter-finals, Zhang Zhizhen will face American MacDonald.