Challenging the big-name star Zhang Zhizhen to take revenge and successfully return to the TOP50, Xiaobu was still glorious despite the surprise change

Zhang Zhizhen challenged Hurkacz, and Buyun Chaokert faced Fritz, although the Chinese men's players only achieved one win and one loss in the end, but the outside world still gave the warmest applause to the first and third brothers of China.

Since Rotterdam was hit hard by Rublev and is still spinning in the losing circle, the outside world is very worried about Zhang Zhizhen, who has fallen out of the TOP50, and is afraid that if he loses like this, he may not need to be pressured by others, and he will be completely defeated after his confidence is worn out.

Therefore, everyone does not have great expectations for Zhang Zhizhen who appeared in the Marseille 250, because with his current state, it is normal to lose, and it is a surprise to win.

I don't know if there is no pressure from too much expectation from the outside world, this time Zhang Zhizhen has really shown himself completely different from before from the first round of Marseille.

Against French player Aris, Zhang Zhizhen was completely unfavorable, and finally narrowly defeated his opponent in three sets, finally ending the embarrassment of losing streak.

defeated the native wolf, but Zhang Zhizhen ushered in the alien tiger Hurkacz in the second round. Considering that in the recent United Cup, China's first brother was just swept by Master Hu, before this focus battle started, some fans and netizens expressed worriedly, "Is Brother Zhang's newly raised confidence going to be pressed down by Master Hu so soon?" ”

Although Zhang Zhizhen defeated Hurkacz in Tokyo in 2023, in fact, this encounter does not have any reference value in terms of the overall state and strength of the current two, and the Chinese first brother is still not favored by the side.

Even though he saw Zhang Zhizhen take the next city 6-4 and was only one game away from running to the end of the victory, there were still many fans and netizens in the live broadcast room who bluntly said that there is a high probability that the first brother in China can only play one game.

Especially after Zhang Zhizhen lost to Hurkacz in the tie-break in the second set, the tiebreaker has not yet begun, and the Chinese brother has been determined to lose in advance.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhizhen not only did not lose quickly in the deciding set, but actually had the last laugh in this set 6-3, thus upsetting Hurkacz with a big score of 2-1, giving fans and netizens a great surprise.

To be precise, this match against Hurkacz was Zhang Zhizhen's best performance in the new season, and all 16 service games in three sets were saved, which also reassured those who were worried about whether the 28-year-old Zhang Zhizhen would never be able to find his form again because of age.

With this victory over Hurkacz, Zhang Zhizhen defeated a TOP20 player on a hard court for the first time since October 2023, and returned to the top 50 in the instant world rankings with this victory.

Some people say that when a person is at an absolute trough in life, this person either rises up, or goes with the flow and lies down and accepts fate, Zhang Zhizhen finally broke into everyone's field of vision after choosing the former, "It seems that the TOP30 goal is still playful." ”

After Zhang Zhizhen took on the mighty Hurkacz to earn a near-full victory, China's third brother Buyun Chaoket, who competed in the Deira Beach 250 this week, also faced American No. 1 Fritz in the second round.

Although Buyun lost to Fritz in the last two sets, he still received the same amount of applause as Zhang Zhizhen.

Before the game, when many people predicted this focus battle, they thought that Xiao Bu, who lacked changes in play, was very likely to be swept away.

But from the first set, everyone bluntly said that they were talking a little early.

In the face of Fritz's almost devastating serving weapon, Buyun Chaokert not only resisted, but also was able to fight back and forth with the American brother in the standoff.

In order to avoid falling into the opponent's comfort zone, Xiaobu even made bold changes, daring to change lines and take the initiative to attack in the bottom line many times, creating great trouble for Fritz. Even if the first brother of the United States won the first set through the tie-break, it was quite thrilling.

It's a pity that the first set was too fierce, which caused Buyun Chaokert to consume a lot of energy, and this negative impact was very obvious in the second set, otherwise it would not have been easy for Fritz to win the whole match 6-2.

Although the defeat was bitter, but seeing Buyun Chaokert play against the powerful Fritz in the first set at a level comparable to the TOP20 level, and the shortcomings in this area that were criticized before will only make brute force and lack more flexibility and adaptability have been greatly improved, with such progress and combat effectiveness, and the physical fitness will be stronger, over time, the 22-year-old Chinese Mongolian guy is still quite worth looking forward to.(Source: Tennis House Author: Starry Sky of Moon River)