The Chinese Zhizhen Zhang42 in the ATP ranking, surprised the Russian this Wednesday Daniel Medvedevthird seed, whom he defeated in the second round of the grass court tournament Halle by winning three sets 6-3, 2-6 and 7-6 (5) after two hours and seven minutes of play.
It was a serious slip for Medvedev, world No. 5 and another one of the big favorites Wimbledon (July 1-14), where he reached the semifinals last year, a round in which he was held off by the Spaniards. Carlos Alcarazin the end the champion.
Twenty-nine minutes is enough for a tennis player Shanghai to take the first set 6-3 after holding his serve and taking advantage of one of the four break points at his disposal, although the world number five reacted in the second, where he improved his performance and managed to balance rivalry with a convincing 6-2.
The tie marked the third set in which each of the contestants managed to break their rival’s serve once and had to be resolved after a tie-break where Zhang took advantage of his first chance to seal a victory that he reached the quarterfinals, where the American was waiting for him Christopher Eubanks.
Source: La Verdad
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