Chinese Taipei brother Zeng Junxin reversed Brazilian good player Monteiro 6:7 (4:7), 6:3, 7:6 (7:4) in the second round of the ATP 500-level Rio Open tennis tournament on the 20th, after 3 hours and 19 minutes of three-set battle, and advanced to the men's singles quarterfinals.

Zeng Junxin

Zeng Junxin, who was not in good form at the beginning of the season, has swallowed four consecutive defeats from the Australian Open, Davis Cup to the first two Argentine tournaments, but he bottomed out after coming to Rio this week, and advanced to the main draw after passing two consecutive qualifying rounds, and defeated Chilean player Tabilo in straight sets in the first round to reach the men's singles round of 16, which is also the first time in his career that he has defeated the world's top 30 masters.

Facing Monteiro in this match, Zeng Junxin was defeated in the first set in the tie-break amid the cheers of the crowd supporting his opponent, but he later regrouped and successfully won one city with a second break in the second set. Entering the deciding set, both sides have experienced 1 mutual break, and the game has also been extended to a tiebreaker, Zeng Junxin swept 3 points in a row at 4:4 and closed the door perfectly, among which the last surprise put the ball to force the opponent to make a mistake, Zeng Junxin also shouted excitedly after the victory.

World No. 125 Zeng Junxin has reached the top 8 of the ATP 500 men's singles for the first time in his career, and his ranking is expected to rise to 98. Next, he will face Argentina's fifth seed, Baez, for a ticket to the last four.