United Cup: Zhang Zhizhen was reversed + swallowed eggs in the second set 1-2 and lost to the world's No. 2 Chinese team 0-1 Germany

In a key match in Group E of the Perth Division of the United Cup, which ended on the evening of December 30, Beijing time, the Chinese team and the German team clashed. In the first men's singles competition, "China's first brother" Zhang Zhizhen was unfortunately reversed 1-2 by the world No. 2 and German star Zverev after 3 sets, and the Chinese team lost 1 point first.

【World Ranking】

Currently, Zhang is ranked 45th in the world. Zverev, on the other hand, is ranked No. 2 in the world, having won the 2020 US Open runner-up, the 2024 French Open, and a two-time men's singles champion at the year-end finals.

【Confrontation Situation】

Previously, the two had faced each other once at the Hamburg 500 in 2024. At that time, Zverev defeated Zhang Zhizhen with a score of 6-4, 6-3.

【Contest Review】

In the first set, Zhang Zhizhen, who changed his serve, performed very well, and he took the lead in breaking serve as soon as he came up. After successfully holding serve in the second game, he established a 2-0 lead in the opening game. In the seventh game, Zhang broke Zverev's serve again to extend the advantage to 5-2, and as he won the set in the eighth game, Zhang also won the first set 6-2.

In the second set, Zverev made a strong recovery, breaking serve three times in a row in the 2nd, 4th and 6th games, and finally won 6 consecutive games to "send" Zhang Zhizhen and equalize the overall score.

In the deciding set, both sides held serve in the first 4 games, and in the crucial 6th game, Zhang Zhizhen fell into an unfavorable situation of falling behind 2-4 after being broken. In the 8th game, Zhang Zhizhen was broken again in his unbreakable service game, and finally lost the deciding set 2-6, and the total score was reversed by Zverev 1-2.

[Data Log]

Zhang Zhizhen faced Zverev and lost all 2 meetings.

【Next Matchup】

The second women's singles match between the two sides will be played by Gao Xinyu, ranked 175th in the world, against Sigmund, ranked 80th in the world.