In a key match in the first round of the mixed doubles tennis at the Paris Olympics, which ended in the early morning of July 31, Beijing time, Wang Xinyu, who replaced Zheng Qinwen, partnered with Zhang Zhizhen to reverse the Brazil pair Wilder/Stefani 2-1 and advance to the top 8 of mixed doubles. Zhang Zhizhen/Wang Xinyu also helped China win the first mixed doubles victory in Olympic mixed doubles history. The scores in the three sets were 3-6, 6-3, 10-8.

【World Ranking】

Wang Xinyu is ranked 36th in the world in women's singles and 34th in the world in doubles, and she won last year's French Open women's doubles title, and she is also the highest-ranked female player in China. Zhang Zhizhen is ranked 42nd in the world in men's singles. Ranked 47th in the world in doubles, Zhang Zhizhen is the highest-ranked male player in China in both singles and doubles. This is also the first time that the Chinese delegation has participated in the Olympic tennis mixed doubles event.

【Confrontation Situation】

Since Wang Xinyu and Zhang Zhizhen have never teamed up in mixed doubles at any of the four Grand Slams, the two pairs have never played each other before.

【Contest Review】

In the first set, both sides held serve in the first seven games, and the Brazil pair who served first led 4-3. In the 8th game, Zhang Zhizhen/Wang Xinyu lost 4 points in a row and were broken, although the Chinese pair then saved two set points in the opponent's service game, but finally failed to break back and lost the first set 3-6.

In the second set, Zhang Zhizhen/Wang Xinyu took the lead in the fourth game and took a 4-1 lead after holding serve in the fifth game. In the 9th game, the Chinese team won four points in a row in the service game to win the set and pull back a set 6-3.

According to the rules, the mixed doubles tiebreaker will go directly to the tie-break. In the tie-break, Zhang Zhizhen/Wang Xinyu led 4-2 and was overtaken by the opponent 6-4. However, Zhang Zhizhen/Wang Xinyu exceeded 8-6 again, and finally the Chinese pair won the tie-break 10-8 and reversed 2-1 to advance.

【Next Round Opponent】

Zhang Zhizhen/Wang Xinyu will face second seeds, Australia's Ibuden/Perez, after advancing to the last eight.