HALLE, Germany — Zhang Zhizhen recorded his third profession victory over a top-10 opponent when he upset third-seeded Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (5) on the grass-court Halle Open on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old Zhang, who’s ranked No. 42, trailed 3-5 within the third-set tiebreaker earlier than successful 4 straight factors in opposition to the fifth-ranked Medvedev.
Zhang is the primary Chinese language participant to achieve the Halle quarterfinals. He hadn’t crushed a top-10 opponent since defeating then-No. 5 Casper Ruud ultimately yr’s U.S. Open.
Additionally Wednesday, second-seeded Alexander Zverev beat Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 7-6 (5). Zverev, a German who’s ranked No. 4, improved to 4-0 in opposition to Sonego. Zverev is a two-time finalist at Halle.
Earlier, Jan-Lennard Struff overcame a robust problem from grass-court debutant Luciano Darderi, who saved 9 match factors earlier than bowing out.
Struff, who hit 21 aces, was a break down within the decider however rallied previous his rival 6-7 (2), 7-5, 7-6 (10) after warding off a match level within the last tiebreaker.
Struff, who wanted 2 hours and 31 minutes to prevail, will subsequent tackle Stefanos Tsitsipas.
It was Darderi’s first grass-court match on the ATP Tour. Darderi grabbed the highlight in February when he gained the title in Cordoba as a qualifier. He’s now ranked thirty fourth.
