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BERLIN, 21 June (BelTA — China Daily) — China’s Zhang Zhizhen stunned
third seed Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(5) to reach the quarterfinals
at the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle, Germany.
The Chinese No. 1
was trailing 3-5 in the tiebreaker of the third set, but rallied four
points in a row for his second Top 5 victory, after defeating Casper
Ruud at last year’s US Open.
«A really tough match. Last time I
lost a third-set tie-break [in Stuttgart last week]. And today again, a
third-set tie-break. I was thinking, ‘Okay, it’s time. The perfect
moment to get revenge’,» Zhang was quoted as saying by the ATP official
website. «I’m super happy that today I handled it to the end.»
Zhang
will next play Christopher Eubanks of the United States, who shocked
defending champion Alexander Bublik 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-3.
