#Zhizhen Zhang

[meddybears]

@BendouZhang: After Zheng Qinwen withdrew from the mixed doubles after marathon matches in singles, ZZZ checked with Wang Xinyu. Xinyu still stayed in Paris because she found "the flight ticket is too expensive." She came to play, with a pair of hard court shoes. Now they get silver medals.

[bluespring864]

For the second time in the first three games, Qinwen Zheng hits the ball straight at Novak Djokovic during the mixed doubles at United Cup 2024 and knocks him off his feet

[daikenkki]

[belteppismo]

Seeing Jannik and my fave Zhizhen Zhang playing doubles would have solved 90% of my life's problems

[stateofsport211]

JJOO 2024 🎾 XD F: Katerina Siniakova/Tomas Machac def. Xinyu Wang/Zhizhen Zhang 6-2, 5-7, [10-8] Match Stats

📸 Eurosport LV

K. Siniakova/T. Machac nailed their return games in the first set thanks to their timely poaches at the net, but Xinyu/Zhizhen utilized the open court well to break for the second set. It also came down to the deeper returns and the +1 volleys to add to their second serve issues, which played a significant role during the tie-breaker. As a result, the cleaner strike allowed the Czechs to commit 17 lesser unforced errors than the Chinese pair's 31, winning 4% more receiving points while creating 4 break points, even if they converted 50% of them and scored 13 less shot winners than the latter.

Furthermore, Katka/T. Machac also had the slight edge on their service games. Even though Xinyu/Zhizhen scored 4 aces, the Czechs won 77% of their first serve points, 3% more than the latter, which helped them navigating through some moments. On the other hand, Xinyu/Zhizhen's apparent second serve troubles were statistically confirmed as they double-faulted four times than Katka/T. Machac's 1, thus the Czech pair won 4% more points on their serves.

Interestingly, even if this is Czech Republic's first Mixed Doubles gold medal, this is Katka's second Olympic gold medal after the Women's Doubles in Tokyo 2020 (held 2021, with Barbora Krejcikova), while T. Machac will contest the Men's Doubles bronze medal contest the next day (with Adam Pavlasek). To add, Katka had a blast of a summer starting with her Roland Garros title (with Coco Gauff), followed by Wimbledon (with Taylor Townsend), both in the Women's Doubles category, to add to her Australian Open semifinalist, Dubai Masters 1000 title, as well as the Indian Wells Masters 1000 finals from the start of the year. The bronze medallist was the Canadians Gabriela Dabrowski/Felix Auger-Aliassime, who defeated the Dutch pair of Demi Schuurs/Wesley Koolhof 6-3, 7-6(2) earlier that day. What a night in this sector.

[kidknowssports]

ATP #AsianGames2023 Pick

Winner: Zhizhen Zhang

[muirneach]

gasp wait i hadn’t seen this

[axj2094]

Olympics Paris 2024

🥇 🇨🇿

🥈🇨🇳

🥉🇨🇦

[mortiflyer]

the finest man in the world is ZHIZHEN ZHANG and he:

is 6'5"

has eleven cats

has an olympic silver medal

[fritzes]

Which historical figure would you switch with 🤔

[onscarlitos]

im very distracted in this match because ZZ Zhang is honestly SO handsome like HIS HAIR ??

[stateofsport211]

📸 🎥 Eurosport LV

Xinyu/Zhizhen initially kicked off the match tie-break solidly through their pass to Katka's failed volley, which secured their earliest mini-break to 2-0. They then consolidated to 3-0, but a deep return from the Czechs caused Xinyu to err her +1 forehand, trying to mini-break back (3-2) before the former held their serves to 3-3.

Things started to get slightly heated, as Katka's double fault allowed the Chinese pair to come back to 4-3. Zhizhen's +1 forehand error then equalized it for him and Xinyu to 4-4, but a forehand fired too long from T. Machac caused Xinyu/Zhizhen to confirm the equal level of play (5-5). The latter pair then held to 7-6 several points before Zhizhen's backhand return ace strengthened their lead to 8-6.

However, the moment shifted back and forth as T. Machac's deep return to Zhizhen's +1 forehand rush started minimizing the gap (8-7) before the Czechs held their serves to 8-8. Somehow, Zhizhen double-faulted, which created T. Machac/Katka's match point that was immediately converted after his forehand went too long, winning the match tie-break 10-8, as well as the gold medal.

[schumi-nadal]

Marin Čilić | Hangzhou Open 2024 🇨🇳

A twenty-first ATP title as an early birthday gift 🎉🏆

[muirneach]

first time partners win silver ❤️💛