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Zhang Zhizhen of China during the Madrid Open at La Caja Magica in Madrid, Spain, May 4, 2023. /CFP
Zhang Zhizhen's dream run at the Madrid Open came to an end as he failed to reach the semifinals after losing to Aslan Karatsev of Russia 7-6 (3), 6-4 on Thursday.
26-year-old Zhang, who is the first player from the Chinese mainland to reach the quarterfinals of an ATP 1000 tournament, had stunned Canada's Denis Shapovalov, Britain's 11th seed Cameron Norrie and eighth seed Taylor Fritz of the United States in the previous three rounds.
Zhang led 3-0 before dropping seven straight points in the first set tiebreak and being eliminated with a love game in the second set.
Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany during the Madrid Open at La Caja Magica in Madrid, Spain, May 4, 2023. /CFP
Also on Thursday, Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany stunned world number five Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece to reach the semi-finals.
The 33-year-old German, who had lost in the qualifying round before being allotted a place in the main draw, triumphed 7-6 (7/5), 5-7, 6-3.
"It feels amazing. It was a very, very hard battle. I knew before I needed to perform at my best," Struff said in his on-court interview. "Very, very happy that I played this well today. The crowd was amazing. It was an unbelievable atmosphere and really, really happy that I won."
(With input from agencies)
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