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2024.06.25 16:32 GMT+8

Tennis: China's Zhang Zhizhen rises in ATP rankings

Updated 2024.06.25 16:32 GMT+8
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Zhang Zhizhen of China wipes off his sweat during the Halle Open in Halle, Germany, June 22, 2024. /CFP

Zhang Zhizhen is up nine spots in the ATP World Rankings to a career-high world number 33.

The 27-year old overcame Daniil Medvedev for the second top-five win of his career en route to his first semifinal on grass last week at the Halle Open in Germany, where he lost to eventual winner Jannik Sinner.

The Chinese reached his second Masters 1000 quarterfinal in Rome last month before making it to the third round at the French Open for the second consecutive year.

The man from Shanghai becomes the highest ranked Chinese mainland male player and will also become the first man from the mainland to be seeded at a major when he takes to the court at Wimbledon next month.

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