In the semifinals of the Paris Olympics tennis mixed doubles that ended on the evening of August 1, Beijing time, the Chinese pair Zhang Zhizhen/Wang Xinyu once again won through the tiebreaker set, reversed and eliminated the Netherlands strong Kurhoff/Schuls, and entered the Olympic tennis mixed doubles final for the first time in the competition. The scores in the three sets were 2-6, 6-4 and 10-4. Zhang Zhizhen/Wang Xinyu also made history by helping China secure their first Olympic medal in mixed doubles.

【World Ranking】

Wang Xinyu, ranked 34th in the world in doubles, won last year's French Open women's doubles title and is also the highest-ranked female player in China. Zhang Zhizhen is ranked 47th in the world in doubles, and Zhang Zhizhen is the highest-ranked male player in China regardless of singles and doubles. This is also the first time that the Chinese delegation has participated in the Olympic tennis mixed doubles event. Their opponents this time, Kurhoff/Scholes, are both doubles players in the Grand Slam arena.

【Confrontation Situation】

Since Wang Xinyu temporarily replaced Zheng Qinwen and partnered Zhang Zhizhen, the two pairs have never played each other in a Grand Slam before.

【Contest Review】

In the first set, Zhang Zhizhen/Wang Xinyu broke serve as soon as they came up, but then the Netherlands pair broke back twice in a row, winning four games in a row to reverse 4-1. In the 8th game, Zhang Zhizhen/Wang Xinyu were broken again in their unbreakable service game, and finally lost the first set 2-6.

In the second set, Zhang Zhizhen/Wang Xinyu readjusted their state, broke serve first in the third game, and took a 3-1 lead after holding serve in the fourth game. Since then, neither side has been able to break serve again. In the 10th game, the Chinese pair withstood the pressure and successfully held serve, winning the second set 6-4 and tying the total score at 1-1.

According to the rules, the Olympic tennis mixed doubles tiebreaker will be directly contested in ten games. In the tie-break, Zhang Zhizhen/Wang Xinyu took a 5-1 lead at the beginning, and Kurhoff/Schuls then scored four points in a row to close to 4-5, but the Chinese pair withstood the pressure and finally won 10-4 to eliminate their opponents and enter the Olympic mixed doubles final.

【Next Round Opponent】

After reaching the final, Zhang Zhizhen/Wang Xinyu will face the winner of Canada's Aliassime/Dablowski and Czech Republic's Makhac/Siniakova for the mixed doubles gold medal at the Games.