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on august 28, beijing time, in a key match of the first round of the 2024 us open men's singles, china's top men's singles player zhang zhizhen retired due to injury after falling behind british rising star draper 3-6, 0-6, 0-4, and was unfortunately eliminated in the first round of the us open. this is also the first time that zhang zhizhen has been eliminated in the first round of a grand slam this season.

zhang zhizhen was originally going to compete in the men's doubles with czech player makhach at this year's us open, but he also decided to withdraw from the men's doubles competition due to his injury. after the game, zhang zhizhen detailed the process of his injury. he said that as early as last friday, he had signs of pain in his knee, which was particularly obvious during training, so he stopped the training plan for the day. in the following three days, he actively adjusted and recovered and was able to participate in the first round of the us open.

he revealed that his physical condition was acceptable after the first set, but in the second set, the pain in his knee gradually intensified, seriously affecting his performance, so he requested a medical timeout. in order to avoid further deterioration of the injury and thus affect the upcoming asian season and the subsequent european season, he finally decided to withdraw.

previously, zhang zhizhen and wang xinyu won the silver medal in the mixed doubles at the paris olympics, and then lost to rublev in the second round of the cincinnati masters. zhang zhizhen said that the intensive schedule made him very tired: "after the grass season, i actually didn't have the opportunity to do a very systematic training. i spent more time flying than practicing."