On March 10, Beijing time, in the final day of the Zhuhai Open, China's Zhang Ze/Gong Maoxin defeated Australia's Purcell/Salwee 6-4, 6-4, which was the second Challenger trophy won by the two this season.

In an interview in the player's tunnel after the game, Zhang Ze specially took out his mobile phone to show reporters the APP for querying real-time rankings, with the 80 championship points obtained by this station, he and Gong Maoxin's doubles world rankings will reach a new high, respectively to 76th and 84th, the joint ranking of the two reached 160, and they are getting closer and closer to the French Open main draw seat.

According to Zhang, in order to qualify for a Grand Slam doubles main draw, the joint ranking needs to reach around 140, so they still need to work hard in the next two months. "The immediate goal is to win two titles in China's three Challenger tournaments," said Zhuhai, with the Chinese pair heading to Shenzhen for next week's Zhangjiagang event.

Earlier, Zhang Ze/Gong Maoxin missed the two ATP 250 tournaments in Europe in February due to visa problems, and they expressed their helplessness, Zhang Ze said frankly: "We have an official passport, and after getting an Australian visa and playing the Australian Open, it is too late to apply for a European visa." ”

In addition, Zhang Ze also revealed the itinerary in April, because they have to participate in the team competition in Zhengzhou, they can only give up the same time in Taipei, China, which will have some impact on saving last year's points. Their clay season will start with the Anning Challenger and then aim to play at the ATP 250 in Budapest and Estoril.

The 2019 Zhuhai Tennis Championship (ATP 250) will be held at the Hengqin International Tennis Center from September 23 to 29, and it is expected that their ranking will rise to the expected goal in half a year, and they can directly qualify for the doubles match of the Zhuhai Tennis Championship by virtue of their ranking.

(Text/He Song)