Match report
Dwelling favorite Zhang advances to Hangzhou, Nishioka wins
Hijikata, #NextGenATP Wong attain second spherical at ATP 250 hardcourt occasion
September 19, 2024
Hangzhou Open
Zhang Zhizhen hopes to win his first ATP Tour title this week.
By ATP workers
China’s No. 1 Zhang Zhizhen is on residence soil on the Hangzhou Open. The sixth seed edged previous Kazakh qualifier Denis Yevseyev 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 on Thursday to succeed in the second spherical of the ATP 250.
The 27-year-old participant was competing on residence soil for the primary time since reaching the fourth spherical of the ATP Masters 1000 occasion in Shanghai final October.
In a hard-fought first Lexus ATP Head2Head assembly between the pair, Zhang overcame an erratic show, making 42 unforced errors, to advance after two hours and 4 minutes. The No. 48 within the PIF ATP rankings will face Mattia Bellucci within the second spherical.
satisfying win 😊
On residence soil Zhang beats Yevseyev 6-2 1-6 6-4 and advances to R2 #HangzhouOpen @HangzhouOpen photo.twitter.com/xy9pVoDSnK
— ATP Tour (@atptour) September 19, 2024
Yoshihito Nishioka improved his excellent report towards High 100 opponents because the begin of 2023 to 15-0 on Thursday on the Hangzhou Open, the place the left-handed Japanese defeated Germany’s Maximilian Marterer 6-4, 6-2.
The eighth-seeded crew managed all the 77-minute match and didn’t enable a single break level to win the duo’s first Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence.
The No. 54 within the PIF ATP rankings, who reached the title combat in Zhuhai final 12 months, will face Croatian wildcard participant and 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic within the second spherical.
Chinese language wildcard Bu Yunchaokete claimed his first ATP Tour victory of the season, beating Frenchman Hugo Gaston 7-5, 6-3. Bu has received two ATP Challenger Tour titles in 2024 and certified for the US Open final month, the place he misplaced within the first spherical to Casper Ruud.
The 22-year-old will face a troublesome check within the second spherical, the place she is going to face second-seeded Karen Khachanov.
#NextGenATP star Coleman Wong continued after Wu Yibing was compelled to retire after the primary set. Wu, who grew to become the primary Chinese language man to win an ATP Tour title in Dallas final 12 months, has struggled with accidents over the previous 12 months and was compelled to retire after shedding the primary set 3-6.
Wong, the primary Hong Kong man to win an ATP Tour match since 1972, has risen one spot to ninth within the PIF ATP Dwell Race To Jeddah. The 20-year-old is hoping to make his debut on the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals offered by PIF. He’ll face former Subsequent Gen champion Brandon Nakashima in spherical two.
In different motion on the ATP 250 hardcourt occasion, Bellucci defeated Aslan Karatsev 6-4, 6-0, whereas Spaniard Roberto Carballes defeated Baena Corentin Moutet 7-6(6), 6-1, regardless of a second of magic from the Frenchman. Japan’s Yasutaka Uchiyama defeated Australia’s James McCabe 6-4, 6-4 and can face top-seeded Holger Rune within the second spherical.
Australian Rinky Hijikata beat Damir Dzumhur 2-6, 7-6(6), 6-2. Hijikata got here again from 2-5 down within the second set to lastly flip the match round after two hours and 31 minutes. He’ll play seventh-seeded Fabian Marozsan within the second spherical. Alexander Shevchenko defeated Argentine qualifier Marco Trungelliti 6-1, 6-1 to succeed in the second spherical.