Match Report
Dwelling favorite Zhang advances in Hangzhou, Nishioka wins
Hijikata, #NextGenATP Wong attain second spherical at ATP 250 hard-court occasion
September 19, 2024
Hangzhou Open
Zhang Zhizhen is aiming to win his first ATP Tour this week.
By ATP Workers
China’s No. 1 Zhang Zhizhen is up and working on house soil on the Hangzhou Open. The sixth seed moved previous Kazakhstan qualifier Denis Yevseyev 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 on Thursday to succeed in the second spherical on the ATP 250.
The 27-year-old was competing on house soil for the primary time since he superior to the fourth spherical on the ATP Masters 1000 occasion in Shanghai final October.
In a hard-fought first Lexus ATP Head2Head assembly between the 2, Zhang overcame an erratic show, by which he dedicated 42 unforced errors en path to advancing after two hours and 4 minutes. The No. 48 participant within the PIF ATP Rankings will meet Mattia Bellucci within the second spherical.
satisfying win 😊
On house soil Zhang defeats Yevseyev 6-2 1-6 6-4 to maneuver into R2 at #HangzhouOpen @HangzhouOpen pic.twitter.com/xy9pVoDSnK
— ATP Tour (@atptour) September 19, 2024
Yoshihito Nishioka improved his good file in opposition to Prime 100 opponents for the reason that begin of 2023 to 15-0 on Thursday on the Hangzhou Open, the place the Japanese lefty overcame Germany’s Maximilian Marterer 6-4, 6-2.
The eighth seed was in management all through the 77-minute conflict, not dealing with a break level to earn victory within the pair’s first Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence.
The No. 54 participant within the PIF ATP Rankings, who reached the title match in Zhuhai final 12 months, will subsequent meet Croatian wild card and 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic within the second spherical.
Chinese language wild card Bu Yunchaokete earned his first ATP Tour win of the season, transferring previous Frenchman Hugo Gaston 7-5, 6-3. Bu received two ATP Challenger Tour titles in 2024 and certified for the US Open final month, dropping to Casper Ruud within the first spherical.
The 22-year-old faces a tricky check within the second spherical, assembly second seed Karen Khachanov.
#NextGenATP star Coleman Wong superior after Wu Yibing was pressured to retire after the primary set. Wu, who turned the primary Chinese language man to win an ATP Tour title final 12 months in Dallas, has struggled with damage points up to now 12 months and was pressured to cease after dropping the primary set 3-6.
Wong, who’s the primary man from Hong Kong to win an ATP Tour match since 1972, is up one spot to ninth within the PIF ATP Stay Race To Jeddah. The 20-year-old is aiming to make his debut on the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals offered by PIF. He faces former Subsequent Gen champ Brandon Nakashima in spherical two.
In different motion on the ATP 250 hard-court occasion, Bellucci defeated Aslan Karatsev 6-4, 6-0, whereas Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena overcame Corentin Moutet 7-6(6), 6-1 regardless of a second of magic from the Frenchman. Japan’s Yasutaka Uchiyama defeated Australian James McCabe 6-4, 6-4 and can tackle high seed Holger Rune within the second spherical.
Australian Rinky Hijikata moved previous Damir Dzumhur 2-6, 7-6(6), 6-2. Hijikata rallied from 2-5 down within the second set to finally flip the match round after two hours and 31 minutes. He performs seventh seed Fabian Marozsan within the second spherical. Alexander Shevchenko downed Argentine qualifier Marco Trungelliti 6-1, 6-1 to succeed in spherical two.
