Generali Open: Zhang upsets seventh seed Lajovic to reach second round
The Chinese player will face Austrian wildcard Dominic Thiem in the next round
Zhang Zhizhen 2023 Madrid Open | AI / Reuters / Panoramic
China’s Zhizhen Zhang continued his good run on clay as he advanced to the second round of the Generali Open on Tuesday.
Zhang, a semi-finalist in Hamburg last week which made him the first Chinese male to reach the semis of an ATP 500 event, upset Serb Dusan Lajovic, the No 7 seed, 6-3, 6-2 at Kitzbühel Tennis Club.
Zhang, ranked No 53, will face local favourite and former champion Dominic Thiem next.
Kitzbuhel ATP250, other first-round matches (Kitzbühel Tennis Club, clay, EUR 562,815):
- Arthur Rinderknech beat Juan Manuel Cerundolo (LL): 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2
- Thiago Seyboth Wild (WC) beat Dennis Novak (Q): 6-3, 6-4
- Laslo Djere (5) beat Christopher O’Connell: 6-4, 7-6 (4)
- Daniel Altmaier (8) beat Marc-Andrea Huesler: 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4
- Roberto Carballes Baena (6) beat Guido Pella: 6-2, 6-4
- Sebastian Baez beat Hamad Medjedovic (Q): 6-4, 6-2
- Guido Andreozzi (Q) beat Filip Misolic (WC): 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
- Albert Ramos-Vinolas beat Juan Pablo Varillas: 6-1, 7-5
- Alex Molcan beat Luca Van Assche: 6-4, 6-3
- Daniel Elahi Galan beat Marco Cecchinato: 6-2, 6-2
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