ATP Marseille: Zhang sets up second round clash against Hurkacz

China’s Zhizhen Zhang edged out Frenchman Quentin Halys 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3) to reach the second round of the Marseille Open at the Palais des sports on Tuesday.

Zhang, ranked No 52 and a quarter-finalist here last year, will face No 4 seed Hubert Hurkacz next.

The win ended a nine-match losing streak for Zhang against players ranked in the top 100 (his last one coming in September 2024).

Marseille ATP 250, other first-round matches (Palais des sports, hard, most recent results first):

• Zizou Bergs beat Clement Chidekh (Q): 6-4, 6-4
• Nuno Borges (8) beat Stan Wawrinka (WC): 6-7 (4), 7-6 (1), 6-3
• Jan-Lennard Struff beat Manuel Guinard (LL): 7-5, 7-6 (4)
• Luca Van Assche (LL) beat Benjamin Bonzi: 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7)
• Alexander Bublik beat Richard Gasquet (WC): 6-4, 6-4
• Daniel Altmaier beat Luca Nardi: 6-2, 6-2
• Lorenzo Sonego (7) beat Botic van de Zandschulp: 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
• Otto Virtanen beat Sebastian Korda (5): 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4), 6-4
• Hamad Medjedovic beat Raphael Collignon: 6-3, 6-4
• Pierre-Hugues Herbert vs. Harold Mayot
• Hugo Grenier vs. Arthur Gea

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