Marseille Open: Zhang impresses in upset win over Hurkacz, makes quarter-finals
Zhizhen Zhang defeated Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 6-7 (1), 6-3 on Thursday evening. He’ll face Belgian Zizou Bergs in the next round
Zhizhen Zhang, Rotterdam Open, 2025 © Laurent Lairys / Psnewz
Chinese Zhizhen Zhang reached the quarter-finals of the Marseille Open by defeating Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the No 4 seed, 6-4, 6-7 (1), 6-3 at the Palais des sports.
Zhang, ranked No 52, will play Belgian Zizou Bergs next.
The Chinese edged out Frenchman Quentin Halys (6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3)) in the previous round of the Marseille tournament.
Marseille ATP 250, other second-round results (Palais des sports, hard, EUR 767.545, most recent results first):
- Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Hugo Grenier
- Daniil Medvedev vs. Pierre-Hugues Herbert
- Zizou Bergs beat Nuno Borges (8): 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-2
- Ugo Humbert (2) beat Alexander Bublik: 7-6 (7), 6-4
- Hamad Medjedovic beat Karen Khachanov (3): 6-2, 6-3
- Daniel Altmaier beat Otto Virtanen: 6-4, 6-3
- Lorenzo Sonego vs. Luca Van Assche
