Generali Open: Zhang upsets seventh seed Lajovic to reach second round

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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