Hamburg Open: Zhang beats Cobolli to book spot in last eight

Chinese Zhizhen Zhang, the No 8 seed, moved into the quarter-finals of the Hamburg Open by beating Italian Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 7-6 (5) at the Rothenbaum Tennis Center.

Zhang, ranked No 34, will play the winner of the match between German Alexander Zverev, the top seed, and Frenchman Hugo Gaston next.

In the previous round of the Hamburg tournament, the Chinese won against Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild (7-6 (6), 6-0).

Cobolli, ranked No 48, defeated German Daniel Altmaier (6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3) during the first round of the Hamburg tournament.

Hamburg ATP 500, other second-round results (Rothenbaum Tennis Center, clay, EUR 1.891.995, most recent results first):

• Alexander Zverev vs. Hugo Gaston
• Marco Trungelliti vs. Holger Rune
• Arthur Fils (5) beat Laslo Djere: 7-6 (3), 6-2
• Sebastian Baez (3) beat Dusan Lajovic: 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
• Francisco Cerundolo (4) beat Maximilian Marterer (WC): 6-0, 6-2
• Pedro Martinez beat Ugo Blanchet (Q): 6-4, 0-6, 7-5
• Luciano Darderi (7) beat Alexander Shevchenko: 6-3, 2-6, 6-3