Hamburg Open: China’s Zhang battles back to reach quarter-finals

Chinese Zhizhen Zhang edged out German Yannick Hanfmann 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the Hamburg Open at Am Rothenbaum on Thursday evening.

Zhang, ranked No 79, will face German Daniel Altmaier next.

In the previous round of the Hamburg tournament, the Chinese defeated qualifier Jan Choinski (6-4, 7-5).

Hanfmann, ranked No 45, benefited from the abandonment of Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo, the No 5 seed (4-6, 6-2, 4-2) in the previous round of the Hamburg tournament.

Hamburg ATP500, other second-round results (Am Rothenbaum, clay, EUR 1.831.515, most recent results first):

• Daniel Altmaier beat Andrey Rublev (2): 6-2, 6-2
• Casper Ruud (1) beat Cristian Garin (Q): 1-6, 6-2, 6-2
• Lorenzo Musetti (3) beat Jozef Kovalik (LL): 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
• Arthur Fils beat Dusan Lajovic: 7-5, 7-5
• Alexander Zverev (4) beat Maximilian Marterer (WC): 6-3, 7-5
• Luca Van Assche beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (7): 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4
• Laslo Djere beat Guido Pella: 6-2, 3-6, 6-3