Hangzhou Open: Zhang advances to final, his first on Tour
Zhizhen Zhang won against Yunchaokete Bu 7-6 (3), 6-4 on Monday afternoon and will face Croat wildcard Marin Cilic for the title
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No 6 seed Zhizhen Zhang beat wildcard Yunchaokete Bu 7-6 (3), 6-4 to reach the final of the Hangzhou Open at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center on Monday afternoon.
Zhang, ranked No 43, will face Croat wildcard Marin Cilic next.
Earlier in the tournament, Zhizhen Zhang won against Kazakh qualifier Denis Yevseyev (6-2, 1-6, 6-4), Italian Mattia Bellucci (6-3, 6-0) and Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena (6-3, 6-3).
Bu, ranked No 96, won against Frenchman Hugo Gaston (7-5, 6-3), Russian Karen Khachanov, the second seed (7-6 (7), 4-6, 6-3) and Kazakh Mikhail Kukushkin (6-4, 6-2) in the previous rounds of the Hangzhou tournament.
Hangzhou ATP 250, other semi-final result (Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center, hard, USD 1.000.630):
- Marin Cilic beat Brandon Nakashima (4): 6-4, 7-6 (6)
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