Roland-Garros: Lajovic retires, Zhang through to second round
Zhizhen Zhang benefited from the abandonment of Dusan Lajovic (6-1, 4-1) on Monday evening. He’ll play Argentinian Thiago Agustin Tirante in the next round
Zhang Zhizhen 2023 Madrid Open | AI / Reuters / Panoramic
Chinese Zhizhen Zhang reached the second round of Roland-Garros when Serb Dusan Lajovic retired on Monday evening at Stade Roland-Garros in Paris.
Zhang, ranked No 71, led 6-1, 4-1 when Lajovic, ranked No 53, pulled out on Monday evening.
The Chinese will face Argentinian Thiago Agustin Tirante next.
Roland-Garros (Grand Slam), other first-round results (Stade Roland-Garros, clay, EUR 49.600.000, most recent results first):
- Gael Monfils vs. Sebastian Baez
- Timofey Skatov vs. Grigor Dimitrov
- Michael Mmoh vs. Taylor Fritz
- Richard Gasquet vs. Arthur Rinderknech
- Quentin Halys vs. Guido Pella
- Emil Ruusuvuori vs. Gregoire Barrere
- Thiago Monteiro vs. Yannick Hanfmann
- Francisco Cerundolo vs. Jaume Munar
- Holger Rune vs. Christopher Eubanks
- Thiago Seyboth Wild vs. Daniil Medvedev
- Hugo Gaston vs. Alex Molcan
- Alexander Zverev vs. Lloyd Harris
- Alexander Bublik vs. Giulio Zeppieri
- Max Purcell vs. Jordan Thompson
- Yoshihito Nishioka vs. J.J. Wolf
- Elias Ymer vs. Casper Ruud
- Nicolas Jarry vs. Hugo Dellien
- Tommy Paul vs. Dominic Stricker
- Andrea Vavassori vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
- Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs. Genaro Alberto Olivieri
- Jannik Sinner vs. Alexandre Muller
- Luca Van Assche vs. Marco Cecchinato
- Filip Krajinovic vs. Frances Tiafoe: monday
- Daniel Altmaier vs. Marc-Andrea Huesler: monday
- Carlos Alcaraz vs. Flavio Cobolli: monday
- Jiri Lehecka vs. Jan-Lennard Struff: monday
- Arthur Fils vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina: monday
- Marcos Giron beat Hamad Medjedovic (Q): 6-0, 6-2, 1-6, 6-0
- Dominic Thiem vs. Pedro Cachin: monday
- Borna Coric vs. Federico Coria: monday
- Thiago Agustin Tirante beat Botic van de Zandschulp (25): 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Novak Djokovic (3) beat Aleksandar Kovacevic: 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (1)
- Taro Daniel beat Christopher O’Connell: 6-0, 6-2, 6-4
- Stan Wawrinka beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas: 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-7 (2), 1-6, 6-4
- Fabio Fognini beat Felix Auger-Aliassime (10): 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
- Roberto Bautista Agut (19) beat Yibing Wu: 7-6 (4), 6-1, 6-1
- Aslan Karatsev (Q) beat Alexei Popyrin: 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-2
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry beat Jack Draper: 6-4, 1-0 ret.
- Alex De Minaur (18) beat Ilya Ivashka: 6-1, 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
- Juan Pablo Varillas beat Juncheng Shang (Q): 4-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1
- Diego Schwartzman beat Bernabe Zapata Miralles (32): 1-6, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-0, 6-4
- Cameron Norrie (14) beat Benoit Paire (WC): 7-5, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
- Denis Shapovalov (26) beat Brandon Nakashima: 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3
- Lucas Pouille (Q) beat Jurij Rodionov (LL): 6-2, 6-4, 6-3
- Ugo Humbert beat Adrian Mannarino: 6-3, 6-3, 6-1
- Alexander Shevchenko beat Oscar Otte: 7-5, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (2)
- Lorenzo Sonego beat Ben Shelton (30): 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
- Andrey Rublev (7) beat Laslo Djere: 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Corentin Moutet beat Arthur Cazaux (WC): 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
- Lorenzo Musetti (17) beat Mikael Ymer: 7-5, 6-2, 6-4
- Roberto Carballes Baena beat Emilio Nava (Q): 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-2
- Matteo Arnaldi beat Daniel Elahi Galan: 2-6, 6-3, 6-0, 6-2
- Sebastian Korda (24) beat Mackenzie McDonald: 6-4, 7-5, 6-4
- Nuno Borges beat John Isner: 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-6 (9)
- Jason Kubler beat Facundo Diaz Acosta (LL): 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) beat Jiri Vesely: 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7)
- Marton Fucsovics beat Hugo Grenier (WC): 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
- Thanasi Kokkinakis (WC) beat Daniel Evans (20): 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
- Radu Albot (Q) beat Patrick Kypson (WC): 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
- Karen Khachanov (11) beat Constant Lestienne: 3-6, 1-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-3
- Hubert Hurkacz (13) beat David Goffin: 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
- Tallon Griekspoor beat Pedro Martinez (Q): 6-4, 2-6, 0-6, 7-5, 6-3
- Sebastian Ofner (Q) beat Maxime Cressy: 6-4, 7-6 (6), 6-2
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