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Nishioka, a favorite of Bu advance in Hangzhou
Hijikata, #NextGenATP Wong reaches second round at ATP 250 hard court event
September 19, 2024
Hangzhou Open
Yoshihito Nishioka reaches the second round in Hangzhou.
By ATP staff
Yoshihito Nishioka improved his overall record against top 100 opponents since the start of 2023 to 15-0 on Thursday at the Hangzhou Open, when the Japanese lefty defeated Germany’s Maximilian Marterer 6-4, 6-2.
The eighth seed was in control throughout the 77-minute clash, not facing a break point to claim victory in the first doubles series of the Lexus ATP Head2Head.
The No. 54 player in the PIF ATP Rankings, who reached the title match in Zhuhai last year, will next meet Croatian wild card and 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic in the second round.
Chinese wild card Bu Yunchaokete earned his first ATP Tour win of the season, beating France’s Hugo Gaston 7-5, 6-3. Bu won two ATP Challenger Tour titles in 2024 and qualified for the US Open last month, losing to Casper Ruud in the first round.
The 22-year-old faces a tough test in the second round, meeting second seed Karen Khachanov.
#NextGenATP star Coleman Wong advances after Wu Yibing was forced to retire after the first set. Wu, who became the first Chinese man to win an ATP Tour title last year in Dallas, struggled with injury problems last year and was forced to retire after losing the first set 3-6.
Wong, the first Hong Kong man to win an ATP Tour match since 1972, finished ninth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah. The 20-year-old is aiming to make his debut at the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF. He faces former Next Gen champion Brandon Nakashima in the second round.
In other action on a tough ATP 250 field, Mattia Bellucci defeated Aslan Karatsev 6-4, 6-0, while Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena defeated Corentin Moutet 7-6 (6), 6-1 despite a moment of magic from the Frenchman. Japan’s Yasutaka Uchiyama beat Australia’s James McCabe 6-4, 6-4 and will face top seed Holger Rune in the second round.
Australia’s Rinky Hijikata got past Damir Dzumhur 2-6, 7-6(6), 6-2. Hijikata rallied from 2-5 down in the second set to finally turn the match after two hours and 31 minutes. He plays seventh seed Fabian Marozsan in the second round. Alexander Shevchenko defeated Argentine Marco Trungelliti 6-1, 6-1 to reach the second round.
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