Just a few weeks after finally returning to tennis, Marin Cilic is an ATP champion again after beating native hopeful Zhizhen Zhang at the 2024 Hangzhou Open. As unlikely as it might seem, there are some connecting dots between Cilic and Zhang. While Cilic is a native of Bosnia but represents Croatia, Zhang actually spends…
By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, September 24, 2024Photo credit: Zhe Ji/Getty Marin Cilic celebrated an early birthday blast winning his 21st career title in China. In a high-quality final, Cilic cracked 18 aces edging China’s Zhang Zhizhen 7-6(5), 7-6(5) in today’s Hangzhou Open final. TN Q&A: Roger Federer on RF Collection and Best Match There were…
Former Rolex Paris Masters champion Rune struggled on second serve. Rune won just eight of 25 second-serve points and faced 14 break points in the match. “I’m very excited, I’m happy with my performance today,” Uchiyama said. “I couldn’t imagine winning in two sets, I was just thinking about my performance, I had to play…
Wild card Bu Yuncchaokete produced the greatest upset of the Hangzhou Open so far when he ousted the second seed from Russia, Karen Khachanov 7-6(7) 4-6 6-3 securing his memorable victory after two-hours and 27-minutes of intense play to reach the last eight of an ATP 250 event, for the first time in his career,…
China’s No. 1 Zhang Zhizhen, the sixth seed at the Hangzhou Open moved past Kazakhstan qualifier Denis Yevseyey 6-2 1-6 6-4 to reach the second round at the ATP 250 level event which is being staged for the first time. The 27-year-old, playing on home soil for the first time in nearly a year, managed…
Getty Images The Grand Slam season on the 2024 tennis calendar has come to a close and Davis Cup group-stage action is also in the rearview mirror, so it’s time for the fall swing to begin on the ATP Tour. It all gets started this week in Asia, where ATP 250 tournaments are taking place…
The 2024 Hangzhou Open will be held from September 18th to 24th, and the prize money distribution has been revealed for the inaugural edition of the ATP 250 tournament. Attention turns to the Asian swing after the completion of the US Open and the North American hardcourt season. The Hangzhou Open is one of two…
Andrey Rublev was supposed to play at the 2024 Hangzhou Open, but the Russian has withdrawn from the event. Luckily, it doesn’t seem to be related to any kind of physical problem or injury. Rublev is generally a player who plays a lot of tennis, and he doesn’t often withdraw from events. He’s been quite…
