Shanghai, China (Retuers) - Zhang Zhizhen upset world number 11 Hubert Hurkacz 3-6 6-4 7-6(4) to move into the quarter-finals of the Japan Open on Wednesday (October 18).
Hurkacz was coming off his second ATP Masters title in Shanghai on Sunday, but he was stopped in his tracks by the Chinese star in Tokyo, who sent down ten aces in the victory. The 27-year-old will face Aslan Karatsev in the next round.
In other results, Felix Auger-Aliassime won through to his first quarter-final since May with a straight-forward 6-4 6-1 victory against Sebastian Ofner. Fifth seed Tommy Paul also advanced, comfortably dealing with Mackenzie McDonald 6-4 6-2.