China's Zhang and Bu advance to second round of Hangzhou Tennis Open

HANGZHOU, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The first round of the singles main draw at the ATP 250 Hangzhou Tennis Open concluded on Thursday, with Zhang Zhizhen and Bu Yunchaokete advancing to the second round. However, local favorite Wu Yibing was forced to withdraw from his match due to injury.

Chinese rising star Bu kicked off the day with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over French player Corentin Moutet, marking his second career