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Tennis: China's Zhang misses match points, loses to Altmaier at ATP Italian Open

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Zhang Zhizhen Squanders Match Points, Crashes Out of Italian Open First Round

By IANS News May 07, 2026 • 08:26 AM View: 963

China's Zhang Zhizhen missed two match points and suffered a first-round exit at the ATP Italian Open on Wednesday, falling to Germany's Daniel Altmaier 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4.

Zhang, who entered the main draw using a protected ranking, had won their only previous meeting in 2023. In their latest encounter, Zhang broke in the third game of the opening set and maintained his advantage to take the set 6-4.

TAGS Zhang Zhizhen Daniel Altmaier ATP Italian Open ATP Tour Although Altmaier Alexander Zverev Australian Open Jannik Sinner PIF ATP Rankings ATP Masters PIF ATP Live Rankings Roland Garros Lexus ATP Head2Head Carlos Alcaraz

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