Zhizhen fights back to upstage Watanuki in final


TENNIS player Zhang Zhizhen (pic) fought back to become the first Chinese men’s singles champion at the Asian Games since 1994 with victory over Japan’s Yosuke Watanuki yesterday in Hangzhou.

Zhizhen was the first man from China to beat a top-five player last month when he defeated Casper Ruud to reach the last 32 at the US Open.

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