Will the contemporary mountain air energy Zhang Zhizhen to a formidable debut this week on the Generali Open?
The World No. 53 will step on court docket towards Dusan Lajovic on Tuesday as the primary Chinese participant to compete within the 79-year historical past of the Kitzbühel occasion. The ATP 250 takes place towards the beautiful backdrop of the Austrian Alps, and Zhang took a break in his preparations to go to the well-known close by Hahnenkamm mountain.
“It’s my first time right here in Kitzbühel. They have superb views,” mentioned Zhang. “For winter they’ve ski racing right here. It’s spectacular to see the ski leaping from right here, which for me could be unimaginable.”
Photo Credit: Generali Open | Alexander Scheuber
A spotlight of the Hahnenkamm is the well-known Streif downhill course, probably the most demanding on the skilled snowboarding circuit. Zhang expressed a need to return to Kitzbühel in winter to see the realm below snow.
“In China we don’t actually have too many locations for snowboarding. We have some, however I stay in Shanghai and it isn’t actually snowing. I want to see massive snow [one day].”
Zhang arrived for his historic look in Kitzbühel contemporary from reaching his maiden ATP Tour semi-final on the Hamburg European Open. Now getting ready to turning into the primary Chinese man to interrupt the Top 50 of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, he’s happy to be main a squad of rising skills from his nation that additionally contains Wu Yibing and Shang Juncheng.
“We are are enjoying extra at ATP Tour stage and bettering our rating,” mentioned the 26-year-old. “So we attempt to play greater tournaments. I didn’t know I used to be the primary one to come back right here [to Kitzbühel], however I’m joyful to be the primary.”
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