Xinhua China's Zhang Zhizhen plays a backhand return to Serbia's Dusan Lajovic during their men's singles match on day two of the Roland-Garros Open tennis tournament in Paris on May 29, 2023. Zhang Zhizhen has made history. For the first time in the Open era, a man from Chinese mainland has secured a place in the second round of men's singles at the red dirt Grand Slam. Zhang, ranked as the world's No. 71, was leading 6-1, 4-1 when his Serbian opponent, Dusan Lajovic, was forced to retire due to an injury at the French Open.

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