Zhizhen Zhang shocks Hubert Hurkacz 3-6 6-4 7-6(4) in the 1st round in Tokyo on Wednesday. Zhang will engage against Aslan Karatsev in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 14 minutes.
Zhizhen added to his prize money $ 12,680 after winning this match. He has already won $ 27,170 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Chinese will add $ 23,725 to his earnings to get in total $ 50,895 in total.
Highlights Zhizhen Zhang vs. Hubert Hurkacz Rakuten Japan Open – Tokyo
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Zhizhen scored 100 points vs. Hubert’s 94.
Zhang
Zhizhen served pretty well to win 76% of the points (39/51) behind his first serve, and he won 51% points (19/37) on his second serve. Zhizhen struck 10 aces and he committed 2 double faults. Zhizhen was well focused in converting 50% of the break points that he procured (3/6).
Hurkacz
On the other side, Hubert was battling in converting his break points (only 33% – 3/9). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Zhang and Hurkacz is 1-2 for Hubert.
Draw and next match H2H: Zhizhen Zhang vs. Aslan Karatsev – stats
Zhang will come up against Karatsev in the 2nd round.
This will be the 3rd time that Zhizhen Zhang and Aslan Karatsev fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Zhang and Karatsev (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Karatsev won 7-63 6-4 in the quarter in Madrid back in May 2023.
Tennis Scores in Tokyo
- Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (3-6 6-4 7-64) – Stats and score progression
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (6-4 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Casper RuudRuud – Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki (7-66 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Taylor FritzFritz – Cameron NorrieNorrie (6-4 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Jack DraperDraper (4-6 7-64 7-61) – Stats and score progression
- Ben SheltonShelton – Taro DanielDaniel (3-6 6-4 7-62) – Stats and score progression
- Cristian GarinGarin – Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro (6-4 3-6 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-3 7-64) – Stats and score progression
- Diego SchwartzmanSchwartzman – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (6-4 6-1) – Stats and score progression
- Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (6-4 7-65) – Stats and score progression
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Alexander ZverevZverev (6-3 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Marcos GironGiron – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (7-614 4-6 6-1) – Stats and score progression
- Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime – Aleksandar VukicVukic (7-63 6-72 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Tommy PaulPaul – Daniel AltmaierAltmaier (3-6 6-1 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Sebastian OfnerOfner – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-72 7-65 7-5) – Stats and score progression
- Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Max PurcellPurcell (7-5 6-4) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Christian GarinGarin – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (1-1) – H2H details and stats
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Tommy PaulPaul – (1-1) – H2H details and stats
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (1-0) – H2H details and stats
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Marcos GironGiron (3-0) – H2H details and stats