Remarkable Zhizhen Zhang rolls over Musetti in the 1st round to play vs Monfils or Van De Zandschulp at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open. HIGHLIGHTS – DOHA RESULTS

QATAR EXXONMOBIL OPEN - DOHA RESULTS. Zhang thumps Musetti to take on Gael Monfils or Botic Van De Zandschulp in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Zhizhen Zhang vs. Lorenzo Musetti

Zhizhen Zhang motors past Lorenzo Musetti 6-2 6-0 in the 1st round in Doha on Monday after playing a remarkable match to deal with Gael Monfils or Botic Van De Zandschulp in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 1 minute. This will be his best result in this competition. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the qualifications in 2023. Here you can see his previous results at this event.

Zhang
Doha
Zhang's Record

Zhang added to his prize money $ 9,630 after conquering this match. He has already won $ 24,600 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Chinese will add $ 17,590 to his earnings to get in total $ 42,190 in total.

Highlights Zhizhen Zhang vs. Lorenzo Musetti Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Doha

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Zhang
Musetti
Zhizhen Zhang
6-2 6-0
1h:01
Lorenzo Musetti
56
56
Total points
31
31
23
23
Winners
12
12
41%
41%
Ratio Winners
39%
39%
-- Serve --
7
7
Aces
0
0
1
1
Double Faults
1
1
77%
77%
1st in
60%
60%
77%
77%
1st won
41%
41%
23/30
23/30
1st won
12/29
12/29
44%
44%
2nd won
37%
37%
4/9
4/9
2nd won
7/19
7/19
-- Break Points --
6/9
6/9
Total
1/4
1/4
67%
67%
Won
25%
25%
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At the end of the match, Zhizhen scored 56 points vs. the Italian’s 31.

Zhang

Zhizhen served pretty well to win 77% of the points (23/30) behind his first serve. Nevertheless he won only 44% points (4/9) on his second serve. Zhang was well focused in converting 67% of the break points that he procured (6/9).

Musetti

On the other side, Lorenzo was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 25% – 1/4). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this encounter, the head to head between Zhang and Musetti is 1-0 for Zhizhen.

Draw and next match H2H: Zhizhen Zhang vs. Gael Monfils or Botic Van De Zandschulp – stats

Zhang will fight against either Gael Monfils or Botic Van De Zandschulp in the 2nd round. The head to head is 0-0 vs. Gael Monfils and 0-1 vs. Botic Van De Zandschulp.Zhizhen Zhang Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Zhang 6-2
ZhangMusetti
6
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
ZhangMusetti
6
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
ZhangMusetti
5
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
ZhangMusetti
4
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
ZhangMusetti
3
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
ZhangMusetti
3
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
ZhangMusetti
3
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
ZhangMusetti
2
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
ZhangMusetti
1
0
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30

Zhang got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Lorenzo Musetti in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, there was more work to do for the Chinese to win the set as Lorenzo succeeded in breaking back in the 4th (1-3) game. Zhang maintained his focus to break Lorenzo in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).

The Italian had no answers in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-2 to 6-2.

The Chinese converted 50% of his break points (3/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 7th (4-2 30-40) and the 9th game (6-1 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, Musetti converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 4th game (0-3 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 55 points. The Chinese won 13 more points than Lorenzo (34-21). The Chinese conceded 8 points on serve (15-8). On the other side, Musetti conceded 19 points on serve (13-19).

2nd Set -
Zhang 6-0
ZhangMusetti
6
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
ZhangMusetti
5
0
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
ZhangMusetti
4
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
ZhangMusetti
3
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
ZhangMusetti
2
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15

Musetti was unable to hold the serve for the entire set and Zhang won the set 6-0.

Musetti lost the 5th game (5-0) when he had a good chance to win the game when leading 40-0.

The Chinese converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-0 30-40) and the 5th game (4-0 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the Chinese didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 32 points. Zhizhen was the winner of the set after clinching 12 points more than the Italian (22-10). Zhizhen was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (12-4). on the other side of the court, Musetti conceded 10 points on serve (6-10).

1st
Zhang
Musetti
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
2nd
Zhang
Musetti
6-0
6
0
5
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
 

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