BEIJING. Zhang stuns Edmund in the 1st round of the China Open

Zhizhen Zhang upsets Kyle Edmund 6-4 3-6 7-6⁵ in the 1^st round in Beijing on Monday. Zhang will square off with Dominic Thiem or Richard Gasquet in the 2^nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Zhang was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Edmund in the 1^st game (1-0). That was sufficient for Zhang to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks.

2^nd set.

There was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that Kyle conquered in the 6^th game (4-2) before winning the set (6-3).

3^rd set.

Nothing could divide these 2 players that had to fight for the set only at the tiebreak. Eventually, Zhizhen won the tiebreak at 5.

Statistics

Zhang won this contest even if he scored less points than Edmund (101 vs. 103).

Zhang struck 12 aces without committing any double fault. The Chinese won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points because he converted only 25% (1/4). On the other side, Edmund was not so effective in converting his break points since he converted only 13% of his break points (1/8). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

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

Highlights Zhizhen Zhang vs. Kyle Edmund China Open – Beijing

Next Match: Zhizhen Zhang vs. Dominic Thiem or Richard Gasquet – stats

Zhang will face either Dominic Thiem or Richard Gasquet in the 2^nd round. The head to head is 0-0 vs. Dominic Thiem and 0-0 vs. Richard Gasquet.

There is no head to head record between Zhizhen Zhang and Dominic Thiem since this will be the first time that they will face off at pro level.

Tennis Scores in Beijing

• Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Kyle EdmundEdmund (6-4 3-6 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Cameron NorrieNorrie – Christian GarinGarin (7-6⁵ 1-0 ret.) – See score progression
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Pablo CuevasCuevas (6-2 7-6⁷) – See score progression
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Jeremy ChardyChardy – Marco CecchinatoCecchinato (6-7⁷ 6-3 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Daniel EvansEvans – Zhe LiLi (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Andrey RublevRublev – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (6-2 7-5) – See score progression

Upcoming matches

• Andy MurrayMurray – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (0-0) – See H2H details
• Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Sam QuerreyQuerrey (3-0) – See H2H details
• Gael MonfilsMonfils – John IsnerIsner (7-4) – See H2H details
• Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Fabio FogniniFognini (2-2) – See H2H details
• Dusan LajovicLajovic – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (1-1) – See H2H details
• Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Guido PellaPella (1-0) – See H2H details
• Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Fernando VerdascoVerdasco (3-0) – See H2H details
• Dominic ThiemThiem – Richard GasquetGasquet (0-2) – See H2H details
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Jeremy ChardyChardy (0-0) – See H2H details
• Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (1-0) – See H2H details