Alexandre Muller and Zhizhen Zhang will square off in the 2nd round of the Biella 5 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 12:30 pm on CAMPO 4. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexandre Muller who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexandre Muller is the pick to win this match.
Alexandre Muller -> 1.41
Zhizhen Zhang -> 2.91
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Prediction and head to head Alexandre Muller vs. Zhizhen Zhang
There is no head to head record between Alexandre Muller and Zhizhen Zhang since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Alexandre Muller
Ranked no. 202, Muller reached the 2nd round after defeating Hugo Gaston 1-6 6-3 6-3.
In the 1st round against Gaston, Alexandre recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-3 6-3). During the match Muller scored 77 points vs Gaston’s 76. Muller was very aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Regarding the service games, Muller scored just 1 ace during the match and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults. Alexandre Muller lost the serve 3 times and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Muller put 76% of his first serves in, winning 68% (39/57) of the points behind his 1st serve and 33% (6/18) on the 2nd serve. Alexandre broke Gaston 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Muller has a solid match record in the last 7 years having won 62% of his matches (257-155). 2-3 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Muller has a 153-90 win-loss record in the last 7 years on clay.
The French player has a 5-10 win-loss record in 2021, 2-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Biella 5 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2020. See his history.
Zhizhen Zhang
Ranked no. 508, Zhang got to the 2nd round after defeating Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves 4-6 6-4 6-4.
In the 1st round against Meligeni Rodrigues Alves, The Chinese recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-4). During the match Zhang scored 101 points vs Meligeni Rodrigues Alves’s 92. The Chinese was pretty aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about serving, Zhang bagged 10 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Zhizhen Zhang lost the serve 4 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Zhang put 59% of his first serves in, winning 71% (36/51) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (17/36) on the 2nd serve. Zhizhen broke Meligeni Rodrigues Alves 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Zhizhen has a 2-2 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Muller | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 25 | 30 |
| Pts | 77-76 | 101-92 |
| Total Points | 153 | 193 |
| Winners | 39 | 36 |
| %Winners | 51% | 36% |
Both Muller and Zhang played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexandre Muller surrendered 1 set, while Zhizhen Zhang lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Muller and Zhang have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Muller played 5 games less than Zhang. Alexandre scored 39 winners (51% of the total points). On the other side, The Chinese struck 36 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Muller | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 10 |
| 1st in | 57/75 | 51/87 |
| %1st in | 76% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 39/57 | 36/51 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 6/18 | 17/36 |
| %2nd pts | 33% | 47% |
Muller blasted 1 ace . Zhang also bagged 10 aces . Muller won 68% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 33% of the points. On the other side, Zhang won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Muller | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 5 |
| Converted | 4/10 | 5/12 |
| % Converted | 40% | 42% |
| Conceded | 4 | 7 |
| Saved | 1 | 3 |
| % Saved | 25% | 43% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 |
Muller broke his opponent 4 times with a 40% conversion rate. The French player surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 25% of the break points that he conceded. The Chinese broke his opponent 5 times with a 42% conversion rate. Zhizhen conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 43% of the break points that he conceded.
| Muller | |||
| R1 Gaston |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1-6 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 25 | |
| pts | 77-76 | 77-76 | |
| Total points | 153 | 153 | |
| Winners | 39 | 39 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 51% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 57/75 | 57/75 | |
| % 1st in | 76% | 76% | |
| 1st pts | 39/57 | 39/57 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/18 | 6/18 | |
| % 2nd pts | 33% | 33% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 4/10 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 1/4 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 25% | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Zhang | |||
| R1 Meligeni Rodrigues Alves |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 30 | |
| pts | 101-92 | 101-92 | |
| Total points | 193 | 193 | |
| Winners | 36 | 36 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 10 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 51/87 | 51/87 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 36/51 | 36/51 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/36 | 17/36 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 5/12 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 3/7 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 43% | 43% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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