Thanasi Kokkinakis and Zhizhen Zhang will play each other in the semifinal of the Biella 6 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:30 pm on CAMPO CENTRALE. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Thanasi Kokkinakis who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Thanasi Kokkinakis is the pick to win this match.
Thanasi Kokkinakis -> 1.25
Zhizhen Zhang -> 3.95
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Prediction and head to head Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Zhizhen Zhang
There is no head to head record between Thanasi Kokkinakis and Zhizhen Zhang since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Thanasi Kokkinakis
Ranked no. 198, Thanasi got to the semifinal after defeating Denis Istomin 3-6 6-2 6-3, Stefano Napolitano 6-3 6-4 and Alexandre Muller 6-4 7-61.
In the quarter, Kokkinakis had a good straight sets win against Muller (6-4 7-61). During the match, Kokkinakis scored 77 points vs Muller’s 61. The Australian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kokkinakis struck 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Thanasi Kokkinakis was exceptionally effective on serve to win 85% (29/34) of his 1st serve and 58% (15/26) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Kokkinakis broke Muller 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Thanasi started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 1 set in this tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Kokkinakis has a solid match record in the last 7 years having won 64% of his matches (170-95). 10-4 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kokkinakis has an aggregate39-18 record in the last 7 years on clay.
Kokkinakis has an aggregate 15-8 win-loss record in 2021, 10-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Biella 6 Challenger
The Australian has never competed in this tournament before.
Zhizhen Zhang
Ranked no. 509, the Chinese reached the semifinal after beating Borna Gojo 6-3 4-6 6-2, Flavio Cobolli 4-6 6-4 6-2 and Thai Kwiatkowski 6-4 7-65.
In the quarter, The Chinese had a good straight sets win against Kwiatkowski (6-4 7-65). During the match Zhang scored 85 points vs Kwiatkowski’s 79. Zhizhen was exceptionally aggressive to blast 41 winners.
About the serving games, Zhang blasted 13 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Zhizhen Zhang lost the serve once and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Zhang put 59% of his first serves in, winning 79% (41/52) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (16/36) on the 2nd serve. Zhang broke Kwiatkowski twice after converting 25% of his break points (2/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Chinese started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Zhizhen has an aggregate 6-4 win-loss record in 2021, 5-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kokkinakis | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 68 | 78 |
| Pts | 220-166 | 294-266 |
| Total Points | 386 | 560 |
| Winners | 89 | 119 |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% |
Both Kokkinakis and Zhang played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Thanasi Kokkinakis lost 1 set, while Zhizhen Zhang surrendered 2 sets. Kokkinakis has played 1 set(s) less than Zhang (7 vs 8). Therefore, Kokkinakis played 10 games less than Zhang. The Australian scored 89 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Zhang blasted 119 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kokkinakis | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 20 | 22 |
| Avg per match | 6.7 | 7.3 |
| 1st in | 103/174 | 164/271 |
| %1st in | 59% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 89/103 | 119/164 |
| %1st pts | 86% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 41/71 | 55/107 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 51% |
Kokkinakis bagged 20 aces (6.7 per match). Zhang bagged 22 aces (7.3 per match). Kokkinakis won 86% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Zhang won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kokkinakis | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 10 |
| Converted | 10/22 | 10/32 |
| % Converted | 45% | 31% |
| Conceded | 11 | 20 |
| Saved | 6 | 16 |
| % Saved | 55% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 4 |
Thanasi broke his opponents 10 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Australian surrendered his serve 5 times and he saved 55% of the break points that he conceded. Zhang broke his opponents 10 times with a 31% conversion rate. The Chinese conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kokkinakis | |||||
| R1 Istomin |
R2 Napolitano |
1/4 Muller |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-2 6-3 | 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 7-61 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 19 | 23 | 68 | |
| pts | 88-71 | 55-34 | 77-61 | 220-166 | |
| Total points | 159 | 89 | 138 | 386 | |
| Winners | 28 | 32 | 29 | 89 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 58% | 38% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 34/70 | 35/44 | 34/60 | 103/174 | |
| % 1st in | 49% | 80% | 57% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 28/34 | 32/35 | 29/34 | 89/103 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 91% | 85% | 86% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/36 | 8/9 | 15/26 | 41/71 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 89% | 58% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 2/3 | 3/7 | 10/22 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 67% | 43% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 63% | – | 33% | 32% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| Zhang | |||||
| R1 Gojo |
R2 Cobolli |
1/4 Kwiatkowski |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 4-6 6-2 | 4-6 6-4 6-2 | 6-4 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 28 | 23 | 78 | |
| pts | 104-93 | 105-94 | 85-79 | 294-266 | |
| Total points | 197 | 199 | 164 | 560 | |
| Winners | 37 | 41 | 41 | 119 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 39% | 48% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 2 | 13 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 49/85 | 63/98 | 52/88 | 164/271 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 64% | 59% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 37/49 | 41/63 | 41/52 | 119/164 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 65% | 79% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/36 | 20/35 | 16/36 | 55/107 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 57% | 44% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/12 | 4/12 | 2/8 | 10/32 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | 25% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 7/9 | 5/6 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 78% | 83% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLLLLWWWW Tennis Scores in Biella 6 Challenger
- Enzo CouacaudCouacaud – Bjorn FratangeloFratangelo (6-1 6-75 6-3) – See score progression
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Facundo MenaMena (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Thai KwiatkowskiKwiatkowski (6-4 7-65) – See score progression
- Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Alexandre MullerMuller (6-4 7-61) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Zhizhen ZhangZhang (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Enzo CouacaudCouacaud (0-0) – H2H and prediction
