Zhizhen Zhang and Stefano Napolitano will play each other in the 1st round of the Forli 1 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 5:00 pm on CITTÀ DI FORLÌ. 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 Zhizhen Zhang who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Zhizhen Zhang is the pick to win this match.
Zhizhen Zhang -> 1.35
Stefano Napolitano -> 3.1
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Prediction and head to head Zhizhen Zhang vs. Stefano Napolitano
This will be the 2nd time that Zhizhen Zhang and Stefano Napolitano clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Napolitano (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they squared off, Napolitano won 6-1 6-1 in the 1st round in the Qujing Challenger back in 2018.
Zhizhen Zhang
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15-15 | 4-7 | 7-5 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-29 | 12-13 | 15-10 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 52-28 | 11-5 | 31-11 | 9-11 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 15-12 | 1-1 | 9-6 | 0-1 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 321, Zhang will start his run in the Forli 1 Challenger after he played his last match in Hamburg where he lost 6-1 5-7 6-4 to Delbonis in the 1st round on the 13th of July.
This will be the first match of the year on indoor hard courts.
Talking about his overall career, The Chinese has an overall 193-159 record. He has a negative 0-2 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in the Forli 1 Challenger
Zhang has never competed in this tournament before.
Stefano Napolitano
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23-11 | 9-3 | 11-6 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 53-23 | 9-6 | 38-13 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-24 | 1-1 | 20-15 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 2-17 | 1-2 | 1-9 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 486, the Italian will start his run in the Forli 1 Challenger after he played his last match in the Verona Challenger where he lost 6-3 2-6 6-4 to Agamenone in the qualifications on the 15th of August.
This will be the first match of the year on indoor hard courts.
In terms of his career, Napolitano has an overall 239-222 record. He has a positive 52-47 record on indoor hard courts.
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