Zhizhen Zhang and Luca Potenza will square off in the 2nd round of the Forli 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 5:00 pm on CITTÀ DI FORLÌ. In the following paragraphs, 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 -> 1.33
Luca Potenza -> 3.32
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Prediction and head to head Zhizhen Zhang vs. Luca Potenza
There is no head to head record between Zhizhen Zhang and Luca Potenza since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Zhizhen Zhang
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24-25 | 9-12 | 9-7 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 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, Zhizhen reached the 2nd round after beating Stefano Napolitano 7-63 3-6 7-64.
In the 1st round, Zhizhen defeated Napolitano (7-63 3-6 7-64).During the match, Zhang scored less points (5) than Napolitano. In fact, the world no. 321 won 113 points vs Napolitano’s. That means that Zhang was more focused during the important points. Zhang was pretty aggressive to blast 60 winners.
Regarding the service games, Zhang made 13 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Zhizhen Zhang lost the serve 3 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Zhang put 61% of his first serves in, winning 81% (60/74) of the points behind his 1st serve and 40% (19/48) on the 2nd serve. Zhizhen broke Napolitano once after converting 20% of his break points (1/5).
Zhang has a winning win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 55% of his matches (194-159). 1-0 on indoor hard courts in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Zhang has a compiled1-2 match record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.
The Chinese has a compiled 1-0 win-loss record in 2022, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Forli 1 Challenger
Zhang has never competed in this tournament before.
Luca Potenza
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20-14 | 10-6 | 10-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 20-28 | 6-9 | 13-18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-26 | 10-9 | 13-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 39-25 | 27-13 | 6-7 | 6-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 26-7 | 23-6 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 559, the Italian got to the 2nd round after beating Alexander Ritschard 5-7 6-4 7-68.
In the 1st round against Ritschard, Potenza recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-4 7-68).During the match Potenza scored less points (6) than Ritschard. In fact, the world no. 321 won 116 points vs Ritschard’s. That means that Potenza was more focused during the important points. Potenza was extremely aggressive to blast 43 winners.
About the serving games, Potenza struck 2 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Luca Potenza lost the serve 6 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Potenza put 63% of his first serves in, winning 57% (43/76) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (22/45) on the 2nd serve. Potenza broke Ritschard 6 times after converting 55% of his break points (6/11).
The Italian has an aggregate 1-0 win-loss record in 2022, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zhang | Potenza |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 35 | 35 |
| Pts | 113-118 | 116-122 |
| Total Points | 231 | 238 |
| Winners | 60 | 43 |
| %Winners | 53% | 37% |
Both Zhang and Potenza played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Zhizhen Zhang surrendered 1 set, while Luca Potenza conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Zhang and Potenza have played the same amount of sets 3. They also played the same amount of games (35). Zhang scored 60 winners (53% of the total points). On the other side, Potenza bagged 43 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zhang | Potenza |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 13 | 2 |
| 1st in | 74/122 | 76/121 |
| %1st in | 61% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 60/74 | 43/76 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 57% |
| 2nd pts | 19/48 | 22/45 |
| %2nd pts | 40% | 49% |
Zhang blasted 13 aces . Potenza managed to score 2 aces . Zhang won 81% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 40% of the points. On the other side, Potenza won 57% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zhang | Potenza |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 1 | 6 |
| Converted | 1/5 | 6/11 |
| % Converted | 20% | 55% |
| Conceded | 11 | 15 |
| Saved | 8 | 9 |
| % Saved | 73% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 6 |
The Chinese broke his opponent once with a 20% conversion rate. Zhang conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. Luca broke his opponent 6 times with a 55% conversion rate. Luca conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zhang | |||
| R1 Napolitano |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 3-6 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 35 | |
| pts | 113-118 | 113-118 | |
| Total points | 231 | 231 | |
| Winners | 60 | 60 | |
| %Winners | 53% | 53% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 13 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 74/122 | 74/122 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 60/74 | 60/74 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/48 | 19/48 | |
| % 2nd pts | 40% | 40% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 1 | 1 | |
| Converted | 1/5 | 1/5 | |
| Converted % | 20% | 20% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 11 | |
| Saved | 8/11 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 73% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Potenza | |||
| R1 Ritschard |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-4 7-68 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 35 | |
| pts | 116-122 | 116-122 | |
| Total points | 238 | 238 | |
| Winners | 43 | 43 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 76/121 | 76/121 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 43/76 | 43/76 | |
| % 1st pts | 57% | 57% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/45 | 22/45 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/11 | 6/11 | |
| Converted % | 55% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 15 | 15 | |
| Saved | 9/15 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 6 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWLWWWLWW Tennis Scores in Forli 1 Challenger
- Luca NardiNardi – Lucas CatarinaCatarina (3-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Michael VrbenskyVrbensky – Matteo ViolaViola (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Denis YevseyevYevseyev – Goncalo OliveiraOliveira (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Aidan MchughMchugh – Lorenzo AngeliniAngelini (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Luca PotenzaPotenza – Alexander RitschardRitschard (5-7 6-4 7-68) – See score progression
- Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Stefano NapolitanoNapolitano (7-63 3-6 7-64) – See score progression
- Cedrik-Marcel StebeStebe – Alexandar LazarovLazarov (7-63 6-3) – See score progression
- Christian HarrisonHarrison – Aldin SetkicSetkic (2-6 7-5 7-63) – See score progression
- Zsombor PirosPiros – Louis WesselsWessels (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Evan FurnessFurness – Nerman FaticFatic (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Jay ClarkeClarke – Jeremy JahnJahn (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Julian LenzLenz – Yu Hsiou HsuHsiou Hsu (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexey VatutinVatutin – Nick ChappellChappell (6-75 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
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