Zhizhen Zhang saves 3MPs to beat Fritz at the 4th round to set up a clash vs Karatsev. HIGHLIGHTS – MADRID RESULTS

Zhizhen Zhang stuns Taylor Fritz 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(8) in the 4^th round in Madrid on Tuesday. Zhang will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Aslan Karatsev in the quarter. The battle lasted 2 hours and 28 minutes.

Madrid

Zhang's Record

The Chinese added to his prize money € 76,625 after winning this match. He has already won € 161,525 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Chinese will add € 147,265 to his earnings to get in total € 308,790 in total.

Highlights Zhizhen Zhang vs. Taylor Fritz Mutua Madrid Open – Madrid

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Zhang

Fritz

3-6 7-6⁵ 7-6⁸
2h:28

99

99

Total points

112

112

42

42

Winners

48

48

42%

42%

Ratio Winners

43%

43%

-- Serve --

7

7

Aces

11

11

3

3

Double Faults

2

2

56%

56%

1st in

60%

60%

70%

70%

1st won

77%

77%

42/60

42/60

1st won

48/62

48/62

60%

60%

2nd won

64%

64%

28/47

28/47

2nd won

27/42

27/42

-- Break Points --

2/4

2/4

Total

3/8

3/8

50%

50%

Won

38%

38%

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Zhizhen won this match even if he won less points than Fritz (99 vs. 112).

Zhang

Zhizhen didn’t lose the focus when converting 50% of the break points that he procured (2/4).

Fritz

On the other side, Fritz was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 38% – 3/8). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

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

Draw and next match H2H: Zhizhen Zhang vs. Aslan Karatsev – stats

Zhang will come up against Karatsev in the quarter.

This will be the 2^nd time that Zhizhen Zhang and Aslan Karatsev face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Zhang (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

Live score progression and stats

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Fritz clinched in the 6^th game (4-2) just before ultimately winning the set (6-3).

The American was spot on in converting all his break points in the 2^nd (1-0 30-40), the 6^th (3-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10^th game (6-2 30-40). On the other side, Taylor didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 60 points. Taylor won 8 more points than Zhang (34-26). Fritz was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (21-4). In addition, on the other side, Zhang conceded 13 points on serve (22-13).

Zhizhen conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 7^th (3-4) game, Zhang broke back in the 8^th (4-4) game to win the set 7-6.

Taylor capitulated the 8^th game (4-4) when he was 40-0 up.

The Chinese was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 7^th game (3-4 40-A). On the other side, Fritz converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 7^th game (3-3 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 75 points. It’s worth to point out that, The Chinese won this set even if he scored less points 11 than Taylor (32-43). Zhang dropped 10 points on serve (18-10). on the other side of the court, the American conceded 14 points on serve (33-14).

The Chinese won the set after he broke the American in the 9^th (5-4) game. Taylor tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10^th (5-5) game. Notwithstanding, the Chinese didn’t lose the lead to finally clinch the set at the following breaker at 8.

The Chinese failed to serve out the set when leading 5-4 to be broken at 15.

Tiebreak

Zhizhen won 6 minibreaks in the 9^th (4-5), 12^th (6-6), 13^th (7-6), 16^th (8-8), 17^th (9-8) and 18^th (10-8) point. On the other side, the American won 4 minibreaks in the 2^nd (2-0), 10^th (6-4), 14^th (7-7) and 15^th (8-7) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 2-4, 3-4, 3-5, 4-5, 4-6, 5-6, 6-6, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8, 8-8, 9-8, 10-8

The Chinese converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 9^th game (4-4 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). Zhizhen saved 5 set points when he was 3-5, 4-5, 4-6, 5-6 and 7-8 down. Furthermore, on the other side, Taylor converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 9^th game (4-5 0-40 and 15-40).

They contested 76 points. Zhizhen conquered the set after winning 4 more points than Fritz (40-36). Zhizhen surrendered 12 points on serve (25-12). on the other side of the net, Fritz conceded 15 points on serve (24-15).

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