Casper Ruud and Zhizhen Zhang will play each other in the 2^nd round of the U.S. Open for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 6:00 pm on Grandstand. 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 Casper Ruud who should win in 4 sets.

As per the initial odds, Casper Ruud is the pick to win this match.
Casper Ruud -> 1.26
Zhizhen Zhang -> 3.85

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Prediction and head to head Casper Ruud vs. Zhizhen Zhang

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

The last time that they squared off, Ruud won 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-4 in the 3^rd round in at the French Open back in June 2023.

Highlights Casper Ruud vs Zhizhen Zhang – French Open 03-June-2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8Bt6j_lvRM

Casper Ruud

Casper Ruud

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Year	Total	Hard	Clay	I.hard	Grass	Carpet
2024	48-18	21-8	24-7	2-2	1-1	0-0
2023	37-23	12-12	22-8	2-2	1-1	0-0
2022	51-22	18-8	25-7	7-5	1-2	0-0
2021	57-17	16-6	28-5	11-4	2-2	0-0
2020	22-13	4-5	17-6	1-2	0-0	0-0

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Ranked no. 5, the Norwegian got to the 2^nd round after beating Emilio Nava 7-6⁵ 3-6 6-4 7-6⁵.

In the 1^st round, The Norwegian defeated Nava (7-6⁵ 3-6 6-4 7-6⁵).During the match, Ruud scored less points (4) than Nava. In fact, the world no. 5 won 131 points vs Nava’s. That means that Ruud was more focused during the important points. Ruud was pretty aggressive to blast 64 winners.

Regarding the service games, Ruud bagged 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Casper Ruud was extremely effective on serve to win 73% (64/88) of his 1st serve and 60% (30/50) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Casper broke Nava 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).

Ruud has a solid record in the last 9 years having won 65% of his matches (346-187). 7-8 on hard in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Ruud has an overall80-57 match record in the last 9 years on hard.

His best result of the season was winning the title in Estoril where he overcame Miomir Kecmanovic in the final 6-2 7-6(3).

The Norwegian has a composed 30-17 win-loss record in 2023, 7-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the U.S. Open

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Ruud's Record

Zhizhen Zhang

Zhizhen Zhang

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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

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Ranked no. 67, Zhizhen reached the 2^nd round after beating Jeff Wolf 7-5 7-5 6-7⁵ 4-6 6-3.

In the 1^st round, Zhang had a tough win against Wolf to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (7-5 7-5 6-7⁵ 4-6 6-3). During the match Zhang scored 182 points vs Wolf’s 180. Zhang was extremely aggressive to blast 83 winners.

Talking about serving, Zhang struck 15 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Zhizhen Zhang lost the serve 7 times and he saved 14 break points. Furthermore, Zhang put 59% of his first serves in, winning 72% (83/116) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (35/79) on the 2nd serve. Zhizhen broke Wolf 9 times after converting 38% of his break points (9/24).

The Chinese’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Hamburg.

Zhang has a compiled 25-26 win-loss record in 2023, 7-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 1^st round in 2022. See his history.

U.S. Open

Zhang's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Both Ruud and Zhang played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Casper Ruud conceded 1 set, while Zhizhen Zhang conceded 2 sets. Ruud has played 1 set(s) less than Zhang (4 vs 5). Therefore, Ruud played 11 games less than Zhang. Casper scored 64 winners (49% of the total points). On the other side, Zhizhen blasted 83 winners (46%).

Serve Performance

Ruud scored 4 aces . Zhang bagged 15 aces . Ruud won 73% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Zhang won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 44% of the points.

How they played the important points

Ruud broke his opponent 3 times with a 38% conversion rate. The Norwegian lost his serve 3 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. The Chinese broke his opponent 9 times with a 38% conversion rate. Zhang conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.

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46 - 17

24 - 25

21-8

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9-12

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2-2

24-7

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9-7

1-1

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4-4

Tennis Scores – U.S. Open

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• Yibing WuWu – Dusan LajovicLajovic (3-6 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Felipe Meligeni AlvesMeligeni Alves – James DuckworthDuckworth (6-4 7-6¹¹ 6-3) – See score progression
• Jack DraperDraper – Radu AlbotAlbot (6-1 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Daniel EvansEvans – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (6-4 6-2 7-5) – See score progression
• Yu Hsiou HsuHsiou Hsu – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Attila BalazsBalazs (6-1 6-1 6-0) – See score progression
• Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Nicolas Moreno De AlboranMoreno De Alboran (6-3 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Sebastian BaezBaez – Borna CoricCoric (7-5 7-5 6-1) – See score progression
• Cameron NorrieNorrie – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (6-3 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
• Arthur FilsFils – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (4-6 6-3 5-7 6-4 7-5) – See score progression
• Andrey RublevRublev – Arthur CazauxCazaux (6-4 7-6⁵ 6-1) – See score progression
• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Alex MolcanMolcan (6-7⁹ 6-7⁵ 6-1 7-5 7-6⁹) – See score progression
• John IsnerIsner – Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta (6-4 6-3 7-6¹) – See score progression
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-4 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (7-6⁵ 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Max PurcellPurcell (6-4 6-3 3-6 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Timofey SkatovSkatov (6-2 3-6 6-1 7-5) – See score progression
• Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Constant LestienneLestienne (6-7⁵ 6-3 6-1 6-2) – See score progression
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (6-3 6-1 6-1) – See score progression
• Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Otto VirtanenVirtanen (6-3 6-7³ 1-6 6-4 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler (6-3 1-0 ret.) – See score progression
• Lloyd HarrisHarris – Guido PellaPella (7-6⁵ 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler (4-6 5-7 7-6⁰ 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
• Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (6-4 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Nicolas JarryJarry – Luca Van AsscheVan Assche (6-3 3-6 6-2 7-6³) – See score progression
• Andy MurrayMurray – Corentin MoutetMoutet (6-2 7-5 6-3) – See score progression
• Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Ugo HumbertHumbert (6-4 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
• Michael MmohMmoh – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (6-2 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles – Ethan QuinnQuinn (6-4 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Jakub MensikMensik – Gregoire BarrereBarrere (6-4 4-6 7-6¹ 6-2) – See score progression
• Taylor FritzFritz – Steve JohnsonJohnson (6-2 6-1 6-2) – See score progression
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Zachary SvajdaSvajda (5-7 6-4 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Alexandre MullerMuller (6-0 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Borna GojoGojo – Hugo DellienDellien (6-3 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
• Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki (7-5 6-7³ 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Marcos GironGiron (6-4 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (6-3 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Hugo GastonGaston – Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro (6-2 6-1 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Titouan DroguetDroguet – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (6-3 0-6 6-7⁵ 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Dominic ThiemThiem – Alexander BublikBublik (6-3 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Richard GasquetGasquet (6-3 6-1 6-7⁵ 6-7¹ 6-2) – See score progression
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Milos RaonicRaonic (6-2 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime (7-6⁵ 4-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
• Casper RuudRuud – Emilio NavaNava (7-6⁵ 3-6 6-4 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Roman SafiullinSafiullin – Marco CecchinatoCecchinato (6-4 6-2 6-0) – See score progression
• Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Jeff WolfWolf (7-5 7-5 6-7⁵ 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Ilya IvashkaIvashka (2-6 6-7⁴ 6-3 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (1-6 7-5 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
• Laslo DjereDjere – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (7-5 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Holger RuneRune (6-3 4-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Ben SheltonShelton – Pedro CachinCachin (1-6 6-3 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Benjamin BonziBonzi – Quentin HalysHalys (5-7 6-4 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Sebastian OfnerOfner – Nuno BorgesBorges (7-6⁵ 3-6 7-6⁷ 6-4) – See score progression
• Jiri VeselyVesely – Enzo CouacaudCouacaud (5-7 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
• Christopher EubanksEubanks – Soon-Woo KwonKwon (6-3 6-4 0-6 6-4) – See score progression
• Tommy PaulPaul – Stefano TravagliaTravaglia (6-2 6-3 4-6 6-1) – See score progression
• Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Sebastian KordaKorda (7-6⁴ 4-6 7-6¹ 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
• Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Learner TienTien (6-2 7-5 6-1) – See score progression
• Dominic StrickerStricker – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Rinky HijikataHijikata – Pavel KotovKotov (7-5 5-7 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
• Lloyd HarrisHarris – Guido PellaPella (7-6(5) 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Daniel EvansEvans – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (6-4 6-2 7-5) – See score progression
• Yu Hsiou HsuHsiou Hsu – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Andy MurrayMurray – Corentin MoutetMoutet (6-2 7-5 6-3) – See score progression
• Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Otto VirtanenVirtanen (6-3 6-7(3) 1-6 6-4 7-6(5)) – See score progression
• Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (7-6(5) 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Nicolas Moreno De AlboranMoreno De Alboran (6-3 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (6-3 6-1 6-1) – See score progression
• Sebastian BaezBaez – Borna CoricCoric (7-5 7-5 6-1) – See score progression
• Yibing WuWu – Dusan LajovicLajovic (3-6 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Timofey SkatovSkatov (6-2 3-6 6-1 7-5) – See score progression
• John IsnerIsner – Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta (6-4 6-3 7-6(1)) – See score progression
• Jack DraperDraper – Radu AlbotAlbot (6-1 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler (4-6 5-7 7-6(0) 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
• Andrey RublevRublev – Arthur CazauxCazaux (6-4 7-6(5) 6-1) – See score progression
• Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles – Ethan QuinnQuinn (6-4 6-4 6-3) – See score progression

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• Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Borna GojoGojo (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (0-3) – H2H and prediction
• Taro DanielDaniel – Gael MonfilsMonfils (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Dominic ThiemThiem – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Daniel AltmaierAltmaier (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Laslo DjereDjere – Hugo GastonGaston (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Jordan ThompsonThompson (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Michael MmohMmoh – John IsnerIsner (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Nicolas JarryJarry – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Sebastian OfnerOfner – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Benjamin BonziBonzi – Christopher EubanksEubanks (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles – Novak DjokovicDjokovic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Tommy PaulPaul – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Jannik SinnerSinner (0-2) – H2H and prediction
• Casper RuudRuud – Zhizhen ZhangZhang (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues AlvesMeligeni Rodrigues Alves – Sebastian BaezBaez (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Stan WawrinkaWawrinka (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Yibing WuWu – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Yu Hsiou HsuHsiou Hsu – Cameron NorrieNorrie (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Rinky HijikataHijikata – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Titouan DroguetDroguet – (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Jack DraperDraper – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (0-2) – H2H and prediction
• Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Dominik KoepferKoepfer (0-0) – H2H and prediction

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