Hubert Hurkacz and Zhizhen Zhang will square off in the 1st round of the Rakuten Japan Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 11:00 am on COLOSSEUM. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Hubert Hurkacz who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Hubert Hurkacz is the pick to win this match.
Hubert Hurkacz -> 1.43
Zhizhen Zhang -> 2.83
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Prediction and head to head Hubert Hurkacz vs. Zhizhen Zhang
This will be the 3rd time that Hubert Hurkacz and Zhizhen Zhang clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Hurkacz (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Hurkacz won 7-6(6) 4-6 7-6(4) in the 4th round in Shanghai back in October 2023.
Highlights Hubert Hurkacz vs Zhizhen Zhang – Shanghai 10-October-2023
Hubert Hurkacz
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33-13 | 11-6 | 14-4 | 4-2 | 4-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 47-24 | 23-11 | 5-5 | 13-5 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-21 | 18-9 | 9-4 | 9-6 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-23 | 22-9 | 1-4 | 8-7 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-13 | 8-5 | 3-3 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 11, Hubert will start his run in Tokyo after he won the title in Shanghai after beating 6-3 3-6 7-6(8) Rublev in the final.
The Pole has a compiled 39-20 win-loss record in 2023, 23-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current year was conquering the title in Marseille where he beat Benjamin Bonzi in the final 6-3 7-6(4) and in Shanghai where he beat Andrey Rublev in the final 6-3 3-6 7-6(8).
Hubert won his last 6 matches.
Talking about his overall career, The Pole has an overall 346-210 record. He has a positive 169-79 record on hard.
Previously in Tokyo
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2019. See his history.
Zhizhen Zhang
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-17 | 4-7 | 7-5 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 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. 57, Zhizhen will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Shanghai where he lost 7-6(6) 4-6 7-6(4) to Hurkacz in the 4th round on the 10th of October.
Zhang has a compiled 29-28 win-loss record in 2023, 11-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Zhang’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Hamburg.
In terms of his career, Zhang has an overall 274-215 record. He has a positive 142-117 record on hard.
Head 2 Head
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