H2H, prediction of Andrey Rublev vs Zhizhen Zhang in Dubai with odds, preview, pick | 26th February 2024

PREVIEW. Dubai. Rublev and Zhang will square off in the 1st round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their next match on Monday the 26th of February

Prediction and head to head Andrey Rublev vs. Zhizhen Zhang

Andrey Rublev and Zhizhen Zhang will face off in the 1st round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 7:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. 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 Andrey Rublev who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Andrey Rublev is the pick to win this match.
Andrey Rublev -> 1.14
Zhizhen Zhang -> 5.75

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Prediction and head to head Andrey Rublev vs. Zhizhen Zhang

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

The last time that they squared off, Rublev won 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round in Nur sultan back in 2022.

Andrey Rublev

Andrey Rublev
Andrey Rublev

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Rank
10
High
5
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 23-17 7-7 8-6 4-2 4-2 0-0
2024 43-26 26-11 11-6 6-7 0-2 0-0
2023 56-26 23-12 19-5 6-7 8-2 0-0
2022 51-20 19-7 14-6 18-6 0-1 0-0
2021 53-23 25-10 9-5 12-6 7-2 0-0

Ranked no. 5 (career-high), Rublev will start his run in Dubai after he played his last match in Doha where he lost 6-4 7-6(6) to Mensik in the quarter on the 22nd of February.

The Russian has an overall 11-3 win-loss record in 2024, 9-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current year was winning the title in Hong Kong where he defeated Emil Ruusuvuori in the final 6-4 6-4.

Talking about his overall career, Andrey has an overall 446-239 record. He has a positive 174-88 record on hard.

Previously in Dubai

Previously, he won this tournament once in 2022. See his history.

Rublev
Dubai
Rublev's Record

Zhizhen Zhang

Zhizhen Zhang
Zhizhen Zhang

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Rank
167
High
31
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 3-9 1-7 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0
2024 24-28 9-12 9-7 2-5 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

Ranked no. 48, Zhizhen will start his run in Dubai after he played his last match in Doha where he lost 4-6 7-5 7-6(2) to Monfils in the 2nd round on the 21st of February.

Zhang has a composed 5-6 win-loss record in 2024, 3-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of his career, Zhizhen has an overall 280-222 record. He has a positive 146-122 record on hard.

Previously in Dubai

Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2020 and 2023. See his history.

Zhang
Dubai
Zhang's Record
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Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Rublev
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Zhang
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2025 2024 2023
23 - 17
3 - 9
7-7
Hard
1-7
4-2
I Hard
2-2
8-6
Clay
0-0
4-2
Grass
0-0

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