Zhizhen Zhang and Aleksandar Kovacevic will play each other in the 1st round of the BNP Paribas Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 10:00 pm on STADIUM 3. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aleksandar Kovacevic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Aleksandar Kovacevic is the pick to win this match.
Aleksandar Kovacevic -> 1.56
Zhizhen Zhang -> 2.43
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Prediction and head to head Zhizhen Zhang vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic
There is no head to head record between Zhizhen Zhang and Aleksandar Kovacevic since this will be the first time that they will play each other 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. 50, the Chinese will start his run in Indian Wells after he played his last match in Dubai where he lost 6-7(4) 6-2 6-4 to Rublev in the 1st round on the 26th of February.
Zhang has a composed 5-7 win-loss record in 2024, 3-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, The Chinese has an overall 280-223 record. He has a positive 146-123 record on hard.
Previously in Indian Wells
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2023. See his history.
Aleksandar Kovacevic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-28 | 18-15 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-27 | 34-15 | 0-5 | 7-2 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-31 | 22-18 | 4-4 | 15-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 20-17 | 11-10 | 2-3 | 7-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 92, the American will start his run in Indian Wells after he played his last match in Acapulco where he lost 7-6(5) 6-2 to Rune in the 2nd round on the 28th of February.
Kovacevic has a composed 12-6 win-loss record in 2024, 12-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, Kovacevic has an overall 164-120 record. He has a positive 109-73 record on hard.
Previously in Indian Wells
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2023. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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