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

Zhizhen Zhang

5 - 7win/loss

Hard
3-5
I Hard
2-2
Rank
46
High
31
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
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
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.

Indian Wells
Zhang's Record

Aleksandar Kovacevic

Aleksandar Kovacevic

12 - 6win/loss

Hard
12-5
I Hard
0-1
Rank
101
High
72
LWLLWLLLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 27-32 18-15 5-8 2-5 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.

Indian Wells
Kovacevic's Record

Tennis Scores in Indian Wells

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