Zhizhen Zhang and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard will play each other in the 1st round of the Western & Southern Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 11:00 am on P&G GRANDSTAND. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard is the pick to win this match.
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard -> 1.65
Zhizhen Zhang -> 2.24

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Prediction and head to head Zhizhen Zhang vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard

There is no head to head record between Zhizhen Zhang and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Zhizhen Zhang

Zhizhen Zhang

19 - 20win/loss

Hard
4-7
I Hard
2-2
Clay
9-7
Grass
4-4
Rank
44
High
31
LLWWLWLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 19-20 4-7 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. 44, Zhang will start his run in Cincinnati after he played his last match in Paris where he lost 6-2 4-6 6-2 to Machac in the 1st round on the 28th of July.

Zhang has an overall 19-20 win-loss record in 2024, 4-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Zhang’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Halle.

Talking about his overall career, Zhizhen has an overall 294-236 record. He has a positive 147-125 record on hard.

Previously in Cincinnati

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

Cincinnati
Zhang's Record

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard

41 - 18win/loss

Hard
14-4
I Hard
7-5
Clay
10-5
Grass
10-4
Rank
48
High
44
LLWLWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 41-18 14-4 10-5 7-5 10-4 0-0
2023 37-27 21-12 9-9 5-5 2-1 0-0
2022 33-23 0-0 31-18 2-5 0-0 0-0
2021 24-22 5-6 15-9 4-7 0-0 0-0
2020 1-3 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 48, Mpetshi will start his run in Cincinnati after he played his last match in Montreal where he lost 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 to Mcdonald in the qualifications on the 4th of August.

Mpetshi has a composed 41-18 win-loss record in 2024, 14-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the year was winning the title the Nottingham Challenger where he overcame Matteo Martineau in the final 7-6(2) 6-4 and the Cuernavaca Challenger where he overcame Nicolas Mejia in the final 7-5 7-5 and the Acapulco Challenger where he beat Adam Walton in the final 6-3 6-3 and in Lyon where he beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the final 6-4 1-6 7-6(7).

In terms of his career, Giovanni has an overall 139-103 record. He has a positive 40-22 record on hard.

Previously in Cincinnati

The French player has never competed in this tournament before.

Cincinnati
Mpetshi's Record

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