Zhizhen Zhang is starting his campaign in the draw in Cincinnati. In the previous edition of this tournament, he conquered Maxime Cressy 6-7(4) 6-3 7-6(11).

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Zhizhen Zhang’s projected draw andhisplausible opponents in Western & Southern Open. The Chinese has a losing record (1-4) against the projected opponents.

R1 – Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (48) – H2H 0-0
R2 – Andrey Rublev (6) – H2H 0-2
R3 – Taylor Fritz (12) – H2H 1-0
or Arthur Fils (24) – H2H 0-3
1/4 – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 0-1
or Ugo Humbert (17) – H2H 0-2
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (4) – H2H 0-1
or Grigor Dimitrov (9) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (3) – H2H 0-0
or Daniil Medvedev (5) – H2H 1-1
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R1 – Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

48 - 25win/loss in 2024

Rank
31
High
30
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 48-25 15-9 10-5 13-7 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
2019 2-7 0-0 2-4 0-3 0-0 0-0
2018 1-3 0-0 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard has a 41-18 record in 2024, 14-4 on hard. Talking about the previous 2 years, the French player has a 35-16 record on hard. The French player won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this current season was winning the tournament the Nottingham Challenger where he overcame Matteo Martineau in the final 7-6(2) 6-4, the Cuernavaca Challenger where he beat Nicolas Mejia in the final 7-5 7-5, the Acapulco Challenger where he overcame Adam Walton in the final 6-3 6-3, and in Lyon where he defeated Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the final 6-4 1-6 7-6(7).

Last year in Western & Southern Open Giovanni didn’t play in this event.

H2H Zhizhen Zhang vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard

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

R2 – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Andrey Rublev

43 - 26win/loss in 2024

Rank
8
High
5
LLLWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
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
2020 41-10 17-4 10-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 54-27 28-14 8-5 16-5 2-3 0-0
2018 21-24 10-12 2-3 9-9 0-0 0-0
2017 48-33 19-11 11-11 12-9 6-2 0-0

Andrey Rublev has a 32-16 win-loss record in 2024, 19-7 on hard. In the course of the previous 12 years, the Russian has a 184-93 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Andrey won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current year was winning the title in Hong Kong where he defeated Emil Ruusuvuori in the final 6-4 6-4, and in Madrid where he beat Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final 4-6 7-5 7-5.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Andrey surrendered to Emil Ruusuvuori in the 2nd round 7-6(10) 5-7 7-6(3).

H2H Zhizhen Zhang vs. Andrey Rublev

This would be the 3rd time that Zhizhen Zhang and Andrey Rublev fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Rublev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Zhizhen Zhang

53 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
4
WLWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 53-23 22-10 15-7 6-4 10-2 0-0
2023 54-24 35-11 11-6 5-3 3-4 0-0
2022 46-21 24-8 5-3 9-7 8-3 0-0
2021 34-22 20-13 4-5 8-3 2-1 0-0
2020 15-16 11-9 2-3 2-4 0-0 0-0
2019 40-30 17-14 12-8 4-5 7-3 0-0
2018 45-28 29-12 6-5 5-6 5-5 0-0
2017 39-26 24-16 0-0 10-5 5-5 0-0

Taylor Fritz has a 38-15 record in 2024, 12-6 on hard. In the last 11 years, Taylor has a 225-117 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Taylor won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the year was winning the title in Delray Beach where he overcame Tommy Paul in the final 6-2 6-3, and in Eastbourne where he beat Max Purcell in the final 6-4 6-3.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Fritz was defeated by Novak Djokovic in the quarter 6-0 6-4.

H2H Zhizhen Zhang vs. Taylor Fritz

This would be the 2nd time that Zhizhen Zhang and Taylor Fritz face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Zhang (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Zhizhen Zhang could take on Arthur Fils. Their H2H is 3-0 for Arthur Fils.

1/4 – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Jannik Sinner

73 - 6win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 73-6 40-3 11-2 13-0 9-1 0-0
2023 64-15 28-7 8-3 20-2 8-3 0-0
2022 47-16 21-6 15-4 7-4 4-2 0-0
2021 49-22 22-8 10-6 17-6 0-2 0-0
2020 20-14 2-6 7-3 11-5 0-0 0-0
2019 62-24 12-6 17-8 31-7 2-3 0-0
2018 31-22 13-8 17-12 1-1 0-0 0-1

Jannik Sinner has a 44-5 win-loss record in 2024, 19-2 on hard. As for the last 7 years, the Italian has a 117-43 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Italian won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this season was winning the title at the Australian Open where he overcame Daniil Medvedev in the final 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3, in Rotterdam where he defeated Alex De Minaur in the final 7-5 6-4, in Miami where he beat Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-3 6-1, and in Halle where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 7-6(8) 7-6(2).

Last year in Western & Southern Open Sinner lost to Dusan Lajovic in the 2nd round 6-4 7-6(4).

H2H Zhizhen Zhang vs. Jannik Sinner

This would be the 2nd time that Zhizhen Zhang and Jannik Sinner face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Zhizhen Zhang may come up against Ugo Humbert. Their head to head is 2-0 for Ugo Humbert.

1/2 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Alexander Zverev

69 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
2
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 69-21 29-10 23-6 11-3 6-2 0-0
2023 55-27 22-13 20-7 8-5 5-2 0-0
2022 29-10 9-4 17-5 3-1 0-0 0-0
2021 59-15 28-6 14-4 13-3 4-2 0-0
2020 28-11 12-7 3-1 13-3 0-0 0-0
2019 44-25 20-9 16-8 6-5 2-3 0-0
2018 60-19 25-9 21-4 12-4 2-2 0-0
2017 57-22 22-8 16-4 10-7 9-3 0-0

Alexander Zverev has a 49-15 record in 2024, 20-7 on hard. As for the previous 12 years, Alexander has a 193-94 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Zverev won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the year was winning the title in Australia where he beat Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-4, and in Rome where he defeated Nicolas Jarry in the final 6-4 7-5.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Zverev surrendered to Novak Djokovic in the semifinal 7-6(5) 7-5.

H2H Zhizhen Zhang vs. Alexander Zverev

This would be the 2nd time that Zhizhen Zhang and Alexander Zverev face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Zhizhen Zhang may take on Grigor Dimitrov. Their head to head record is 0-0.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

54 - 13win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
1
WLWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 54-13 22-5 17-4 7-3 8-1 0-0
2023 65-12 26-6 25-3 2-3 12-0 0-0
2022 57-13 21-4 27-4 6-4 3-1 0-0
2021 48-19 15-8 22-7 10-3 1-1 0-0
2020 39-7 10-0 29-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 18-10 3-2 15-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 6-2 0-0 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Carlos Alcaraz has a 38-7 win-loss record in 2024, 13-2 on hard. Regarding the last 7 years, Alcaraz has a 88-22 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alcaraz won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the current year was conquering the tournament in Indian Wells where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-6(5) 6-1, at the French Open where he overcame Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2, and at the Wimbledon where he defeated Novak Djokovic in the final 6-2 6-2 7-6(4).

Last year in Western & Southern Open the Spaniard surrendered to Novak Djokovic in the final 5-7 7-6(7) 7-6(4).

H2H Zhizhen Zhang vs. Carlos Alcaraz

There is no head to head record between Zhizhen Zhang and Carlos Alcaraz since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

However, Zhizhen Zhang could face Daniil Medvedev. Their H2H is 1-1.