Mccartney Kessler and Shuai Zhang will clash against each other in the 1st round of the China Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 6:30 pm on CAPITAL GROUP DIAMOND. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mccartney Kessler who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Mccartney Kessler is the pick to win this match.
Mccartney Kessler -> 1.164
Shuai Zhang -> 5.15

Click here to see the updated quotes and live streaming (only selected countries - USA excluded).

To be able to watch live streaming bet365, a funded account is required or you need to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. 18+ BeGambleAware.

Here where top tennis events are broadcasted or streamed online (ATP, WTA).

At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.

 

Prediction and head to head Mccartney Kessler vs. Shuai Zhang

There is no head to head record between Mccartney Kessler and Shuai Zhang since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Mccartney Kessler

Mccartney Kessler

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
30
High
30
LWWWWWLWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 27-15 17-8 4-6 0-0 6-1 0-0
2024 39-22 28-13 2-6 5-0 4-3 0-0
2023 44-24 21-12 11-7 12-5 0-0 0-0
2022 8-2 6-2 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 10-5 10-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 65, Mccartney will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match at the New York where she lost 6-2 6-3 to Kostyuk in the 1st round on the 26th of August.

Kessler has an overall 35-18 win-loss record in 2024, 24-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the year was winning the title the W75 Rome where she beat Liv Hovde in the final 6-4 6-1 and the Puerto Vallarta where she defeated Taylah Preston in the final 5-7 6-3 6-0 and the W100 Landisville where she overcame Olivia Gadecki in the final 4-6 6-2 6-4 and in Cleveland where she overcame Beatriz Haddad Maia in the final 1-6 6-1 7-5.

Talking about her overall career, Mccartney has an overall 127-65 record. She has a positive 86-39 record on hard.

Previously in Beijing

The American has never competed in this tournament before.

Beijing
Kessler's Record

Shuai Zhang

Shuai Zhang

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
124
High
22
LWWWLWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 15-9 7-3 4-4 0-0 4-2 0-0
2024 6-14 6-12 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0
2023 4-19 3-10 0-4 1-1 0-4 0-0
2022 39-31 17-14 4-7 10-7 8-3 0-0
2021 23-28 8-11 4-8 5-5 6-4 0-0

Ranked no. 595, Shuai will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in Seoul where she lost 6-4 6-3 to Kudermetova in the 1st round on the 16th of September.

Shuai has an overall 0-8 win-loss record in 2024, 0-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of her career, Shuai has an overall 503-398 record. She has a positive 340-237 record on hard.

Beijing
Zhang's Record

Tennis Scores in Beijing

  • Robin StanekStanekSamuel HodorHodor (6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • David PoljakPoljakIsa MammetgulyyevMammetgulyyev (6-0 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Mikalai HaliakHaliakDavid MrazekMrazek (6-1 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Pavel KotovKotovDominik LangmajerLangmajer (6-1 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Patrik RiklRiklGuido Ivan JustoIvan Justo (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Roman SafiullinSafiullinRoman BoychukBoychuk (6-1 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Michal KonecnyKonecnyMarek GengelGengel (6-3 6-78 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Tomas MachacMachacDaniel RabasRabas (6-1 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Vit KoprivaKoprivaMatvey KhomentovskiyKhomentovskiy (6-2 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Tadeas ParoulekParoulekMark MandlikMandlik (6-2 1-6 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Oscar Jose GutierrezJose GutierrezPetr MichnevMichnev (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Pavel NejedlyNejedlyOleg PrihodkoPrihodko (6-3 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Alexander VasilenkoVasilenkoRio NoguchiNoguchi (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw