Zizou Bergs stuns Zhang in the 1st round to play vs Dimitrov. HIGHLIGHTS – SHANGHAI RESULTS

SHANGHAI ROLEX MASTERS - SHANGHAI DRAW AND RESULTS. Bergs surprises Zhang to play Grigor Dimitrov in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Zizou Bergs shocks Zhizhen Zhang 6-4 6-3 in the 1st round in Shanghai on Thursday. Bergs is going to play against Grigor Dimitrov in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 19 minutes.

Bergs
Shanghai
Bergs's Record

Bergs added to his prize money $ 11,250 after winning this match. He has already won $ 34,500 after this win. If he wins the next match, Bergs will add $ 24,600 to his earnings to get in total $ 59,100 in total.

Highlights Zizou Bergs vs. Zhizhen Zhang Shanghai Rolex Masters – Shanghai

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Bergs
Zhang
Zizou Bergs
6-4 6-3
1h:19
Zhizhen Zhang
63
63
Total points
52
52
32
32
Winners
22
22
51%
51%
Ratio Winners
42%
42%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
3
3
2
2
Double Faults
1
1
69%
69%
1st in
64%
64%
71%
71%
1st won
69%
69%
32/45
32/45
1st won
22/32
22/32
55%
55%
2nd won
44%
44%
11/20
11/20
2nd won
8/18
8/18
-- Break Points --
3/5
3/5
Total
1/6
1/6
60%
60%
Won
17%
17%
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At the end of the match, Zizou scored 63 points vs. Zhizhen’s 52.

Bergs

Zizou was pretty effective at converting 60% of the break points that he procured (3/5).

Zhang

On the other side, Zhang was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 17% – 1/6). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Bergs and Zhang is 2-1 for Zizou.

Draw and next match H2H: Zizou Bergs vs. Grigor Dimitrov – stats

Bergs will come up against Dimitrov in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Zizou Bergs and Grigor Dimitrov face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Dimitrov (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Dimitrov won 6-3 7-64 4-6 6-4 in the 3rd round in Paris back in June 2024.

Zizou Bergs Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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BergsZhang
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0
0
Z
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The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Bergs snatched in the 10th game (6-4) prior to eventually winning the set (6-4).

The Belgian failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 30.

The Belgian converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40). On the other side, Zhizhen was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th game (2-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They played 67 points. The Belgian won 5 more points than Zhizhen (36-31). Zizou dropped 13 points on serve (28-13). In addition, on the other side, Zhang conceded 8 points on serve (18-8).

2nd Set -
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Bergs had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Zhizhen Zhang in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Notwithstanding, that wasn’t sufficient for Zizou to win the set as Zhang succeeded in breaking back in the 7th (3-4) game. The Belgian kept his focus to break the Chinese in the 8th (5-3) game before conquering the set (6-3).

Bergs converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40), the 4th (3-0 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Zhizhen converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 7th game (2-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 48 points. Bergs was the one to win the set after conquering 6 more points than Zhizhen (27-21). Zizou surrendered 9 points on serve (15-9). In addition, on the other side, the Chinese conceded 12 points on serve (12-12).

1st
Bergs
Zhang
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Bergs
Zhang
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
4
2
4
1
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
 

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