Prediction Of Cilic Vs Zhizhen H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Hangzhou Open 2024?

What Time Will Marin Cilic Play Against Zhang Zhizhen?

Cilic and Zhizhen are on the Day 7 Schedule at Hangzhou Open 2024 on Tuesday 24 September 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

[WC] Marin Cilic (CRO) and [6] Zhang Zhizhen (CHN) will face each other for the first time.

Marin Cilic, aged 35, is currently ranked World No. 373. He reached a career-high ranking of No. 3 and achieved this after reaching the 2018 Australian Open final. He broke into the Top 10 after reaching the 2010 Australian Open semifinals. Cilic won the 2014 US Open title, defeating Federer, but lost to him in the 2017 Wimbledon and 2018 Australian Open finals. He upset No. 2 Medvedev in the 2022 Roland Garros semifinals, becoming the third of four active players to reach the semifinals of all four Grand Slam events. Throughout his career, Cilic has won 20 titles and has a record of 586-332. His biggest wins include victories over No. 1 Djokovic at the 2016 Paris Masters and No. 1 Nadal at the 2018 Australian Open. He won the 2016 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati title, clinched the 2018 Davis Cup for Croatia, and earned a silver medal in the All-Croatian men’s doubles final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with Dodig. Cilic is aiming to capture his 21st tour-level title and win in his 13th different season. If he becomes the champion, he will become the lowest-ranked champion in the ATP Tour era, advancing to No. 212 in the rankings. The last Croatian player to win an ATP Tour title was Coric at the 2022 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati.

Zhang Zhizhen, aged 27, is currently ranked World No. 43. He became the first Chinese player in PIF ATP Rankings history to break into the Top 100 in

October 2022 and the Top 50 in January 2024, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 31 in July 2024. Zhang won three consecutive matches in deciding set tie-breaks to become the first Chinese player to reach the ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinals at the 2023 Madrid Open. He also reached the quarterfinals at the 2024 Rome Masters on clay. During the 2023 season, he reached his first ATP Tour semifinal in Hamburg and became the first Chinese man to defeat a Top 5 opponent by beating No. 5 Ruud on his way to the 2023 US Open third round. Zhang qualified for the 2021 Wimbledon and became the first Chinese man to compete in the main draw of both Wimbledon and the US Open in the Open Era. He equaled his biggest career win by defeating No. 5 Medvedev in the 2024 Halle 2nd round, reaching his second ATP Tour semifinal and becoming the first Chinese man to reach a tour-level semifinal on grass in the Open Era. Zhang defeated Bu to reach the first all-Chinese semifinal in the Open Era and now aims to win his first ATP Tour title in his first final. He could become the second Chinese man to win an ATP Tour title after Wu Yibing at the 2023 Dallas Open. If he wins, it will be the first ATP Tour title won by a Chinese player on home soil.

In terms of their head-to-head, Cilic and Zhang have never played against each other before.

In the doubles final, Cilic and Zhang are not mentioned, so there is no information provided about their participation in the doubles final at the Hangzhou event.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Cilic will win.
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