Prediction Of Yi Vs Kotov H2H, Who Will Win At ATP China Open 2024?

What Time Will Zhou Yi Play Against Pavel Kotov?

Yi and Kotov are on the Day 1 Schedule at China Open 2024 on Thursday 26 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?

Zhou Yi from China, currently 19 years old, holds a career-high ranking of World No. 446. In 2024, he has a record of 3-2 with his best performance being a second-round appearance in Chengdu. In Beijing last year, he was eliminated in the first round.

As a former World No. 3 junior player, Zhou earned his first ATP Rankings point in February 2023. He reached his career-high ranking of No. 446 in September 2024 after securing his first ATP Tour win in the first round of Chengdu against Tseng.

Zhou made his tour-level debut at the 2023 Davis Cup against Mexico. He also made his ATP Tour debut as a wild card entry at the 2023 Zhuhai tournament. In the Davis Cup, he earned his first tour-level wins against Slovenia by defeating Kriznik and Dominko.

Zhou has a 30-21 record in the ITF Tour, winning two titles in 2024, namely the M15 Tianjin and M25 Tianjin tournaments. In his Challenger debut in 2023, he reached the quarterfinals in Zhuhai, defeating Rai and Sekulic (saving 3 match points).

On the ITF Juniors circuit, Zhou achieved a record of 98-31. He made notable runs to the semifinals of the Australian Open and the quarterfinals of the US Open in boys’ singles.

Zhou initially aspired to be a professional badminton player but took up tennis at the age of 10 due to his uncle’s encouragement. At 14, he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes but managed to continue with his training.

In his most recent match, Zhou recorded his first ATP Tour win in the first round of Chengdu, defeating No. 121 Tseng. He holds a 0-2 record against top 100 players, including a loss to No. 25 Davidovich Fokina in the first round of Beijing last year. Zhou is aiming for the biggest win of his career.

Pavel Kotov, aged 25, currently holds a ranking of World No. 63 with a career-high ranking of No. 50. In 2024, he has a win-loss record of 17-19, reaching the semifinals in Marrakech. He has not previously participated in Beijing.

Kotov earned his first ranking point at the age of 16 in October 2015. He broke into the top 100 in October 2022 and achieved his career-high ranking of No. 50 in June 2024 after defeating former champion Wawrinka to reach the third round of Roland Garros.

His biggest win came against No. 25 Griekspoor, helping him reach his first ATP Tour final at the 2023 Stockholm tournament as a qualifier.

Kotov qualified for his first ATP Tour event at the 2022 Marrakech, where he defeated Griekspoor in the first round. He returned to Marrakech to reach the semifinals in 2023 and achieved his fourth semifinal appearance in 2024.

He also qualified for the ATP Tour debut at the 2020 St. Petersburg and made his Grand Slam debut at the 2022 Roland Garros.

In Challenger events, Kotov has a record of 89-71, including three finals with a 3-2 win-loss record. He claimed titles at the 2021 Forli-3, 2022 Forli-3, and 2022 San Marino tournaments.

Kotov has attained a personal-best of 17 wins this season, including 6 wins on hard courts. Notable performances include reaching the quarterfinals in Hong Kong and Winston-Salem. To make his main draw debut in Beijing, he earned wins over Nagal in the first round of qualifying and Carballes Baena in the second round of qualifying. Last year, he lost to Kecmanovic in the first round of qualifying.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Yi will win.
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