Prediction Of Zhizhen Vs Bergs H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Rolex Shanghai Masters 2024?

What Time Will Zhang Zhizhen Play Against Zizou Bergs?

Zhizhen and Bergs are on the Day 2 Schedule at Rolex Shanghai Masters 2024 on Thursday 3 October 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?

Zhang Zhizhen and Zizou Bergs will be facing each other for the first time at the tour level. They have previously played two matches against each other. The first match took place in the US Open qualifiers, where Zhang Zhizhen emerged victorious with a score of 6-2 6-4. In their second encounter at Tallahassee CH, Zizou Bergs defeated Zhang Zhizhen with a score of 6-3 7-5.

Zhang Zhizhen, aged 27, is currently ranked 41st in the world. He reached his career-high ranking of 31 in July 2024. Zhang made history as the first Chinese player to break into the ATP Top 100 in October 2022 and the Top 50 in January 2024. In 2024, he had a record of 25-25, reaching the Hangzhou Final and making it to the fourth round of the Beijing tournament in 2023.

During his career, Zhang Zhizhen achieved several notable accomplishments. He defeated Buyunchaokete in the first all-Chinese ATP Tour semifinal, securing a spot in his first final at the 2024 Hangzhou tournament. Zhang also won a silver medal in mixed doubles at the 2024 Paris Olympics with Wang Xinyu. He became the first Chinese player to reach the ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinals in 2023 Madrid, winning three consecutive matches in deciding set tie-breaks. Zhang repeated this feat at the 2024 Rome tournament. In the 2023 season, he reached his first ATP Tour semifinal in Hamburg and became the first Chinese man to defeat a top-five opponent by defeating No. 5 Ruud in the US Open third round. Zhang also qualified for the 2021 Wimbledon and the 2022 US Open, becoming the first Chinese man to compete in the main draw of both events in the Open Era. In the 2024 Halle tournament, he achieved one of his biggest wins by defeating No. 5 Medvedev in the second 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.

It is worth noting that Zhang is participating in his third main draw appearance at this event, previously falling in qualifying rounds in 2012, 2015-18. Last year, he became the first Chinese man to reach the fourth round in the tournament’s history but was defeated by eventual champion Hurkacz. Zhang reached his first ATP Tour final in Hangzhou two weeks ago, but lost to Cilic.

Zizou Bergs, aged 25, currently holds the 73rd position in the ATP ranking. He achieved his career-high ranking of 72 in September 2024. Notably, Bergs broke into the Top 200 in July 2021, the Top 100 in June 2024, and secured his career-high ranking after defeating No. 24 Tabilo on his way to the Roland Garros third round as a qualifier.

Bergs has had several achievements throughout his career. He claimed his first ATP Tour win against Ramos-Vinolas at the 2020 Antwerp tournament as a wildcard when he was ranked 528th. He also reached his first ATP Tour quarterfinal as a qualifier at the 2023 Gstaad tournament. In addition, Bergs earned a wildcard entry to the 2022 Wimbledon after winning the 2022 Ilkley Challenger title as a qualifier, defeating former World No. 8 Sock. He also won Challenger titles at the 2021 St. Petersburg-1, 2021 Lille, 2021 Almaty, 2023 and 2024 Tallahassee, 2023 Drummondville, and 2023 Yokkaichi tournaments.

Bergs has qualified for Grand Slam events, including the 2023 Australian Open, 2024 Roland Garros, and 2024 Wimbledon. He entered the 2024 Australian Open draw as a lucky loser. In terms of junior career, Bergs had a win-loss record of 90-45 on the ITF Junior Circuit, but unfortunately, he lost in the first round of all four Grand Slam boys’ singles events in 2017.

This is Bergs’ fourth ATP Masters 1000 event, having previously participated in the 2023 Miami, 2024 Madrid, and Rome tournaments. He is aiming to secure his first win at this level. Throughout his career, Bergs has a 5-12 record against Top 50 players, winning three of his last five matches against them since August.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Zhizhen will win.
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