

What Time Will Zhang Zhizhen Play Against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard?
Zhizhen and Perricard are on the Day 2 Schedule at Cincinnati Open 2024 on Tuesday 13 August 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 from China, who is 27 years old and currently ranked World No. 44, will be facing Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard from France for the first time. Zhang made history by becoming the first Chinese player to break into the Top 100 of the PIF ATP Rankings in October 2022, and then broke into the Top 50 in January 2024. He achieved his career-high ranking of No. 31 in July 2024. In the 2024 season, Zhang had a record of 20-21, reaching the semifinals in Halle. In Cincinnati, he has not played any matches in 2023. Zhang’s notable achievements include winning three consecutive matches in deciding set tie-breaks, becoming the first Chinese player to reach the quarterfinals of ATP Masters 1000 in 2023 Madrid, and reaching the quarterfinals again at 2024 Rome. He also reached the semifinals in Hamburg in the 2023 season and became the first Chinese man to defeat a Top 5 opponent, beating No. 5 Ruud on his way to the third round of the 2023 US Open. Zhang also made it to the semifinals of 2024 Halle, where he had a significant victory over No. 5 Medvedev in the second round, making him the first Chinese man to reach an ATP Tour semifinal on grass. He 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. Zhang is aiming to become the first Chinese player to win a match in the tournament. This is his first appearance since winning a silver medal in mixed doubles with Xinyu Wang at the Paris Olympics.
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, who is 21 years old and currently ranked World No.
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Arthur Fils
Cori Gauff
Ella Seidel
Carlos Alcaraz
Laslo Djere
Moyuka Uchijima
Lois Boisson
Ugo Humbert
Fabian Marozsan
Magdalena Frech
Jessica Pegula
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
Varvara Gracheva
Emma Navarro
Jelena Ostapenko
Jule Niemeier
Jasmine Paolini
Francisco Cerundolo
Alexander Shevchenko
Jessika Ponchet
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Holger Rune
Casper Ruud
Luciano Darderi
Ben Shelton
Alexander Zverev
Tallon Griekspoor
Linda Fruhvirtova
Olga Danilovic
48, will be facing Zhang for the first time. He broke into the Top 500 in July 2022, the Top 200 in October 2023, and the Top 100 in May 2024. Perricard’s career-high ranking is No. 44, which he achieved in July 2024. In 2024, he has a record of 9-5, including winning the title in Lyon. This was his first ATP Tour title, and he saved a championship point to capture it as the No. 117-ranked wild card in his hometown. Perricard earned his first Top 30 wins of his career on his way to the Lyon title, defeating No. 19 Bublik in the semifinals and No. 29 Etcheverry in the final. He also had notable victories over Carballes Baena in the first round and former Top 10 player Goffin in the second round to reach his first ATP Tour quarterfinal in 2023 Antwerp. Perricard made his tour-level debut at the 2023 Roland Garros as a wild card, but lost in the first round to Olivieri in a five-set match. In the Challenger circuit, Perricard has a record of 50-33, including winning titles at Leon in 2023, Nottingham, Cuernavaca, and Acapulco in 2024. In his junior career, he reached a career-high ranking of No. 4 and made it to the semifinals of the 2021 Roland Garros boys’ singles tournament. He also won the boys’ doubles title with Fils. This will be Mpetshi Perricard’s ATP Masters 1000 debut, as he previously lost in the qualifying rounds of the 2023 Paris, 2024 Rome, and 2024 Montreal tournaments. He is looking for his first Top 50 win on hard courts, as he has a record of 0-2 in matches against No. 36 Bublik at the 2023 Antwerp and No. 33 Thompson at the 2024 Washington tournaments.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Zhizhen will win.
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