Who Will Win: Zhizhen Vs Rublev? Prediction For ATP Cincinnati Open 2024

What Time Will Zhang Zhizhen Play Against Andrey Rublev?

Zhizhen and Rublev are on the Day 4 Schedule at Cincinnati Open 2024 on Thursday 15 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?

In the upcoming match between Zhang Zhizhen and Andrey Rublev, Rublev leads the head-to-head record 2-0. The previous encounters took place in Astana and Dubai, both on hard courts. In Astana, Rublev defeated Zhang with a score of 6-3, 6-2 in the Round of 16. In Dubai, Rublev emerged victorious again, winning the match with a score of 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-4 in the Round of 32.

Zhang Zhizhen, 27 years old, currently holds the rank of World No. 44, with his career-high being World No. 31. In October 2022, Zhang became the first Chinese player in PIF ATP Rankings history to break into the Top 100. He achieved the Top 50 status in January 2024, and his career-high ranking of No. 31 was reached in July 2024.

Zhang Zhizhen made significant achievements in his career, including winning three consecutive matches in deciding set tie-breaks. These victories made him the first Chinese player to reach the ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinals at the 2023 Madrid tournament. He repeated this feat by reaching the quarterfinals at the 2024 Rome ATP Masters 1000. Additionally, Zhang reached his first ATP Tour semifinal in Hamburg during the 2023 season. He also became the first Chinese man to defeat a Top 5 ranked opponent, defeating No. 5 Ruud on his way to the third round of the 2023 US Open. He equaled his biggest career win by defeating No. 5 Medvedev in the second round of the 2024 Halle tournament, becoming the first Chinese man to reach an ATP Tour semifinal on grass. Zhang has qualified for major events such as Wimbledon in 2021 and the US Open in 2022, becoming the first Chinese man to compete in the main draw of both events in the Open Era.

Zhang Zhizhen aims to reach the ATP Masters 1000 third round for the fourth time in his career at this event. He has a record of 3-9 against Top 10 players, with a 1-5 record on hard courts. He is looking for his first hard court win

since defeating No. 5 Ruud at the 2023 US Open.

As for Andrey Rublev, the 26-year-old player holds the World No. 6 ranking, with a career-high of World No. 5. He has a season record of 32-16, including winning two titles. Rublev’s junior career was remarkable as he achieved World No. 1 status and broke into the Top 20, Top 10, and Top 5 rankings.

Rublev has had several notable victories in his career, including coming back from a set down in both the semifinals and the final to win his first ATP Masters 1000 title at the 2023 Monte Carlo tournament. He also defeated the double-defending champion No. 3 Alcaraz en route to his second title at the 2024 Madrid tournament. Rublev has defeated top-ranked opponents such as No. 3 Nadal at the 2021 Monte Carlo and No. 2 Medvedev at the 2021 Cincinnati, reaching the ATP Masters 1000 finals. He has won 16 ATP Tour titles, including defeating No. 1 Djokovic at the 2022 Belgrade tournament.

Rublev has achieved several milestones in his career, leading the tour with 5 titles in 2020 and tying for the tour lead with 41 victories in the same year. He also won 23 consecutive matches and 4 titles at ATP 500 events from 2020-21. He has reached the quarterfinals of Grand Slam tournaments 10 times and reached the 2022 Nitto ATP Finals semifinals. Rublev also won a gold medal in the All-ROC mixed doubles final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

In the previous week, Rublev reached the final of the Montreal tournament, defeating No. 1 Sinner in the quarterfinals. This achievement made him the first player to contest in multiple ATP Masters 1000 finals this season, with the previous one being at Madrid. He reached his first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal at the 2019 Cincinnati tournament by defeating No. 3 Federer in the third round. In 2021, Rublev reached 6 ATP Masters 1000 finals, the second of which ended in a loss against Zverev.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Zhizhen will win.
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