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Match Details
Fixture: (3) Daniil Medvedev vs Zhang Zhizhen
Date: Wednesday, June 19
Tournament: Terra Wortmann Open, 2024
Round: Second Round (Round of 16)
Venue: OWL Arena
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Grass
Prize: €2,255,655
Where to Watch: USA - Tennis Channel, UK - Sky Sports, Canada - TSN
Daniil Medvedev vs Zhang Zhizhen preview
The second round of the 2024 Terra Wortmann Open will see the third seed Danill Medvedev go up against Zhang Zhizhen of China. Medvedev had a stellar start to the 2024 season. He reached the finals of the Australian Open and the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, losing to Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. The Russian also made it to the semi-final of the Miami Open, yet again losing to Jannik Sinner.
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The clay season did not bring the too many impressive results for the World No. 5 as he endured early exits in Monte-Carlo and Rome. He made it to the quarter-finals in Madrid but had to retire from his match against Jiri Lehecka due to injury. The Russian progressed to the fourth round of the French Open, losing to Alex de Minaur.
Medvedev was the top seed at Halle last year. He reached the quarter-final, losing to Roberto Bautista Agut. In 2022, Medvedev reached the final of the Halle Open, losing to Hubert Hurcakz. The Russian had his best result at Wimbledon last year, reaching the semis where he lost to Carlos Alcaraz. This year Medvedev has started his campaign at Halle, with a good win over Nuno Borges in the first round.
Zhang Zhizhen has had a moderate season in 2024. The Chinese player made quarter-final runs at the Open 13 and the Italian Open, losing to Karen Khachanov and Alejandro Tabilo respectively.
He did not have a great grass court season in 2023 with early round exits in every tournament barring the Eastbourne International where he made the quarter-finals, losing to Francisco Cerundolo. In 2024, he did have a first-round exit in Stuttgart and secured a hard-fought 7-6(8), 6-7(3), 6-4 win against Sebastian Ofner in the first round at the Halle Open.
Daniil Medvedev vs Zhang Zhizhen head-to-head
This will be the first meeting between the pair on the ATP Tour.
Daniil Medvedev vs Zhang Zhizhen odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Daniil Medvedev vs Zhang Zhizhen prediction
Medvedev is a player who is strong on both fronts of serving and returning. He has a big first serve and can tire his opponents with long baseline rallies. His use of flat groundstrokes makes him an effective returner of the ball.
On the other hand, Zhand has just started to get some encouraging results go his way. His first match against Offner saw him negotiate two tricky tiebreaks. This indicates the Chinese have the mental tenacity to play long matches if necessary.
Medvedev comes in as an overwhelming favorite in this match. The Russian's ranking, experience, current form, and technical prowess give him an undisputed advantage over his Chinese opponent.
Pick- Medvedev to win in straight sets
