Jan Novak
Dailysports's expert
Daniil Medvedev
Zhizhen Zhang
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As part of the second round of the ATP 500 grass-court tournament, a match between Daniil Medvedev and Zhizhen Zhang will take place. The match will be held in Halle on Wednesday, June 19, with the game scheduled to start at 14:30 Central European Time. Experts at Dailysports have provided a prediction for this match.
Daniil Medvedev
Medvedev has been relatively stable this season, although he has not yet claimed victories in major tournaments. The Russian has already slipped to fifth place in the world rankings, which is certainly not satisfactory for him.
This year, Daniil has played in two finals (the Australian Open and Indian Wells), but was unsuccessful in both. The Halle tournament is Medvedev's first on grass courts this season. In the first round, he defeated Portuguese player Nuno Borges.
Zhizhen Zhang
The 27-year-old Chinese player has shown good results this season, reaching the quarterfinals of the Masters in Rome in May. This was only the second time in his career that Zhang achieved such success, and he rose to 42nd place in the ATP rankings, the best result of his career.
Switching to grass, Zhang was immediately knocked out in Stuttgart, but in Halle, he defeated Austrian Sebastian Ofner in three sets.
Interesting facts and head-to-head records
- During the recent clay season, Medvedev had four losses and nine wins.
- Zhang had seven wins and five losses over the same period.
- The only head-to-head match in 2016 ended with Medvedev's victory.
Daniil Medvedev vs Zhizhen Zhang Prediction
According to bookmakers, the Chinese player has no chance in this game. I think Medvedev will win in two sets, and I would bet on a total of less than 23 games.
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