No. 47-ranked Zhizhen Zhang will take on No. 13 Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune in the Australian Open Round of 128 on Saturday, January 11.
In his most recent outing, Zhang was defeated by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 3-6, 6-4, 3-6 in the Round of 32 at the China Open on September 27, 2024. Rune is coming off a two-set loss in his last match on September 30, 2024 in the semifinals at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships to Arthur Fils (6-7, 6-7).
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Zhizhen Zhang vs. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune matchup stats
- Zhang is 14-13 on hard courts over the past year.
- In terms of serve/return winning percentages on hard courts over the past year, Zhang has won 78.4% of his games on serve and 23.0% on return.
- Zhang is 85th in break points won on hard courts over the past year, converting 72 of 163 (44.2%).
- In the the China Open, Zhang’s most recent tournament, he was beaten 3-6, 6-4, 3-6 by No. 64-ranked Davidovich Fokina on September 27 in the Round of 32.
- Rune is 26-18 in 17 tournaments on hard courts over the past 12 months.
- Rune is 415-for-508 in service games on hard courts (81.7%) and 100-for-509 in return games (19.6%).
- Rune has won 36.5% of break points on hard courts (88 out of 241) which ranks 62nd.
- In the Hangzhou Open, Rune’s previous tournament, he played No. 160-ranked Yasutaka Uchiyama in the Round of 16 on September 21 and lost 5-7, 4-6.
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