In a match slated for Thursday, Zhizhen Zhang (No. 93 in rankings) will take on Alexei Popyrin (No. 101) in the Round of 128 of the BNP Paribas Open.
Popyrin is favored over Zhang for this match, with -180 odds against the underdog’s +155 in the Round of 128.
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Alexei Popyrin vs. Zhizhen Zhang: Matchup Info
- Tournament: BNP Paribas Open
- Round: Round of 128
- Date: Thursday, March 9
- Court Surface: Hard
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Popyrin vs. Zhang Matchup Performance & Stats
- In 13 tournaments on hard courts over the past year, Popyrin has gone 10-13.
- Popyrin has won 80.7% of his service games on hard courts and 13.8% of his return games over the past year.
- Popyrin has converted 28 of 116 break points on hard courts (24.1%) over the past year and is 207th in break points won.
- In his previous tournament (the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships), Popyrin was beaten by Pavel Kotov 3-6, 7-5, 6-7 on February 27, in the round of 32.
- Zhang has posted an 11-10 record in nine tournaments on hard courts over the past year.
- On hard surfaces, Zhang has an 83.4% winning percentage in service games and a 19.0% winning percentage in return games.
- On hard courts Zhang is 25-for-79 on break points, 31.6%, which ranks 217th.
- In the qualification round 1 of his last tournament (the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships) on February 25, Zhang was beaten by No. 304-ranked Alexandar Lazarov 1-6, 6-7.
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