Zhizhen Zhang vs Francisco CerundoloColumbus CH Round of 16

Columbus CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#161ATP
1682ELO
1642Hard ELO
$546kYTD
$4.6MCAREER
29 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 June 2019
hard
#21ATP
1931ELO
1880Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$11MCAREER
27 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWL
Zhang Z.
6-4 6-4
Cerundolo F.
Zhang Z.
662
Cerundolo F.
440

Zhizhen Zhang defeated Francisco Cerundolo 6-4 6-4 in the Columbus CH round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Francisco Cerundolo came in ranked #21, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Zhizhen Zhang narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Zhizhen Zhang edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-01-19Australian OpenR128hardFrancisco Cerundolo6-3 7-6(0) 6-3
2023-06-26EastbourneQFgrassFrancisco Cerundolo6-2 6-3
2021-06-28WimbledonQ3grassZhizhen Zhang6-0 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang Z.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Cerundolo F.

Cerundolo F.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Zhang Z.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Zhang Z.Cerundolo F.
24
Serve
13
0
Return
67

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
35%
40%
Break points saved·Even
61%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
56
88
Break points saved·Even
94
98
Break points won·Dominant
14
86
Deciding sets·Even
91
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
43
93

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
100
97

Zhang Z.: 19 days rest · Cerundolo F.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast