Alexander Bublik vs Zhizhen Zhang — Phoenix CH Round of 16

Phoenix CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Alexander Bublik
KAZ4
Alexander Bublik
#11ATP
1889ELO
1837Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$12MCAREER
29 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 March 2023
hard
Zhizhen Zhang
CHN
Zhizhen Zhang
#156ATP
1682ELO
1642Hard ELO
$546kYTD
$4.6MCAREER
29 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWWWLW
Bublik A.
6-1 6-2
Zhang Z.
Bublik A.
662
Zhang Z.
120

Alexander Bublik defeated Zhizhen Zhang 6-1 6-2 in the Phoenix CH round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Alexander Bublik came in ranked #11.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Bublik A.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Zhang Z.

Zhang Z.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Bublik A.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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

Bublik A.Zhang Z.
65
Serve
24
25
Return
0

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

Statistics

This season
Bublik A.Zhang Z.
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
65%
Return points won·Even
35%
34%
Break points saved·Even
63%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.0
7.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (194 vs 153). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bublik A.Zhang Z.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
56
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
94
Break points won·Dominant
67
14
Deciding sets·Slight edge
99
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
39

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Bublik A.
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Zhang Z.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.5+195 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.5Hard Elo 1642
7.8Overall Elo 1889
ELO gap
2.2Overall Elo 1682
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.3
Surface form
3.6
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.2
Minutes 14d
5.1
3-set count
4.0
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Bublik A.Zhang Z.
Freshness·Slight edge
78
86

Bublik A.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d) · Zhang Z.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Borges N.
Shevchenko A.
4-66-26-1
Semi-finals
Shevchenko A.
Halys Q.
6-736-46-3
Borges N.
Struff J.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Borges N.
Popyrin A.
7-56-746-3
Halys Q.
Kovacevic A.
1-66-36-2
Struff J.
Bublik A.[4]
6-43-66-4
Shevchenko A.
Berrettini M.[1]
6-43-66-3
R16
Borges N.
Safiullin R.
7-56-4
Popyrin A.
Ymer M.[7]
6-26-2
Kovacevic A.
Gasquet R.[3]
6-23-66-4
Shevchenko A.
Huesler M.[6]
7-56-1
Struff J.
Kokkinakis T.
6-36-3
Halys Q.
Ruusuvuori E.[8]
3-66-36-4
Bublik A.[4]
Zhang Z.
6-16-2
Berrettini M.[1]
Vukic A.
7-57-65
R32
Huesler M.[6]
Krajinovic F.
7-652-0
Zhang Z.
Hijikata R.
6-746-36-4
Borges N.
Schwartzman D.[2]
7-56-3
Safiullin R.
Martinez P.
6-36-2
Popyrin A.
Otte O.
6-46-3
Kokkinakis T.
Lehecka J.[5]
7-656-4
Ruusuvuori E.[8]
Carballes Baena R.
6-36-0
Gasquet R.[3]
Nava E.
7-656-3
Vukic A.
Arnaldi M.
6-24-66-3
Berrettini M.[1]
Bellucci M.
6-46-4
Kovacevic A.
Oconnell C.
6-33-67-66
Ymer M.[7]
Albot R.
6-17-5
Bublik A.[4]
Kudla D.
7-694-66-2
Struff J.
Kotov P.
6-26-4
Halys Q.
Barrere G.
6-36-1
Shevchenko A.
Monfils G.
6-46-726-3