Alexander Zverev vs Zhizhen ZhangUnited Cup Round Robin

United Cup · ATP · Round Robin
#3ATP
2100ELO
2042Hard ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Friday, 27 December 2024
hard
#161ATP
1682ELO
1642Hard ELO
$546kYTD
$4.6MCAREER
29 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWW
Zverev A.
2-6 6-0 6-2
Zhang Z.
Zverev A.
2662
Zhang Z.
6021

Alexander Zverev defeated Zhizhen Zhang 2-6 6-0 6-2 in the United Cup round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Alexander Zverev came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round-robin. Alexander Zverev extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-07-15HamburgQFclayAlexander Zverev6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Zverev A.serving96% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Zhang Z.

Zhang Z.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Zverev 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

Zverev A.Zhang Z.
71
Serve
24
42
Return
0

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
33%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
8.5
7.8
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 94). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
94
56
Break points saved·Slight edge
100
94
Break points won·Dominant
90
14
Deciding sets·Slight edge
99
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
43

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 46 days (−0.7)
3.4
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 60 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
9.8+400 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.2Hard Elo 1642
9.8Overall Elo 2100
ELO gap
0.2Overall Elo 1682
5.0
H2H
5.0
8.8
Surface form
3.1
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 5
Fatigue & Travel
6.0
Country comfort
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
Freshness·Dominant
52
100

Zverev A.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 103 games (7d) · Zhang Z.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
35°CMainly clear
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 34%