Zhizhen Zhang vs Pavle Marinkov — Brisbane 2 CH Round of 32

Brisbane 2 CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Zhizhen Zhang
CHN
Zhizhen Zhang
#156ATP
1682ELO
1642Hard ELO
$546kYTD
$4.6MCAREER
29 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 February 2026
hard
AUS
Pavle Marinkov
#535ATP
20 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLWWW
Zhang Z.
7-6 6-3
Marinkov P.
Zhang Z.
7762
Marinkov P.
6430

Zhizhen Zhang defeated Pavle Marinkov 7-6 6-3 in the Brisbane 2 CH round of 32 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Zhizhen Zhang closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang Z.serving88% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Marinkov P.

Marinkov P.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Zhang Z.

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

Zhang Z.Marinkov P.
24
Serve
—
0
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Zhang Z.Marinkov P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
34%
34%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.5
6.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (24 vs 13). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Zhang Z.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Marinkov P.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.2
Surface form
6.6
Fatigue & Travel
8.2
Minutes 14d
5.8
4.0
3-set count
0.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Zhang Z.Marinkov P.
Freshness·Clear edge
100
88

Zhang Z.: 21 days rest · Marinkov P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Zhang Z.
Bolt A.[4]
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Zhang Z.
Sakamoto R.[3]
6-16-4
Bolt A.[4]
Moriya H.
6-33-66-3
Quarter-finals
Sakamoto R.[3]
Tu L.
7-636-4
Bolt A.[4]
Blanch D.[8]
7-56-3
Moriya H.
Sweeny D.[2]
7-57-63
Zhang Z.
Matsuoka H.
6-37-5
R16
Blanch D.[8]
Weber A.
6-16-3
Matsuoka H.
Polmans M.
4-67-626-3
Zhang Z.
Uchiyama Y.[9]
6-47-67
Sakamoto R.[3]
Sinclair C.
7-56-3
Tu L.
Ellis B.
6-46-4
Moriya H.
Sach T.
6-766-06-4
Sweeny D.[2]
Imamura M.
6-36-2
Bolt A.[4]
Jasika O.
6-24-1
R32
Polmans M.
Mackenzie J.
7-52-66-1
Matsuoka H.
Delaney J.
6-46-4
Uchiyama Y.[9]
Hewitt C.
7-57-5
Sakamoto R.[3]
Mochizuki Y.
6-06-1
Sinclair C.
Hulme M.
5-77-646-4
Tu L.
Nakagawa N.
6-766-47-62
Weber A.
Jorda Sanchis D.
6-32-67-5
Jasika O.
Shiraishi H.
4-66-27-65
Moriya H.
Bouzige M.
6-46-4
Imamura M.
Dellavedova M.
3-66-46-3
Sweeny D.[2]
Daniel T.
7-56-4
Zhang Z.
Marinkov P.
7-646-3
Bolt A.[4]
Isomura K.
7-56-3
Ellis B.
Sun F.[7]
7-623-67-5
Blanch D.[8]
Denolly C.
6-47-5
Sach T.
Zhou Y.[6]
6-42-66-2