Zizou Bergs shocks Zhizhen Zhang 6-4 6-3 in the 1st round in Shanghai on Thursday. Bergs is going to play against Grigor Dimitrov in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 19 minutes.
Bergs added to his prize money $ 11,250 after winning this match. He has already won $ 34,500 after this win. If he wins the next match, Bergs will add $ 24,600 to his earnings to get in total $ 59,100 in total.
Highlights Zizou Bergs vs. Zhizhen Zhang Shanghai Rolex Masters – Shanghai
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
63
52
32
22
51%
42%
8
3
2
1
69%
64%
71%
69%
32/45
22/32
55%
44%
11/20
8/18
3/5
1/6
60%
17%
At the end of the match, Zizou scored 63 points vs. Zhizhen’s 52.
Bergs
Zizou was pretty effective at converting 60% of the break points that he procured (3/5).
Zhang
On the other side, Zhang was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 17% – 1/6). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Bergs and Zhang is 2-1 for Zizou.
Draw and next match H2H: Zizou Bergs vs. Grigor Dimitrov – stats
Bergs will come up against Dimitrov in the 2nd round.
This will be the 2nd time that Zizou Bergs and Grigor Dimitrov face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Dimitrov (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Dimitrov won 6-3 7-64 4-6 6-4 in the 3rd round in Paris back in June 2024.
Live score progression and stats
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Bergs snatched in the 10th game (6-4) prior to eventually winning the set (6-4).
The Belgian failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 30.
The Belgian converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40). On the other side, Zhizhen was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th game (2-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 67 points. The Belgian won 5 more points than Zhizhen (36-31). Zizou dropped 13 points on serve (28-13). In addition, on the other side, Zhang conceded 8 points on serve (18-8).
Bergs had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Zhizhen Zhang in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Notwithstanding, that wasn’t sufficient for Zizou to win the set as Zhang succeeded in breaking back in the 7th (3-4) game. The Belgian kept his focus to break the Chinese in the 8th (5-3) game before conquering the set (6-3).
Bergs converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40), the 4th (3-0 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Zhizhen converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 7th game (2-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 48 points. Bergs was the one to win the set after conquering 6 more points than Zhizhen (27-21). Zizou surrendered 9 points on serve (15-9). In addition, on the other side, the Chinese conceded 12 points on serve (12-12).
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