French Open 2024: Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Zhizhen Zhang preview, head-to-head, odds, prediction and pick | Roland Garros
Match Details
Fixture: (9) Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Zhizhen Zhang
Date: Friday, May 31
Tournament: French Open 2024
Round: Third Round (Round of 32)
Venue: Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay (Outdoor)
Prize Money: £53,478,000
Live Telecast: USA - NBC, Peacock, Tennis Channel & Bally Sports | UK - Eurosport & Discovery+ | Canada - TSN & RDS | India - Sony Network
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Zhizhen Zhang preview
Ninth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas will continue his quest for a maiden Grand Slam title against Zhizhen Zhang in the third round of the 2024 French Open on Friday, May 31.
Tsitsipas kicked off his campaign against the experienced Marton Fucsovics in the first round. The pair fought tooth and nail for the first set, but Tsitsipas eventually edged in the breaker. The following two sets were more routine for the Greek as he sealed a 7-6 (7), 6-4, 6-1 victory.
He took on Daniel Altamaier in the following round, broke first in the fourth game, and sealed the set soon with some brilliant net play. The second set was a more dominant affair, with him sealing it with two breaks of serve. Altmaier fought back in the third to take it in the breaker, but a solitary break in the fourth set helped Tsitsipas seal a 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4 win.
Zhang, meanwhile, opened his campaign in the French capital with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Aleksandar Vukic in the first round.
Up against Lorenzo Sonego in the following round, the pair started strong on serve in the first set apart from a break of serve each. Zhang broke in the eleventh game to seal the first set. Sonego fought back in the second with some aggressive play and leveled it at one set apiece.
Zhang raced to a 4-0 lead in the third set and served it out courtesy of a brilliant service game. The final set was also routine as he went on to seal an emphatic 7-5, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Zhizhen Zhang head-to-head
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Zhizhen Zhang haven't yet faced off on the professional circuit and so their head-to-head currently stands at 0-0.
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Zhizhen Zhang odds
(Odds sourced from BetMGM)
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Zhizhen Zhang prediction
Stefanos Tsitsipas enters his encounter with Zhizhen Zhang as the firm favorite to go through, given his current form and greater experience on the biggest of stages.
Aside from a minor hiccup during his second-round encounter, Tsitsipas has looked scintillating otherwise. He's been lethal on serve and equally effective on the return. His all-round attacking play has paid dividends and will be hard to stop if he continues in the same rich vein of form.
Zhang has been in good form himself, racking up two impressive wins in the French capital so far. He's played the long points particularly well and has mixed defense with attack perfectly. There is no discounting a surprise from Zheng who could put Tsitsipas on the backfoot with his high-octane baseline game.
Pick: Tsitsipas in straight sets.