Lorenzo Sonego vs Zhizhen Zhang Preview & Prediction | 2024 French Open | Second Round
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Lorenzo Sonego made few friends in Paris by upsetting Ugo Humbert but the Italian will face a tougher clay-court prospect in Zhizhen Zhang next.
START DATE/TIME: Wednesday 29th May 2024, UK – not before 10:00 / US EST – not before 05:00 / US PST – not before 02:00
VENUE: Roland Garros Stadium, Paris, France
SURFACE: Outdoor clay
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Eurosport / US – NBC, Peacock and Tennis Channel
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – discovery+ / US – NBC, Peacock and Tennis Channel
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LORENZO SONEGO VS ZHIZHEN ZHANG PREDICTION
World number 49 Lorenzo Sonego is far better than his current deflated ranking suggests, particularly on clay, but he has struggled to string together top performances, like his four-set victory over French number on Ugo Humbert on Sunday, for several seasons now.
The 29-year-old brought a three-match losing streak into Roland-Garros but he has come close to upsetting Novak Djokovic, in the Italian Open semi-finals three years ago, at his peak on this surface and this looks set to be a thrilling clash with a fellow clay enthusiast.
27-year-old Zhizhen Zhang set a new career-high ATP world ranking of 44th this week after another huge run to the quarter-finals of a clay Masters, exiting Rome in the quarter-finals earlier this month just as he did Madrid a year ago.
The Chinese dropped a set to Aleksandar Vukic on Sunday but it took eventual runner-up Casper Ruud to oust him from the third round here last season and, on current form, he looks the just-about likelier to squeeze through.
Zhang beat Sonego in straight sets at Eastbourne last June but clay should level things a little. Back the Chinese to win at least two sets to leave the victor of a potential marathon clash up to chance.
LORENZO SONEGO VS ZHIZHEN ZHANG TIP: ZHIZHEN ZHANG TO WIN TWO SETS