Zhizhen Zhang vs Karen Khachanov Predictions: Karen Khachanov is no joke.

Zhizhen Zhang’s last game against Felix Auger-Aliassime has placed him in the spotlight in the tournament. He defeated Felix in the previous round in straight sets to book his place in the quarter final. Karen Khachanov also comes into this game with lots of confidence as he faces Zhizhen Zhang for the first time. At the moment, Karen Khachanov is taking all the hype and there's a lot of confidence on him to advance to the next round of the tournament.

Zhizhen Zhang

Zhizhen Zhang is a Chinese player currently ranked 50th on the ATP ranking. Since he turned pro in 2016, he has won three singles and two doubles titles on the ATP Challenger, and two singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Futures Tour. 

In the Grand Slam singles tournament, he was eliminated in the 2nd round of the Australian Open in 2024, in the 3rd round of the French Open in 2023, in the 1st round of Wimbledon in 2021 and 2023 and then in the 3rd round in the US Open in 2024. 

And in the Grand Slam doubles, he was eliminated in the semifinal of the Australian Open in 2024, in the 1st round of the French Open in 2023 and in the 1st round of the US Open in 2023.

Zhizhen Zhang started this tournament with a 2-1 win against Giulio Zeppieri and in his second game, he defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets.

Karen Khachanov

Karen Khachanov is a Russian tennis player ranked 18th on the ATP ranking. Khachanov has won five ATP Tour singles titles, including a Masters 1000 title at the 2018 Paris Masters. He has also won one doubles Masters 1000 title at the 2023 Madrid Open. 

In the Grand Slam singles tournament, he got into the Semifinal of the US Open in 2022 and Australian Open in 2023. He got into the Quarter Final of Wimbledon in 2021 and French Open in 2019 and 2023. 

And in the Grand Slam doubles tournament, he was eliminated in the 2nd round of the Australian Open and French Open in 2017 and then in the 3rd round of the US Open in the same year.

Karen Khachanov played just 1 game in this tournament, against Roberto Bautista Agut and he won in straight sets.

Head to Head

This is the first meeting between Zhizhen Zhang and Karen Khachanov.

Analysis and Predictions

Zhizhen Zhang's form at the moment is admirable and in his last game, he showed he has what it takes to beat top players. Karen Khachanov might be a step too tough for him but he's not the type to back down from a fight. This game can end in so many ways but it will all depend on how Karen Khachanov handles the opening set.

• Karen Khachanov to Win by (-2.5) Games Handicap at 1.6 Odds
• Zhizhen Zhang to Win Under 12 Games at 1.69 Odds
• Karen Khachanov to Win 2-0 at 2.20 Odds