Luca Nardi vs Zhizhen Zhang — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
ITA
Luca Nardi
#168ATP
1585ELO
1572Hard ELO
$213kYTD
$2.4MCAREER
23 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2024 ·
hard
Zhizhen Zhang
CHN
Zhizhen Zhang
#158ATP
1682ELO
1642Hard ELO
$546kYTD
$4.6MCAREER
29 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWWWW
Nardi L.
6-3 3-6 6-3
Zhang Z.
Nardi L.
6362
Zhang Z.
3631

Luca Nardi defeated Zhizhen Zhang 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Zhizhen Zhang came in ranked #158, defending last year's round of 128. Luca Nardi extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Luca Nardi closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-02-17DohaR32hardLuca Nardi6-4 6-3

Statistics

This season
Nardi L.Zhang Z.
1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
33%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.3
7.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (123 vs 98). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nardi L.Zhang Z.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
9
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
84
89
Break points won·Clear edge
8
26
Deciding sets·Dominant
14
88
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
14
6

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw