Francisco Cerundolo vs Zhizhen Zhang — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
ARG18#25ATP
1931ELO
1880Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$11MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWWW
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2026 ·
hard
#158ATP
1682ELO
1642Hard ELO
$546kYTD
$4.6MCAREER
29 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWWWW
Cerundolo F.6-3 7-6 6-3
Zhang Z.
Cerundolo F.
6763
Zhang Z.
3630
Francisco Cerundolo defeated Zhizhen Zhang 6-3 7-6 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Francisco Cerundolo came in ranked #25, defending last year's round of 32. Francisco Cerundolo narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Francisco Cerundolo closed it out in three sets, 6–3 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-26 | Eastbourne | QF | grass | Francisco Cerundolo | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2021-06-28 | Wimbledon | Q3 | grass | Zhizhen Zhang | 6-0 6-3 6-7 7-6 |
| 2021-06-24 | Wimbledon | Q32 | grass | Zhizhen Zhang | 6-0 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(6) |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
34%
Break points saved·Even
63%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.3
8.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
87
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
95
89
Break points won·Dominant
89
26
Deciding sets·Even
87
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
6
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
89
100
Cerundolo F.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 20 games (7d) · Zhang Z.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast