World no. 119, Arthur Fils of France, will take on Zhizhen Zhang of China, the world number 69, in the first round of the 2023 Lyon Open on Monday, May 22. Get the live streaming options of this Arthur Fils v Zhizhen Zhang match along with its preview, head-to-head, and tips here.
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Arthur Fils v Zhizhen Zhang Head to Head
The pair have never played each other before. This will be the first match between the 18 year old Frenchman, and the man from China, who is eight years older
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Fils is one of the brightest young hopes of French tennis, having reached the final of the boys’ singles at the French Open two years ago, and won the doubles event that same year.
Still just 18, he won his maiden Challenger tour title earlier this year in Portugal, and the following month, he showed he could cope with the step up to the main tour by reaching the semi-finals in both Montpellier and Marseille.
He has recently made his Masters’ debut, having qualified in Rome, where he achieved his maiden victory at that level, beating fellow qualifier Juan Manuel Cerundulo in the first round, before going on to lose to the world number seven, Holger Rune.
Since then, he played in the Challenger event in Bordeaux, but lost in the first round to the eventual winner, compatriot Ugo Humbert.
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Zhang has already achieved some notable firsts in the past year, becoming the first Chinese man to reach the top 100 in the world, and then, earlier this month, becoming the first male tennis player from his country to reach a Masters’ quarter-final.
That was in Madrid where his run included victories over Denis Shapovalov, Cameron Norrie, and Taylor Fritz.
It was back to reality with a bump, though, in Rome, where he was beaten in the first round of qualifying.
He has already done better than that to make the main draw in Lyon, having beaten Maxime Janvier of France, and Oriol Roca Batalla of Spain in the qualifying competition.
Fils v Zhang Prediction and Tip
Both players have made waves in their own right on the main tour recently, so this is a hard result to call. Fils, though, has the benefit of home advantage, and that may count in his favour.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Fils to win: 4/5
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 22.5 games in the match: 5/6
The 2023 ATP Lyon Open will be played from May 21 to 27. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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