Andrey Rublev vs Zhizhen Zhang Prediction & Picks - ATP Rotterdam

Prediction published on 2/4/25, 1:08 AM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 2/4/25 at 1:33 AM in Tennis Picks

Andrey Rublev, who broke a six-match slump and reached the semifinal in his last tournament, aims for a deeper run at the 2025 ABN-AMRO Open. In the first round, the Russian will open her campaign against big-serving Zhang Zhizhen of China. Rublev finally ended his five-match losing streak that began with a walkover against Corentin Moutet in the quarterfinals of the Moselle Open. After losing to teenager Joao Fonseca of Brazil 7-6(1) 6-3 7-6(5) in the first round of the 2025 Australian Open, the Russian decided to turn on the switch and put up his best performance in months against Christoper Eubanks 6-4 6-3 in Round 2 of Open Occitanie. Rublev won his next match against Nikoloz Basilashvili 5-2 ret. to clinch his first semifinal since he finished runner-up in Montreal in August 2024. Unfortunately, Rublev could not progress any further as he was stunned by an inspired Aleksandar Kovacevic, 7-5, 6-4, in the final four. Zhizhen hasn’t been the same player since reaching the final of the 2024 Hangzhou Open. China’s No.1 player has lost 10 of his last 11 matches since that tournament, including a heartbreaking five-set loss 4-6 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-4 to former top-10 Holger Rune of Denmark.