Jannik Sinner vs Zhizhen Zhang Prediction: Jannik Sinner was born to win

The ATP Halle tournament is almost at its closing stages as the tournament enters its semi final stage. Two players to qualify for this round are Jannik Sinner and Zhizhen Zhang.

World number 1, Jannik Sinner knocked off Jan-Lennard Struff in the previous round to qualify for the semi final and Zhizhen Zhang defeated Christopher Eubanks in the quarter final round to also qualify for this round.

Finally, Jannik Sinner will play against Zhizhen Zhang in this year's ATP Halle Semi Final.

Jannik Sinner

Jannik Sinner is living up to expectations by qualifying for the semi final stage of the tournament. He's qualified for the Semifinal and he's once again under the microscope as he takes on Zhizhen Zhang.

Jannik Sinner's last game in the quarter final was against Jan-Lennard Struff and Sinner was victorious in the end. The game lasted through 3 sets. Jannik Sinner won the opening set 6-2 and slumped to a 6-7 defeat in the second set. It was down to the final set to decide the game, and Jannik Sinner won 7-6 to claim the win.

Jannik Sinner's performance by numbers was:- 66% first serve, 1/1 break points saved, 16 service games won, 21/46 second serve return points and 2 break points converted.

Jannik Sinner's next opponent Zhizhen Zhang is an unfamiliar opponent and both players are facing each other for the very first time.

Zhizhen Zhang

Chinese player Zhizhen Zhang has a tough job on his hands in the semi final, as he's drawn against the world number 1 Jannik Sinner. Zhizhen Zhang will hope to get the victory in their very first meeting and also qualify for the final round.

Zhizhen Zhang played his last game against Christopher Eubanks in the quarter final round and the game ended after 3 sets. Zhizhen Zhang got a 6-4 win in the first set, but in the second set, he lost 4-6 and finally the game was decided in the 3rd set, and Zhizhen Zhang pulled off a 7-5 win to seal the victory.

Zhizhen Zhang's performance was summarized as:- 66% first serve, 0/2 break points saved, 14 service games won, 12/19 second serve return points and 3 break points converted.

Zhizhen Zhang is taking on Jannik Sinner in this round and he hopes to get a win.

Head to Head

There is no h2h data for both players.

Analysis and Predictions

A win for Jannik Sinner makes more sense as he's better than Zhizhen Zhang at the moment. Jannik Sinner is a player born for the tough stages and he's faced the toughest opponents. Surely there's nothing Zhizhen Zhang throws at him that he can't handle.

• Over 20 Games at 1.6 Odds
• Zhizhen Zhang (+4.5) Handicap at 2.03 Odds
• Total 3 Sets at 3.25 Odds