Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs Zhizhen Zhang Preview & Prediction | 2025 Dubai Tennis Championships | First Round

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We have great first-round clash full of power-serving as Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard will take on Zhizhen Zhang in Dubai

Ranking points: ATP 500

Start date/time: Monday 24th February, 2025: UK – not before 3:40pm / US ET – not before 10:40am / US PT – not before 7:40am

Venue: Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, UAE

Surface: Outdoor hard

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel

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Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs Zhizhen Zhang Prediction

France’s Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard is playing his first tennis since the Australian Open as he was due to play in Rotterdam a couple of weeks ago but was forced to withdraw through illness.

He will now look to pick up where he left off as he was playing some really good tennis early in the year and he will be aiming to get his serve firing on all cylinders in Dubai this week.

He takes on Zhizhen Zhang who he has met once before and it was the Chinese star who won that match in Cincinnati last year 6-3 7-6.

Zhizhen Zhang has been active in the last few weeks and was eliminated in the first round in Doha by Luca Nardi last week. Prior to that, he played in Marseille and retired after losing the first set against Zizou Bergs in the quarters.

This really is going to be a battle between the two serves and who can handle their opponent’s the best. We like the Frenchman who has improved notably in the last few six months and we fancy his chances of exacting revenge on the previous loss and returning to action in style.

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs Zhizhen Zhang Tip: Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard to win