Zhizhen Zhang vs Dusan Lajovic: French Open 2023 Preview, Schedule, Date, Form Guide, Head to Head, Live Streaming

Zhizhen Zhang vs Dusan Lajovic will take place in the first round of the 2023 French Open on May 28.

Dusan Lajovic in a file photo. (Twitter: @FILAtennis)
By Nilavro Ghosh | May 29, 2023 | 2 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Dusan Lajovic has played some of his best tennis on clay this year, putting in some of his best performances. However, it is unfortunate that he was unable to maintain the same level of form and momentum he had developed over the previous five months when it came to the season’s biggest clay tournament, the French Open. Earlier this year, during the South American clay swing, the Serbian achieved a remarkable career milestone by reaching three consecutive main tour quarterfinals. He built on his success during the European clay swing last month, when he defeated top-ranked players like Novak Djokovic and Andrey Rublev on his way to winning his second ATP title (Banja Luka).

While Dusan Lajovic has made nine consecutive main-draw appearances at the French Open, reaching the round of 16 in his debut campaign in 2014, his opponent Zhizhen Zhang will be making his debut this week. In 2021, he competed here once and was bageled by Peter Gojowczyk in QR2. Despite a win-loss record of 14 wins and 17 losses this season, the 26-year-old has reasons to be optimistic about his season thus far. He recently had a remarkable run at the Madrid Masters, where he impressed many with wins over notable opponents such as Denis Shapovalov, Cameron Norrie, and Taylor Fritz.

Match facts

Zhizhen Zhang vs Dusan LajovicMatch details
DateMay 28, 2023
SurfaceClay
TournamentFrench Open
StageFirst round
Time (India)7 pm

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Form Guide

Zhizhen Zhang

OpponentScore
Arthur Fils6-3, 6-2 (L)
Oriol Roca Batalla6-2, 6-7, 6-1 (W)
Maxime Janvier7-6, 6-2 (W)
Francesco Maestrelli5-7, 6-2, 5-7 (L)
Aslan Karatsev6-7, 4-6 (L)

Dusan Lajovic

OpponentScore
Nicolas Jarry6-4, 6-2 (L)
Nuno Borges6-4, 6-1 (L)
Jan-Lennard Struff7-6, 3-6, 3-6 (L)
Felix Auger-Aliassime2-6, 6-3, 6-7 (W)
Jason Kubler6-3, 6-3 (W)

Head to head

The two players will play against each other for the first time.

Zhizhen Zhang vs Dusan Lajovic date

Zhizhen Zhang vs Dusan Lajovic will take place in the first round of the 2023 French Open on May 28.

Broadcasters

AreaBroadcaster
Francefrance.tv sport, Prime Video
Europe (all territories except France)Eurosport
AustriaServus TV
Belgiumrtbf.be
SwitzerlandSRG SSR
USANBC Sports, Peacock, Tennis Channel, Bally Sports
CanadaRDS, TSN
Latin AmericaESPN
BrazilSPORTV
North Africa & Middle EastbeIN Sports
Sub-Saharan AfricaSuperSport, Canal+
Asia (all territories)beIN Sports
ChinaCMG
TaiwanELTA
VietnamVTV Cab
JapanWOWOW
IndiaSony Ten
MongoliaSPS
AustraliaChannel 9
New ZealandSky
South KoreaCJ ENM