Madrid Open 2023: Cameron Norrie vs. Zhizhen Zhang Tennis Pick and Prediction

TennisSection previews the 2023 Madrid Open third-round match featuring Cameron Norrie vs. Zhizhen Zhang on Monday, May 1, 2023.

Cameron Norrie vs. Zhizhen Zhang Preview

Will Cameron Norrie get the win? Will Zhizhen Zhang pull off the upset? This will be an interesting one, where we have the 11th seed looking to move through. Who will triumph and move through to the quarterfinals at the 2023 Madrid Open?

Cameron Norrie got through a tough opening match after a tough run of a couple bad losses to start finding his groove on the clay again after a successful golden swing in which he took the Rio title. Zhizhen Zhang is coming off a big win and will be very confident going into this one, but Cameron Norrie remains the favorite and has the tennis to make a deep run at any tournament in the world, so let’s see if he can pull it together to move through to the Round of 16 at the 2023 Madrid Open.

Zhizhen Zhang took down Denis Shapovalov in three sets to move through to the third round where he will take on Cameron Norrie in what will likely be yet another blockbuster match. Zhang is playing some confident tennis, and although the accolades of Norrie are far superior, Zhang is a young talent and Norrie has been struggling, let’s see if he can make it back to back upsets at the 2023 Madrid Open.

Cameron Norrie vs. Zhizhen Zhang Prediction and Pick

Cameron Norrie and Zhizhen Zhang have never met before, with this being their first career meeting. It’s a new matchup for both players and in my opinion, that’s a lot more dangerous for Norrie than it is for Zhang. Zhang will be coming into this one with an underdog mentality and more so after a big win, and I fully expect him to be the player who’s forcing Norrie to answer his questions here at the 2023 Madrid Open.