Updated 22nd September 2024
Zhizhen Zhang is a rising top 50 player with a versatile and powerful game. But what is Zhizhen Zhang’s racquet?
The reason this question came up recently is that Zhizhen Zhang’s racquet has quite an eye-catching cosmetic. He is a HEAD Radical user, but his current racquet has shades of pink and light blue instead of the standard dark blue and orange.
I wondered briefly if he was trying something new, but it is actually a limited edition, China-only, cosmetic for the Radical.
The design looks fresh in a good way and the comments on Instagram have been very positive. Sadly, for most people, this will not be available for purchase.
It is quite common for racquet companies to release certain racquets and/or cosmetics for specific markets. One example is the older generation of the HEAD Extreme Pro (the heavier 100 sq in, dense string pattern 16/19 racquet) that is only currently available in Italy due to Matteo Berrettini’s loyal fanbase.
Now I am curious to hear what you think of Zhizhen Zhang’s racquet cosmetic. Do you have any more information like specs and string choice and setup? Please let us know in the comments.
More on Zhizhen Zhang
Zhizhen Zhang was born 16th October 1996 to a sports family in Shanghai, and he began playing tennis at the age of four.
His tennis career began in Chico, California in 2012, when playing on the ITF Futures Tour. Three years later he played in the qualifying draws of both the Beijing Open, and the Shanghai Masters but failed to qualify.
His early career has been a bit up and down, partly due to injuries and it wasn’t until 2022, following his US Open debut and his second ATP quarterfinal, he became the first Chinese male player to reach the top 100 of the ATP rankings.
Top 50 Player
Zhizhen Zhang is now a top 50 player with his current ATP ranking of 48 and his career high rank being 31, archived in July 2024.
The biggest win of career for the 27 year old Chinese, was beating Medvedev in 2024 Halle second round.
Stats/Info
- Plays right-handed with a two-handed backhand
- Does not hold any ATP titles yet
- Won a total prize money of $3,058,694
- Nickname is ZZZ
- Favorite surface is hard-court
- Tennis idol is Roger Federer
Social Media
Fans of Zhizhen Zhang can follow him on Instagram where he has 47K followers.
2 comments
Hi, can you recommend a similar racket to the ig l4 pro
It seem that Zhang is now using the modified ig radical mp.