Alexander Zverev and Frances Tiafoe will fight against each other in the final of the Erste Bank Open for the 7th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 2:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Zverev who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexander Zverev is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.25
Frances Tiafoe -> 4.333
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Frances Tiafoe
This will be the 7th time that Alexander Zverev and Frances Tiafoe clash against each other. The head to head is 5-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played, Zverev won 6-3 6-2 in the 1st round in Beijing back in 2019.
Highlights Alexander Zverev vs Frances Tiafoe – Beijing 30-September-2019
Alexander Zverev
Ranked no. 4, Alexander reached the final after beating Filip Krajinovic 6-2 7-5, Alex De Minaur 6-2 3-6 6-2, Felix Auger Aliassime 6-4 3-6 6-3 and Carlos Alcaraz Garfia 6-3 6-3.
In the semifinal, The German had a good straight sets win against Alcaraz Garfia (6-3 6-3). During the match, Zverev scored 54 points vs Alcaraz Garfia’s 38. The German was pretty aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about the service games, Zverev struck 8 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Alexander Zverev was quite efficient on serve to win 84% (31/37) of his 1st serve and 70% (7/10) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Zverev broke Alcaraz Garfia 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Zverev started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 2 set in this tournament to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Zverev has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 67% of his matches (369-185). 5-1 on indoor hard courts in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Zverev has a composed71-38 match record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the season was conquering the title in in Acapulco where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 7-6(3) and in in Madrid where he beat Matteo Berrettini in the final 6-7(8) 6-4 6-3 and in in Tokyo where he beat Karen Khachanov in the final 6-3 6-1 and in in Cincinnati where he beat Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 6-3.
The German has an overall 51-13 win-loss record in 2021, 5-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Vienna
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2017. See his history.
Frances Tiafoe
Ranked no. 49, Francis reached the final after defeating Alex Molcan 6-4 3-6 6-1, Lucas Miedler 6-75 6-4 6-3, Dusan Lajovic 6-4 6-4, Stefanos Tsitsipas 3-6 6-3 6-4, Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 6-4 7-66 and Jannik Sinner 3-6 7-5 6-2.
In the semifinal against Sinner, Tiafoe recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-5 6-2). During the match Tiafoe scored 97 points vs Sinner’s 89. The American was quite aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about serving, Tiafoe struck 7 aces and he was quite consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Frances Tiafoe lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Tiafoe put 64% of his first serves in, winning 60% (39/65) of the points behind his 1st serve and 64% (23/36) on the 2nd serve. Francis broke Sinner 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Tiafoe started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 4 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
His best result of the year was winning the title in the Nottingham 1 Challenger where he overcame Denis Kudla in the final 6-1 6-3.
Francis has an aggregate 38-24 win-loss record in 2021, 6-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zverev | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 6 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 16 |
| Tot Games | 91 | 158 |
| Pts | 279-227 | 521-466 |
| Total Points | 506 | 987 |
| Winners | 139 | 216 |
| %Winners | 50% | 41% |
Zverev played 4 matches while Tiafoe competed in 6 matches. Tiafoe started his run from the qualifications while Zverev had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexander Zverev lost 2 sets, while Frances Tiafoe dropped 4 sets. Zverev has played 6 set(s) less than Tiafoe (10 vs 16). Therefore, Zverev played 67 games less than Tiafoe. Alexander scored 139 winners (50% of the total points). On the other side, Tiafoe managed to score 216 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zverev | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 43 | 38 |
| Avg per match | 10.8 | 6.3 |
| 1st in | 166/249 | 306/493 |
| %1st in | 67% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 139/166 | 216/306 |
| %1st pts | 84% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 47/83 | 111/187 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 59% |
Zverev bagged 43 aces (10.8 per match). Tiafoe managed to score 38 aces (6.3 per match). Zverev won 84% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Tiafoe won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zverev | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 22 |
| Converted | 13/21 | 22/49 |
| % Converted | 62% | 45% |
| Conceded | 13 | 33 |
| Saved | 10 | 20 |
| % Saved | 77% | 61% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 13 |
Zverev broke his opponents 13 times with a 62% conversion rate. Alexander conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded. Tiafoe broke his opponents 22 times with a 45% conversion rate. Tiafoe conceded his serve 13 times and he saved 61% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zverev | ||||||
| R1 Krajinovic |
R2 De Minaur |
1/4 Auger-Aliassime |
1/2 Alcaraz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-5 | 6-2 3-6 6-2 | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 25 | 28 | 18 | 91 | |
| pts | 65-50 | 79-65 | 81-74 | 54-38 | 279-227 | |
| Total points | 115 | 144 | 155 | 92 | 506 | |
| Winners | 29 | 39 | 40 | 31 | 139 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 49% | 49% | 57% | 50% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 12 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 43 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 36/59 | 44/71 | 49/72 | 37/47 | 166/249 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 62% | 68% | 79% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 29/36 | 39/44 | 40/49 | 31/37 | 139/166 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 89% | 82% | 84% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/23 | 12/27 | 16/23 | 7/10 | 47/83 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 44% | 70% | 70% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/4 | 4/5 | 2/8 | 3/4 | 13/21 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 80% | 25% | 75% | 62% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 4/5 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 80% | 0% | 100% | 66% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Tiafoe | ||||||||
| Q1 Molcan |
Q3 Miedler |
R1 Lajovic |
R2 Tsitsipas |
1/4 Schwartzman |
1/2 Sinner |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-1 | 6-75 6-4 6-3 | 6-4 6-4 | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 7-66 | 3-6 7-5 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 32 | 20 | 28 | 23 | 29 | 158 | |
| pts | 83-75 | 104-91 | 71-58 | 83-79 | 83-74 | 97-89 | 521-466 | |
| Total points | 158 | 195 | 129 | 162 | 157 | 186 | 987 | |
| Winners | 32 | 50 | 30 | 36 | 29 | 39 | 216 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 48% | 42% | 43% | 35% | 40% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||||
| Aces | 7 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 38 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 43/81 | 64/96 | 38/55 | 51/82 | 45/78 | 65/101 | 306/493 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 67% | 69% | 62% | 58% | 64% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 32/43 | 50/64 | 30/38 | 36/51 | 29/45 | 39/65 | 216/306 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 78% | 79% | 71% | 64% | 60% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/38 | 21/32 | 9/17 | 22/31 | 15/33 | 23/36 | 111/187 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 66% | 53% | 71% | 45% | 64% | 59% | |
| Breaks | ||||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 22 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 3/8 | 3/11 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 4/9 | 22/49 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 38% | 27% | 60% | 50% | 44% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 33 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 3/5 | 5/9 | 5/8 | 20 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 75% | 75% | 60% | 56% | 63% | 91% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
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