Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas will face off in the semifinal of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 12th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Stefanos Tsitsipas who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Stefanos Tsitsipas is the pick to win this match.
Stefanos Tsitsipas -> 1.65
Alexander Zverev -> 2.35
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
This will be the 12th time that Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas square off. The head to head is 7-4 for Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Zverev won 6-4 3-6 6-2 in the semifinal in Madrid back in May 2022.
Highlights Alexander Zverev vs Stefanos Tsitsipas – Madrid 07-May-2022
Alexander Zverev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 69-21 | 29-10 | 23-6 | 11-3 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 55-27 | 22-13 | 20-7 | 8-5 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-10 | 9-4 | 17-5 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 59-15 | 28-6 | 14-4 | 13-3 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 28-11 | 12-7 | 3-1 | 13-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 3 (career-high), the German reached the semifinal after defeating Sebastian Baez 7-66 6-3, Alex De Minaur 6-3 7-65 and Cristian Garin 7-5 6-2.
In the quarter, The German had a good straight sets win against Garin (7-5 6-2). During the match, Zverev scored 77 points vs Garin’s 61. Alexander was quite aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about the service games, Zverev managed to score 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Alexander Zverev lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Zverev put 64% of his first serves in, winning 70% (33/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (14/27) on the 2nd serve. The German broke Garin 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alexander hasn’t dropped yet a set in this event to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Zverev has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 67% of his matches (401-195). 12-3 on clay in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Zverev has an aggregate 140-64 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Zverev’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Montpellier and Madrid.
The German has a compiled 24-8 win-loss record in 2022, 12-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Rome
Stefanos Tsitsipas
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45-22 | 13-11 | 22-6 | 8-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 51-24 | 19-9 | 17-5 | 11-6 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 61-24 | 18-8 | 17-4 | 18-9 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 55-19 | 26-8 | 23-5 | 6-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 29-14 | 11-6 | 11-3 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 5, Tsitsipas got to the semifinal after defeating Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 5-7 7-64, Karen Khachanov 4-6 6-0 6-3 and Jannik Sinner 7-65 6-2.
In the quarter, Tsitsipas had a good straight sets win against Sinner (7-65 6-2). During the match Tsitsipas scored 86 points vs Sinner’s 77. Tsitsipas was exceptionally aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about serving, Tsitsipas scored 10 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Stefanos Tsitsipas lost the serve once and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Tsitsipas put 65% of his first serves in, winning 71% (44/62) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (14/33) on the 2nd serve. Stefanos broke Sinner 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Stefanos has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
His best result of the year was winning the title in in Carlo where he overcame Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the final 6-3 7-6(3).
Tsitsipas has a compiled 30-9 win-loss record in 2022, 13-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Rome
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2019. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zverev | Tsitsipas |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 64 | 80 |
| Pts | 213-187 | 272-234 |
| Total Points | 400 | 506 |
| Winners | 102 | 135 |
| %Winners | 48% | 50% |
Both Zverev and Tsitsipas played 3 matches. At the moment, Stefanos Tsitsipas surrendered 2 sets while Alexander Zverev hasn’t lost a set so far. Zverev has played 2 set(s) less than Tsitsipas (6 vs 8). Therefore, Zverev played 16 games less than Tsitsipas. Alexander scored 102 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, The Greek scored 135 winners (50%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zverev | Tsitsipas |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 16 | 30 |
| Avg per match | 5.3 | 10 |
| 1st in | 136/203 | 183/279 |
| %1st in | 67% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 102/136 | 135/183 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 34/67 | 48/96 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 50% |
Zverev made 16 aces (5.3 per match). Tsitsipas bagged 30 aces (10 per match). Zverev won 75% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Tsitsipas won 74% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zverev | Tsitsipas |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 10 |
| Converted | 9/21 | 10/19 |
| % Converted | 43% | 53% |
| Conceded | 9 | 20 |
| Saved | 5 | 15 |
| % Saved | 56% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 |
The German broke his opponents 9 times with a 43% conversion rate. The German conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded. Stefanos broke his opponents 10 times with a 53% conversion rate. Stefanos conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zverev | |||||
| R2 Baez |
R3 De Minaur |
1/4 Garin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-66 6-3 | 6-3 7-65 | 7-5 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | 20 | 64 | |
| pts | 59-60 | 77-66 | 77-61 | 213-187 | |
| Total points | 119 | 143 | 138 | 400 | |
| Winners | 38 | 31 | 33 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 64% | 40% | 43% | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 48/68 | 41/61 | 47/74 | 136/203 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 67% | 64% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 38/48 | 31/41 | 33/47 | 102/136 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 76% | 70% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/20 | 9/20 | 14/27 | 34/67 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 45% | 52% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 1/1 | 4/9 | 4/11 | 9/21 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 44% | 36% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 1/4 | 4/5 | 5 | |
| Saved % | – | 25% | 80% | 35% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Tsitsipas | |||||
| R2 Dimitrov |
R3 Khachanov |
1/4 Sinner |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 5-7 7-64 | 4-6 6-0 6-3 | 7-65 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 25 | 21 | 80 | |
| pts | 104-98 | 82-59 | 86-77 | 272-234 | |
| Total points | 202 | 141 | 163 | 506 | |
| Winners | 53 | 38 | 44 | 135 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 46% | 51% | 50% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 12 | 8 | 10 | 30 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 73/107 | 48/77 | 62/95 | 183/279 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 62% | 65% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 53/73 | 38/48 | 44/62 | 135/183 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 79% | 71% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/34 | 15/29 | 14/33 | 48/96 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 52% | 42% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 5/7 | 3/6 | 10/19 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 71% | 50% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 6/8 | 5/6 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 75% | 83% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWLWWLWL Tennis Scores in Rome
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Jannik SinnerSinner (7-65 6-2) – See score progression
- Casper RuudRuud – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (7-67 7-5) – See score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (7-5 7-61) – See score progression
- John Isner/Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanIsner/Diego Sebastian Schwartzman – Lloyd Glasspool/Harri HeliovaaraGlasspool/Harri Heliovaara (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Cristian GarinGarin (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (7-5 7-6(1)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Casper RuudRuud (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Alexander ZverevZverev (7-4) – H2H and prediction
