Alexander Zverev and Tallon Griekspoor will square off in the 2nd round of the Erste Bank Open for the 13th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 5:30 pm on Centre Court. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and 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 -> 1.189
Tallon Griekspoor -> 4.65
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Tallon Griekspoor
This will be the 13th time that Alexander Zverev and Tallon Griekspoor play each other. The head to head is 9-3 for Zverev (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they fought against each other, Griekspoor won 6-7(3) 6-2 6-4 in the 2nd round in Montreal back in August 2026.
Highlights Tallon Griekspoor vs Alexander Zverev – Montreal 05-August-2026
Alexander Zverev
63 - 16win/loss
2
2
WLWWWWLWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63-16 | 30-9 | 20-4 | 4-1 | 9-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 57-25 | 24-9 | 18-7 | 9-6 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 2 (career-high), Alexander reached the 2nd round after defeating Martin Landaluce 7-5 3-6 7-6(11).
In the 1st round, The German defeated Landaluce (7-5 3-6 7-611). During the match, Zverev scored 113 points vs Landaluce’s 107. The German was exceptionally aggressive to blast 53 winners.
Talking about the service games, Zverev made 8 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Alexander Zverev was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 74% (53/72) of his 1st serve and 70% (19/27) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Alexander broke Landaluce twice after converting 29% of his break points (2/7).
Zverev has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 73% of his matches (521-191). 4-1 on indoor hard courts in 2026. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Zverev has an aggregate 89-38 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current season was winning the title at the French Open where he overcame Flavio Cobolli in the final 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1 and at the U.S. Open where he beat Ben Shelton in the final 6-3 7-6(2) 5-7 6-2.
Alexander has an aggregate 63-16 win-loss record in 2026, 4-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Vienna
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2021. See his history.
Tallon Griekspoor
21 - 22win/loss
50
21
WWWWWWLLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21-22 | 7-10 | 3-7 | 10-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 32-24 | 10-11 | 13-8 | 5-4 | 4-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 33-30 | 10-11 | 8-8 | 11-8 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-24 | 14-10 | 3-5 | 12-7 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 28-27 | 5-6 | 12-6 | 4-11 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 50, the Dutch got to the 2nd round after defeating Brandon Nakashima 6-1 4-6 7-6(2).
In the 1st round, Tallon defeated Nakashima (6-1 4-6 7-62). During the match Griekspoor scored 91 points vs Nakashima’s 77. Griekspoor was pretty aggressive to blast 47 winners.
Talking about serving, Griekspoor recorded 17 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Tallon Griekspoor was very efficient on serve to win 78% (47/60) of his 1st serve and 65% (15/23) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Griekspoor broke Nakashima 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
His best result of the current year was winning the title in Brussels where he overcame Jan-Lennard Struff in the final 4-6 6-3 6-4.
Tallon has an overall 21-22 win-loss record in 2026, 10-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Vienna
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2025. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zverev | Griekspoor |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 34 | 30 |
| Pts | 113-107 | 91-77 |
| Total Points | 220 | 168 |
| Winners | 53 | 47 |
| %Winners | 47% | 52% |
Both Zverev and Griekspoor played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexander Zverev lost 1 set, while Tallon Griekspoor dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Zverev and Griekspoor have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Zverev played 4 games more than Griekspoor. Zverev scored 53 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, Tallon made 47 winners (52%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zverev | Griekspoor |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 17 |
| Avg per match | 8 | 17 |
| 1st in | 72/99 | 60/83 |
| %1st in | 73% | 72% |
| 1st pts | 53/72 | 47/60 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 19/27 | 15/23 |
| %2nd pts | 70% | 65% |
Zverev bagged 8 aces . Griekspoor bagged 17 aces . Zverev won 74% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 70% of the points. On the other side, Griekspoor won 78% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 65% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zverev | Griekspoor |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 3 |
| Converted | 2/7 | 3/7 |
| % Converted | 29% | 43% |
| Conceded | 4 | 3 |
| Saved | 2 | 2 |
| % Saved | 50% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 |
Zverev broke his opponent twice with a 29% conversion rate. The German conceded his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Tallon broke his opponent 3 times with a 43% conversion rate. Tallon conceded his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zverev | |||
| R1 Landaluce |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 3-6 7-611 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 34 | |
| pts | 113-107 | 113-107 | |
| Total points | 220 | 220 | |
| Winners | 53 | 53 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 8 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 72/99 | 72/99 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 53/72 | 53/72 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/27 | 19/27 | |
| % 2nd pts | 70% | 70% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 2/7 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Griekspoor | |||
| R1 Nakashima |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 4-6 7-62 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 30 | |
| pts | 91-77 | 91-77 | |
| Total points | 168 | 168 | |
| Winners | 47 | 47 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 52% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 17 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 60/83 | 60/83 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 47/60 | 47/60 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/23 | 15/23 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 65% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 3/7 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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