SHANGHAI. Alexander Zverev conquers Rublev in the 3rd round

SHANGHAI ROLEX MASTERS - SHANGHAI. Zverev ousts Rublev to square off with Roger Federer in the 4th round

Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Andrey Rublev

Alexander Zverev bests Andrey Rublev 6-0 7-64 in the 3rd round in Shanghai on Thursday. Zverev will engage against Roger Federer in the 4th round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

This set was a no contest after Zverev conceded no games to Andrey before winning the set 6-0.

2nd set.

Zverev overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Rublev in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. However, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the German to win the set since Rublev managed to break back in the 5th (2-3) and in the 9th (4-5) game. Alexander maintained his focus before winning the set at the breaker at 4.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Alexander scored 76 points vs. the Russian’s 57 points.

The German served very well to win 78% of the points (31/40) behind his first serve. Anyhow he won only 43% points (9/21) on his second serve. Alexander struck 17 aces and he committed 7 double faults. Zverev was effective when converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (5/10). On the other side, Rublev had some problems in converting his break points because he converted only 29% of his break points (2/7). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Zverev and Rublev is 3-0 for Alexander.

Highlights Alexander Zverev vs. Andrey Rublev Shanghai Rolex Masters – Shanghai

Next Match: Alexander Zverev vs. Roger Federer – stats

Zverev will play Federer in the 4th round.

This will be the 7th time that Alexander Zverev and Roger Federer face off. The head to head is 3-3 for Zverev and Federer (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Zverev won 7-5 7-65 in the semifinal in London Finals back in 2018.

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