LONDON RESULTS. Zverev dispatches Nadal in the Round Robin of the Nitto ATP Finals. Video highlights

NITTO ATP FINALS - LONDON RESULTS. Zverev bests Nadal to face Daniil Medvedev in the R

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Rafael Nadal

Alexander Zverev ousts Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-4 in the Round Robin in London on Monday. Zverev will face Stefanos Tsitsipas and  Daniil Medvedev in the next 2 matches of the Round Robin.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Zverev in this set played much better tennis than Rafael and consequently, he won 6-2 after breaking the Spaniard in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

The Spaniard was outplayed in the last 5 games of the set (from 1-2 to 6-2).

2nd set.

Zverev had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Nadal in the 1st game (1-0). That was enough for Zverev to win the set (6-4) as no one dropped a serve anymore.

Statistics

At the end of the match, the German scored 64 points vs. Nadal’s 45 points.

Alexander served exceptionally well to win 88% of the points (30/34) behind his first serve. Anyhow he won only 47% points (7/15) on his second serve. Alexander struck 11 aces and he committed 2 double faults. Zverev was pretty effective in converting 75% of the break points that he conquered (3/4). On the other side, Rafael wasn’t able to conquer any break point. That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Zverev and Nadal is 1-5 for Rafael.

Highlights Alexander Zverev vs. Rafael Nadal Nitto ATP Finals – London

Zverev’s Interview

After the match, Sascha commented “This means so much, playing here again after winning my biggest title so far in my career here last year. This means everything to me.

I was looking forward to this match, and thanks a lot for all the support, everybody who came out. The atmosphere is the reason why everybody is trying, the goal of the beginning of the season is to make London. Because playing here, playing in front of you all, playing in The O2 is something that we don’t have during the year, and this is so special.”

Next Match: Alexander Zverev vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas – stats

Zverev will face Stefanos Tsitsipas in his next match in the Round Robin.

This will be the 5th time that Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev face off. The head to head is 3-1 for Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.

The last time they fought against each other, Tsitsipas won 7-66 6-4 in the semifinal in Beijing back in October 2019.

Prediction and head to head Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Alexander Zverev

Tennis Scores in London

Upcoming matches

  • Roger FedererFederer – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (1-0) – See H2H details
  • Rafael NadalNadal – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (2-0) – See H2H details
  • Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Roger FedererFederer (26-22) – See H2H details
  • Dominic ThiemThiem – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (2-1) – See H2H details
  • Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Alexander ZverevZverev (1-4) – See H2H details
  • Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Alexander ZverevZverev (3-1) – See H2H details