MELBOURNE RESULTS. Zverev conquers Verdasco in the 3rd round

Alexander Zverev wins against Fernando Verdasco 6-2 6-2 6-4 in the 3^rd round in Melbourne on Saturday. Zverev will face Andrey Rublev in the 4^th round.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Zverev started the set strong after breaking Verdasco in the 1^st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. Alexander improved his lead after breaking the Spaniard in the 3^rd (3-0) game before winning the set (6-2).

It is worth noting that a key moment of this match was when the German won 4 consecutive games in the 1^st set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

2^nd set.

Zverev had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Verdasco in the 1^st game (1-0). Alexander managed to strengthen his lead after breaking Fernando in the 7^th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).

3^rd set.

The German clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 6^th (2-4) game, The German broke back in the 7^th (3-4) and in the 9^th (5-4) game before winning the set 6-4.

Fernando was completely knocked out in the last 4 games of the set (from 2-4 to 6-4).

Statistics

At the end of the match, the German scored 96 points vs. the Spaniard’s 70 points.

Alexander served very well to win 77% of the points (47/61) behind his first serve. Nonetheless he won only 38% points (8/21) on his second serve. The German blasted 15 aces and he committed 3 double faults. Alexander was pretty focused in converting 60% of the break points that he conquered (6/10). On the other side, Fernando had some problems converting his break points (only 20% – 1/5). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Zverev and Verdasco is 3-2 for Alexander.

Highlights Alexander Zverev vs. Fernando Verdasco Australian Open – Melbourne

Zverev’s Interview

Next Match H2H: Alexander Zverev vs. Andrey Rublev – stats

Zverev will compete against Rublev in the 4^th round.

This will be the 4^th time that Alexander Zverev and Andrey Rublev face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Zverev won 6-0 7-6⁴ in the 3^rd round in Shanghai back in 2019.

Tennis Scores at the Australian Open

• Dominic ThiemThiem – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (6-2 6-4 6-7⁵ 6-4) – See score progression
• Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – John IsnerIsner (6-4 4-1 ret.) – See score progression
• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (6-4 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Gael MonfilsMonfils – Ernests GulbisGulbis (7-6² 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Rafael NadalNadal – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (6-1 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Andrey RublevRublev – David GoffinGoffin (2-6 7-6³ 6-4 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Fernando VerdascoVerdasco (6-2 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Nick KyrgiosKyrgios – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (6-2 7-6⁵ 6-7⁶ 6-7⁷ 7-6⁸) – See score progression
• Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Tommy PaulPaul (6-1 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
• Milos RaonicRaonic – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (7-5 6-4 7-6²) – See score progression
• Fabio FogniniFognini – Guido PellaPella (7-6⁰ 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Dusan LajovicLajovic (6-2 6-3 7-6⁷) – See score progression
• Roger FedererFederer – John MillmanMillman (4-6 7-6² 6-4 4-6 7-6⁸) – See score progression
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (6-3 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
• Tennys SandgrenSandgren – Sam QuerreyQuerrey (6-4 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Marin CilicCilic – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (6-7³ 6-4 6-0 5-7 6-3) – See score progression

Upcoming matches

• Rafael NadalNadal – Nick KyrgiosKyrgios (4-3) – See H2H details
• Gael MonfilsMonfils – Dominic ThiemThiem (0-5) – See H2H details
• Milos RaonicRaonic – Marin CilicCilic (1-2) – See H2H details
• Tennys SandgrenSandgren – Fabio FogniniFognini (1-2) – See H2H details
• Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Roger FedererFederer (0-2) – See H2H details
• Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Novak DjokovicDjokovic (0-3) – See H2H details
• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Stan WawrinkaWawrinka (2-0) – See H2H details
• Andrey RublevRublev – Alexander ZverevZverev (0-3) – See H2H details