Alexander Zverev victorious over Pierre-Hugues Herbert 2-6 6-4 7-65 4-6 6-4 in the 2nd round in Paris on Wednesday. Zverev will fight against Marco Cecchinato in the 3rd round.

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Herbert had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Zverev in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Pierre-Hugues reinforced his lead after breaking Zverev in the 8th (6-2) game before winning the set.

the French player converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 6th (4-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40). On the other side, the German was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 61 points. the French player was the one to win the set after conquering 7 more points than Zverev (34-27). Pierre-Hugues conceded 12 points on serve (21-12). Regarding the other side of the net, Alexander conceded 13 points on serve (15-13).

Alexander clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 4th (1-3) game, Alexander broke back in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (5-4) game to win the set 6-4.

the French player was completely outplayed in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-4 to 6-4.

Zverev converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 7th (2-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). In addition on the other side, Herbert converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40).

They played 63 points. Alexander was the winner of the set after clinching 5 more points than the French player (34-29). The German lost 13 points on serve (22-13). On the other side, the French player conceded 12 points on serve (16-12).

Nothing could divide these 2 players that had to fight for the set only at the tiebreak. Eventually, Alexander won the breaker at 7-5.

Tiebreak

Alexander won 2 minibreaks in the 9th (4-5) and 12th (7-5) point. On the other side, Herbert won a minibreak in the 3rd (2-1) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 2-4, 3-4, 3-5, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5, 7-5

The German was unable to convert any of the 3 conquered break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40 and 40-A). The German saved 2 set points when he was 3-5 and 4-5 down. On the other side, the French player wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 4th game (2-1 30-40).

They contested 94 points. This set was so close that, The German won this set even if he scored the same amount of points as his opponent. Alexander surrendered 13 points on serve (32-13). on the other side of the court, Pierre-Hugues conceded 15 points on serve (34-15).

Pierre-Hugues won the set after he broke Zverev in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game. Alexander tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (4-2) game. Nevertheless, Pierre-Hugues kept the focus to conquer the set 6-4.

A defining moment of this set was when Herbert won 4 consecutive games in the 4th set so as to bring the scoreline from 0-1 to 4-1.

Pierre-Hugues was spot on in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 5th game (3-1 30-40). On the other side, Alexander was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 5th game (1-4 30-40).

They contested 55 points. the French player conquered the set after winning 5 points more than the German (30-25). Herbert dropped 9 points on serve (18-9). On the losing side, Zverev conceded 12 points on serve (16-12).

Zverev had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Herbert in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, there was more work to do for the German to win the set because Herbert found the way to break back in the 5th (2-3) and in the 9th (4-5) game. Alexander kept his focus to break Pierre-Hugues in the 8th (5-3) and in the 10th (6-4) game.

Alexander failed to serve out the set when leading 5-3 to be broken at 15.

Alexander converted 75% of his break points (3/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40), the 8th (4-3 0-40 and 15-40) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40). Also, on the other side, Herbert converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (1-3 30-40) and the 9th game (3-5 15-40).

They played 55 points. Zverev was the one to win the set after conquering 7 more points than the French player (31-24). Alexander surrendered 13 points on serve (17-13). Regarding the other side of the net, Pierre-Hugues conceded 14 points on serve (11-14).

Alexander will add to his prize money € 42,000 after winning this match. He has won already € 126,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, the German will add € 63,000 to his earnings to get in total € 189,000 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Zverev
Herbert
2-6 6-4 7-65
4-6 6-4
3h:59
164
164
Total points
164
164
79
79
Winners
65
65
48%
48%
Ratio Winners
40%
40%
56
56
Unforced
49
49
53%
53%
Ratio Unforced
47%
47%
28/55
28/55
Net Approaches
61/93
61/93
51%
51%
Perc
66%
66%
-- Serve --
10
10
Aces
3
3
11
11
Double Faults
6
6
68%
68%
1st in
61%
61%
71%
71%
1st won
66%
66%
79/112
79/112
1st won
65/99
65/99
42%
42%
2nd won
55%
55%
22/53
22/53
2nd won
35/64
35/64
219
219
Fastest serve
206
206
200
200
AVG 1st Serve
180
180
155
155
AVG 2nd Serve
141
141
-- Break Points --
6/14
6/14
Total
7/14
7/14
43%
43%
Won
50%
50%
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Zverev won this encounter even if he conquered the same amount of points of Pierre-Hugues (164 vs. 164).

Zverev struck 10 aces and he committed 11 double faults. Alexander won this match even if he wasn’t that great in converting his break points as he converted only 43%

(6/14) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, the French player was effective when converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (7/14). Anyhow, that was not enough to win the match.

After this encounter, the head to head between Zverev and Herbert is 2-3 for Pierre-Hugues.

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Draw and next match H2H: Alexander Zverev vs. Marco Cecchinato – stats

Zverev will play Cecchinato in the 3rd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Alexander Zverev and Marco Cecchinato clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they squared off, Zverev won 6-4 7-64 6-3 in the 1st round in Australian Open back in January 2020.

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