Alexander Zverev and Marco Cecchinato will play each other in the 3rd round of the French Open for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4 pm on Court Suzanne LENGLEN. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Zverev who should win in 4 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexander Zverev is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.46
Marco Cecchinato -> 2.89
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Marco Cecchinato
This will be the 2nd time that Alexander Zverev and Marco Cecchinato face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
Alexander Zverev
Ranked no. 7, the German got to the 3rd round after beating Dennis Novak 7-5 6-2 6-4 and Pierre-Hugues Herbert 2-6 6-4 7-65 4-6 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Alexander had a tough win against Herbert to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (2-6 6-4 7-65 4-6 6-4). During the match Zverev and Herbert scored the same amount of points (164). However, the world no. 7 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Zverev was extremely aggressive to blast 79 winners.
Regarding the service games, Zverev struck 10 aces and he was not very consistent on his 2nd serve to score 11 double faults. Alexander Zverev lost the serve 7 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Zverev put 68% of his first serves in, winning 71% (79/112) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (22/53) on the 2nd serve. The German broke Herbert 6 times after converting 43% of his break points (6/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The German has conceded 2 set in this competition to win 53% of the points he played.
Zverev has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 65% of his matches (328-179). 2-0 on clay in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Zverev has a 118-57 record in the last 8 years on clay.
Zverev’s best result of the year was reaching the final at the U.S. Open .
The German has a 14-7 win-loss record in 2020, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
The German lost in the quarter to Novak Djokovic.
Marco Cecchinato
Ranked no. 110, Marco reached the 3rd round after defeating Ernests Gulbis 6-3 7-5, Constant Lestienne 6-2 6-3, Kimmer Coppejans 6-1 6-2, Alex De Minaur 7-69 6-4 6-0 and Juan Ignacio Londero 6-3 6-2 5-7 6-2.
In the 2nd round, The Italian had a good straight sets win against Londero (6-3 6-2 5-7 6-2). During the match Cecchinato scored 124 points vs Londero’s 103. Cecchinato was quite aggressive to blast 54 winners.
Talking about serving, Cecchinato recorded 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Marco Cecchinato was extremely effective on serve to win 75% (54/72) of his 1st serve and 54% (21/39) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. The Italian broke Londero 7 times after converting 47% of his break points (7/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Cecchinato’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Punta Del Este Challenger.
The Italian has a 17-12 win-loss record in 2020, 16-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
Cecchinato lost in the 1st round to Nicolas Mahut.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zverev | Cecchinato |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 13 |
| Tot Games | 81 | 119 |
| Pts | 273-243 | 447-333 |
| Total Points | 516 | 780 |
| Winners | 127 | 195 |
| %Winners | 47% | 44% |
Zverev played 2 matches while Cecchinato competed in 5 matches. Cecchinato started his run from the qualifications while Zverev had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexander Zverev conceded 2 sets, while Marco Cecchinato dropper 1 set. Zverev has played 5 set(s) less than Cecchinato (8 vs 13). Therefore, Zverev played 38 games less than Cecchinato. Zverev scored 127 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, Cecchinato managed to score 195 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zverev | Cecchinato |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 20 | 17 |
| Avg per match | 10 | 3.4 |
| 1st in | 170/245 | 272/377 |
| %1st in | 69% | 72% |
| 1st pts | 127/170 | 195/272 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 35/75 | 62/105 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 59% |
Zverev scored 20 aces (10 per match). Cecchinato scored 17 aces (3.4 per match). Zverev won 75% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Cecchinato won 72% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zverev | Cecchinato |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 26 |
| Converted | 11/25 | 26/63 |
| % Converted | 44% | 41% |
| Conceded | 16 | 19 |
| Saved | 8 | 10 |
| % Saved | 50% | 53% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 9 |
Alexander broke his opponents 11 times with a 44% conversion rate. Zverev lost his serve 8 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Cecchinato broke his opponents 26 times with a 41% conversion rate. Cecchinato conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zverev | ||||
| R1 Novak |
R2 Herbert |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-2 6-4 | 2-6 6-4 7-65 4-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 51 | 81 | |
| pts | 109-79 | 164-164 | 273-243 | |
| Total points | 188 | 328 | 516 | |
| Winners | 48 | 79 | 127 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 48% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 10 | 10 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 11 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 58/80 | 112/165 | 170/245 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 68% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 48/58 | 79/112 | 127/170 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 71% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/22 | 22/53 | 35/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 42% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 6/14 | 11/25 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 43% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 14 | 16 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 7/14 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| Cecchinato | |||||||
| Q1 Gulbis |
Q2 Lestienne |
Q3 Coppejans |
R1 De Minaur |
R2 Londero |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-5 | 6-2 6-3 | 6-1 6-2 | 7-69 6-4 6-0 | 6-3 6-2 5-7 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 17 | 15 | 29 | 37 | 119 | |
| pts | 72-53 | 59-36 | 56-29 | 136-112 | 124-103 | 447-333 | |
| Total points | 125 | 95 | 85 | 248 | 227 | 780 | |
| Winners | 31 | 29 | 25 | 56 | 54 | 195 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 49% | 45% | 41% | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 42/60 | 34/44 | 33/46 | 91/116 | 72/111 | 272/377 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 77% | 72% | 78% | 65% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 31/42 | 29/34 | 25/33 | 56/91 | 54/72 | 195/272 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 85% | 76% | 62% | 75% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/18 | 8/10 | 7/13 | 13/25 | 21/39 | 62/105 | |
| % 2nd pts | 72% | 80% | 54% | 52% | 54% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 26 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 3/8 | 5/9 | 8/24 | 7/15 | 26/63 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 38% | 56% | 33% | 47% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 19 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 4/8 | 4/7 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 50% | – | 50% | 50% | 57% | 104% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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- Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (0-0) – H2H and prediction
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- Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Hugo GastonGaston (0-0) – H2H and prediction
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- Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Sebastian KordaKorda (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Stefano TravagliaTravaglia – Rafael NadalNadal (0-0) – H2H and prediction
