Alexander Zverev and Fernando Verdasco will play each other in the 2nd round of the bett1HULKS Indoors for the 6th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 2:00 pm on bett1 CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Zverev who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexander Zverev is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.33
Fernando Verdasco -> 3.44
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Fernando Verdasco
This will be the 6th time that Alexander Zverev and Fernando Verdasco play each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Zverev (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they locked horns, Zverev won 6-1 6-3 in the 2nd round in Paris back in 2019.
Highlights Alexander Zverev vs Alexander Zverev – Paris 29-October-2019
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Alexander Zverev
Ranked no. 7, Alexander will start his run in Cologne after he played his last match at the Roland Garros where he lost 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-3 to in the 4th round the 4th of October.
Zverev has a 15-8 win-loss record in 2020, 0-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the season on indoor hard courts.
The German’s best result of the season was getting to the final at the U.S. Open .
Talking about his overall career, Zverev has an overall 329-180 record. He has positive 53-34 record on indoor hard courts.
Last year in Cologne
Alexander didn’t compete in Cologne in 2019.
Fernando Verdasco
Ranked no. 61, Verdasco reached the 2nd round after beating Andy Murray 6-4 6-4.
In the 1st round, Fernando had a good straight sets win against Murray (6-4 6-4). During the match Verdasco scored 76 points vs Murray’s 59. Fernando was extremely aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about serving, Verdasco recorded 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Fernando Verdasco lost the serve twice and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Verdasco put 65% of his first serves in, winning 65% (31/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 58% (15/26) on the 2nd serve. Verdasco broke Murray 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
The Spaniard has a 5-5 win-loss record in 2020, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Cologne
Verdasco didn’t play in Cologne in 2019.
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Cologne
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Mischa ZverevZverev (6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Lloyd HarrisHarris – Steve JohnsonJohnson (7-65 7-62) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Radu AlbotAlbot – Oscar OtteOtte (6-4 5-7 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Dennis NovakNovak – Benoit PairePaire (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Gilles SimonSimon – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (5-1) – H2H and prediction
- Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Fernando VerdascoVerdasco (3-2) – H2H and prediction
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Marin CilicCilic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
