Alexander Zverev and Jannik Sinner will face off in the semifinal of the bett1HULKS Championships for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 7:00 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 3 sets.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.73
Jannik Sinner -> 2.21
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Jannik Sinner
This will be the 2nd time that Alexander Zverev and Jannik Sinner fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
Alexander Zverev
Ranked no. 7, Zverev got to the semifinal after beating John Millman 6-0 3-6 6-3 and Adrian Mannarino 6-4 6-75 6-4.
In the quarter, Zverev defeated Mannarino (6-4 6-75 6-4). During the match Zverev scored 112 points vs Mannarino’s 97. Alexander was pretty aggressive to blast 53 winners.
Regarding the service games, Zverev fired 16 aces and he committed only 9 double faults. Alexander Zverev lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Zverev put 65% of his first serves in, winning 83% (53/64) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (15/34) on the 2nd serve. Alexander broke Mannarino 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alexander has lost 2 set in this competition to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Zverev has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 65% of his matches (335-180). 6-0 on indoor hard courts in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Zverev has a 59-34 match record in the last 8 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current year was winning the title in Cologne where he defeated Felix Auger Aliassime in the final 6-3 6-3.
Zverev has a 21-8 win-loss record in 2020, 6-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Cologne
Zverev didn’t play in Cologne in 2019.
Jannik Sinner
Ranked no. 46 (career high), Sinner reached the semifinal after beating James Duckworth 6-1 6-2, Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-3 6-1 and Gilles Simon 6-3 0-6 6-4.
In the quarter, Jannik defeated Simon (6-3 0-6 6-4). During the match Sinner scored 93 points vs Simon’s 87. Jannik was exceptionally aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about serving, Sinner scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Jannik Sinner lost the serve 5 times and he saved 16 break points. Furthermore, Sinner put 65% of his first serves in, winning 59% (39/66) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (17/35) on the 2nd serve. Sinner broke Simon 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Sinner has a 14-12 win-loss record in 2020, 5-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Cologne
Jannik didn’t play in Cologne in 2019.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zverev | Sinner |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 57 | 56 |
| Pts | 199-165 | 214-161 |
| Total Points | 364 | 375 |
| Winners | 95 | 88 |
| %Winners | 48% | 41% |
Zverev played 2 matches while Sinner competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexander Zverev conceded 2 sets, while Jannik Sinner dropper 1 set. Zverev has played 1 set(s) less than Sinner (6 vs 7). However, it’s interesting to notice that Zverev played 1 game more than Sinner. Zverev scored 95 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, Jannik bagged 88 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zverev | Sinner |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 21 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 10.5 | 1 |
| 1st in | 117/178 | 134/200 |
| %1st in | 66% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 95/117 | 88/134 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 27/61 | 33/66 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 50% |
Zverev scored 21 aces (10.5 per match). Sinner struck 3 aces (1 per match). Zverev won 81% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Sinner won 66% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zverev | Sinner |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 15 |
| Converted | 8/16 | 15/20 |
| % Converted | 50% | 75% |
| Conceded | 14 | 29 |
| Saved | 11 | 22 |
| % Saved | 79% | 76% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 7 |
Alexander broke his opponents 8 times with a 50% conversion rate. The German surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 79% of the break points that he conceded. Sinner broke his opponents 15 times with a 75% conversion rate. Sinner conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zverev | ||||
| R2 Millman | 1/4 Mannarino | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 3-6 6-3 | 6-4 6-75 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 33 | 57 | |
| pts | 87-68 | 112-97 | 199-165 | |
| Total points | 155 | 209 | 364 | |
| Winners | 42 | 53 | 95 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 47% | 48% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 16 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 10 | 9 | 19 | |
| 1st in | 53/80 | 64/98 | 117/178 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 65% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 42/53 | 53/64 | 95/117 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 83% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/27 | 15/34 | 27/61 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 44% | 44% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 4/11 | 8/16 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 36% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| Saved | 6/7 | 5/7 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 86% | 71% | 79% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Sinner | |||||
| R1 Duckworth | R2 Herbert | 1/4 Simon | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-2 | 6-3 6-1 | 6-3 0-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 16 | 25 | 56 | |
| pts | 60-31 | 61-43 | 93-87 | 214-161 | |
| Total points | 91 | 104 | 180 | 375 | |
| Winners | 25 | 24 | 39 | 88 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 39% | 42% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 32/47 | 36/52 | 66/101 | 134/200 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 69% | 65% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 25/32 | 24/36 | 39/66 | 88/134 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 67% | 59% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/15 | 7/16 | 17/35 | 33/66 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 44% | 49% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 6/8 | 4/5 | 15/20 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 75% | 80% | 75% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 6 | 21 | 29 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 4/6 | 16/21 | 22 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 67% | 76% | 122% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
Tennis Scores in Cologne
- Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (2-6 7-63 6-1) – See score progression
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Gilles SimonSimon (6-3 0-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-4 6-75 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-4 6-7(5) 6-4) – See score progression
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (2-6 7-6(3) 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Jannik SinnerSinner (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (0-0) – H2H and prediction