Great Zverev trashes Nishikori in the 2nd round. HIGHLIGHTS – MADRID RESULTS

    MUTUA MADRID OPEN - MADRID DRAW AND RESULTS. Zverev soars past Nishikori to face Daniel Evans in the 3rd round

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Kei Nishikori

    Alexander Zverev breezes past Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round in Madrid on Wednesday after playing a fantastic match to deal with Daniel Evans in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 14 minutes. Alexander won this tournament once in 2018. Here you can see his history at this event.

    Zverev
    Madrid
    Zverev's Record

    Zverev added to his prize money € 13,680 after winning this match. He has won already € 36,400 after this win. If he wins the next match, Zverev will add € 21,970 to his earnings to get in total € 58,370 in total.

    Highlights Alexander Zverev vs. Kei Nishikori Mutua Madrid Open – Madrid

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Zverev
    Nishikori
    Alexander Zverev
    6-3 6-2
    1h:14
    Kei Nishikori
    61
    61
    Total points
    42
    42
    24
    24
    Winners
    22
    22
    39%
    39%
    Ratio Winners
    52%
    52%
    -- Serve --
    5
    5
    Aces
    0
    0
    0
    0
    Double Faults
    0
    0
    65%
    65%
    1st in
    70%
    70%
    75%
    75%
    1st won
    58%
    58%
    24/32
    24/32
    1st won
    22/38
    22/38
    65%
    65%
    2nd won
    38%
    38%
    11/17
    11/17
    2nd won
    6/16
    6/16
    -- Break Points --
    4/10
    4/10
    Total
    1/3
    1/3
    40%
    40%
    Won
    33%
    33%
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    At the end of the match, Alexander scored 61 points vs. the Japanese’s 42.

    Zverev

    Zverev served very well to win 75% of the points (24/32) behind his first serve, and he won 65% points (11/17) on his second serve. The German won this match even if he was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points since he converted only 40% (4/10) of the procured opportunities.

    Nishikori

    On the other side, the Japanese had some problems converting his break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

    After this encounter, the head to head between Zverev and Nishikori is 3-1 for Alexander.

    Draw and next match H2H: Alexander Zverev vs. Daniel Evans – stats

    Zverev will face Evans in the 3rd round.

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

    The last time that they played, Evans won 6-4 6-4 5-7 6-2 in the 2nd round in New York back in 2016.

    Alexander Zverev Draw info

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    1st Set -
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    ZverevNishikori
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    Z
    0
    0
    N
    0
    0

    The German won the set after he broke Nishikori 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 6th (3-3) and in the 8th (5-3) game. Nishikori tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 5th (2-3) game. However, the German kept the situation under control to conquer the set 6-3.

    Kei was completely outplayed in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-3 to 6-3.

    Zverev converted 25% of his break points (2/8). He had 8 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 6th (2-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40 and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, the Japanese converted 100% of his break points (2/2). He had his opportunities in the 4th game (2-2 15-40 and 30-40).

    They played 57 points. Zverev was the one to win the set after conquering 9 points more than Nishikori (33-24). Alexander lost 7 points on serve (18-7). In addition, on the other side, Nishikori conceded 15 points on serve (17-15).

    2nd Set -
    Zverev Not
    Not
    0
    0
    0
    0

    Zverev in this set didn’t concede much to Kei and finally he won 6-2 after breaking Kei in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

    Alexander was spot on in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 15-40) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40). On the other side, Kei wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 4th game (1-2 30-40).

    They played 46 points. The German was the winner of the set after clinching 10 more points than Kei (28-18). Zverev dropped 7 points on serve (17-7). on the other side of the net, Kei conceded 11 points on serve (11-11).

     

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