Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Mutua Madrid Open for the 11th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4:00 pm on MANOLO SANTANA STADIUM. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Dominic Thiem who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Dominic Thiem is the pick to win this match.
Dominic Thiem -> 1.99
Alexander Zverev -> 2.01
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Prediction and head to head Dominic Thiem vs. Alexander Zverev
This will be the 11th time that Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev play each other. The head to head is 8-2 for Thiem (see full H2H stats), 4-1 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Thiem won 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(6) in the final in at the U.S. Open back in 2020.
Highlights Dominic Thiem vs Alexander Zverev – U.S. Open 13-September-2020
Dominic Thiem
Ranked no. 4, Thiem reached the semifinal after beating Marcos Giron 6-1 6-3, Alex De Minaur 7-67 6-4 and John Isner 3-6 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter against Isner, The Austrian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-4). During the match Thiem scored 87 points vs Isner’s 77. Dominic was extremely aggressive to blast 48 winners.
Talking about the service games, Thiem managed to score 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Dominic Thiem was quite effective on serve to win 79% (48/61) of his 1st serve and 56% (15/27) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Thiem broke Isner twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Austrian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in this competition to win 55% of the points he played.
Thiem has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 68% of his matches (416-196). 3-0 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Thiem has a 225-67 match record in the last years on clay.
Thiem has a 8-4 win-loss record in 2021, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Madrid
Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2017 and 2018. See his history.
Alexander Zverev
Ranked no. 6, Alexander reached the semifinal after beating Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-2, Daniel Evans 6-3 7-63 and Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter, Zverev had a good straight sets win against Nadal (6-4 6-4). During the match Zverev scored 65 points vs Nadal’s 56. Alexander was pretty aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Talking about serving, Zverev scored 4 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Alexander Zverev lost the serve once and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Zverev put 62% of his first serves in, winning 82% (28/34) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (9/21) on the 2nd serve. Zverev broke Nadal 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Zverev started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t dropped yet a set in this event to win 55% of the points he played.
His best result of the season was winning the title in in Acapulco where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 7-6(3).
Zverev has a 14-7 win-loss record in 2021, 5-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Thiem | Zverev |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 67 | 59 |
| Pts | 217-178 | 197-159 |
| Total Points | 395 | 356 |
| Winners | 107 | 84 |
| %Winners | 49% | 43% |
Both Thiem and Zverev played 3 matches. At the moment, Dominic Thiem conceded 1 set while Alexander Zverev hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Thiem has played 1 set more than Zverev (7 vs 6). Therefore, Thiem played 8 games more than Zverev. The Austrian scored 107 winners (49% of the total points). On the other side, Alexander struck 84 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Thiem | Zverev |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 3.7 | 5.3 |
| 1st in | 140/201 | 106/171 |
| %1st in | 70% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 107/140 | 84/106 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 35/61 | 35/65 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 54% |
Thiem blasted 11 aces (3.7 per match). Zverev scored 16 aces (5.3 per match). Thiem won 76% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Zverev won 79% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Thiem | Zverev |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 9 |
| Converted | 9/22 | 9/20 |
| % Converted | 41% | 45% |
| Conceded | 13 | 7 |
| Saved | 10 | 4 |
| % Saved | 77% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 |
The Austrian broke his opponents 9 times with a 41% conversion rate. The Austrian surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded. Alexander broke his opponents 9 times with a 45% conversion rate. Zverev conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.
| Thiem | |||||
| R2 Giron |
R3 De Minaur |
1/4 Isner |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-3 | 7-67 6-4 | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 23 | 28 | 67 | |
| pts | 53-32 | 77-69 | 87-77 | 217-178 | |
| Total points | 85 | 146 | 164 | 395 | |
| Winners | 26 | 33 | 48 | 107 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 43% | 55% | 49% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 32/40 | 47/73 | 61/88 | 140/201 | |
| % 1st in | 80% | 64% | 69% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 26/32 | 33/47 | 48/61 | 107/140 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 70% | 79% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/8 | 14/26 | 15/27 | 35/61 | |
| % 2nd pts | 75% | 54% | 56% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 3/9 | 2/4 | 9/22 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 33% | 50% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 4/6 | 6/7 | 10 | |
| Saved % | – | 67% | 86% | 51% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Zverev | |||||
| R2 Nishikori |
R3 Evans |
1/4 Nadal |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-3 7-63 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 22 | 20 | 59 | |
| pts | 61-42 | 71-61 | 65-56 | 197-159 | |
| Total points | 103 | 132 | 121 | 356 | |
| Winners | 24 | 32 | 28 | 84 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 45% | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 32/49 | 40/67 | 34/55 | 106/171 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 60% | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 24/32 | 32/40 | 28/34 | 84/106 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 80% | 82% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/17 | 15/27 | 9/21 | 35/65 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 56% | 43% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 2/4 | 3/6 | 9/20 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 50% | 50% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 50% | 50% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWLLWWWW Tennis Scores in Madrid
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Rafael NadalNadal (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Christian GarinGarin (5-7 6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Dominic ThiemThiem – John IsnerIsner (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Casper RuudRuud – Alexander BublikBublik (7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Rafael NadalNadal (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Casper RuudRuud – Alexander BublikBublik (7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Christian GarinGarin (5-7 6-3 6-0) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Dominic ThiemThiem (2-8) – H2H and prediction
- Casper RuudRuud – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (2-1) – H2H and prediction
