Zverev dispatches Nadal in the quarter of the Mutua Madrid Open. HIGHLIGHTS – MADRID RESULTS

    MUTUA MADRID OPEN - MADRID DRAW AND RESULTS. Zverev gets the better of Nadal to come up against Dominic Thiem in the semifinal

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Rafael Nadal

    Alexander Zverev dispatches Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in Madrid on Friday. Zverev will play Dominic Thiem in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 44 minutes. The German won this tournament once in 2018. Here you can see his history at this event.

    Zverev
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    Zverev's Record

    Zverev added to his prize money € 48,320 after conquering this match. He has won already € 106,690 until now in this competition. If he wins the next match, the German will add € 81,590 to his earnings to get in total € 188,280.

    Highlights Alexander Zverev vs. Rafael Nadal Mutua Madrid Open – Madrid

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Zverev
    Nadal
    Alexander Zverev
    6-4 6-4
    1h:44
    Rafael Nadal
    65
    65
    Total points
    56
    56
    28
    28
    Winners
    26
    26
    43%
    43%
    Ratio Winners
    46%
    46%
    -- Serve --
    4
    4
    Aces
    0
    0
    5
    5
    Double Faults
    3
    3
    62%
    62%
    1st in
    64%
    64%
    82%
    82%
    1st won
    62%
    62%
    28/34
    28/34
    1st won
    26/42
    26/42
    43%
    43%
    2nd won
    50%
    50%
    9/21
    9/21
    2nd won
    12/24
    12/24
    -- Break Points --
    3/6
    3/6
    Total
    1/2
    1/2
    50%
    50%
    Won
    50%
    50%
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    At the end of the match, the German scored 65 points vs. the Spaniard’s 56.

    Zverev

    Alexander served extremely well to win 82% of the points (28/34) behind his first serve. Nevertheless he won only 43% points (9/21) on his second serve. The German was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that he procured (3/6).

    Nadal

    On the other side, the Spaniard was effective when converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (1/2). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the match.

    After this match, the head to head between Zverev and Nadal is 3-5 for Rafael.

    Draw and next match H2H: Alexander Zverev vs. Dominic Thiem – stats

    Zverev will compete against Thiem in the semifinal.

    This will be the 11th time that Alexander Zverev and Dominic Thiem clash against each other. The head to head is 8-2 for Thiem (see full H2H stats), 4-1 on clay.

    The last time that they played, Thiem won 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Rotterdam back in 2017.

    Alexander Zverev Draw info

    Live score progression and stats

    The German won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 6th (2-4) game, The German broke back in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (5-4) game to conquer the set 6-4.

    The Spaniard was not able to offer any resistance in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-4 to 6-4.

    The German was on the money in converting all his break points in the 7th (2-4 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 40-A). On the other side, the Spaniard converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 6th (3-2 0-40) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40).

    They contested 57 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the German won just 3 more points than Rafael (30-27). Zverev surrendered 10 points on serve (17-10). on the other side of the court, Nadal conceded 13 points on serve (17-13).

    The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the German clinched in the 5th game (3-2) just before ultimately winning the set (6-4).

    Zverev converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 40-A), the 5th (2-2 15-40) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Zverev didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They played 64 points. Zverev won 6 more points than the Spaniard (35-29). Zverev dropped 8 points on serve (20-8). on the other side of the court, the Spaniard conceded 15 points on serve (21-15).

     

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