Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Western & Southern Open for the 9th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 6:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Stefanos Tsitsipas who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Stefanos Tsitsipas is the pick to win this match.
Stefanos Tsitsipas -> 1.78
Alexander Zverev -> 2.13
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Prediction and head to head Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Alexander Zverev
This will be the 9th time that Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev play each other. The head to head is 6-2 for Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats), 3-2 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Tsitsipas won 6-3 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3 in the semifinal in at the French Open back in June 2021.
Highlights Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Alexander Zverev – French Open 11-June-2021
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Ranked no. 3 (career-high), Stefanos got to the semifinal after defeating Sebastian Korda 7-65 6-3, Lorenzo Sonego 5-7 6-3 6-4 and Felix Auger Aliassime 6-2 5-7 6-1.
In the quarter, Stefanos defeated Auger-Aliassime (6-2 5-7 6-1). During the match, Tsitsipas scored 92 points vs Auger-Aliassime’s 68. The Greek was quite aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Regarding the service games, Tsitsipas recorded 6 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Stefanos Tsitsipas was quite efficient on serve to win 81% (34/42) of his 1st serve and 64% (23/36) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Tsitsipas broke Auger-Aliassime 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Greek started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 2 set in this tournament to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Tsitsipas has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 69% of his matches (325-149). 21-5 on hard in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Tsitsipas has a compiled126-65 win-loss record in the last 7 years on hard.
His best result of the year was winning the title in in Carlo where he overcame Andrey Rublev in the final 6-3 6-3 and in in Lyon where he overcame Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 6-3.
Stefanos has an overall 48-13 win-loss record in 2021, 21-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cincinnati
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2020. See his history.
Alexander Zverev
Ranked no. 5, Zverev got to the semifinal after beating Lloyd Harris 7-63 6-2, Guido Pella 6-2 6-3 and Casper Ruud 6-1 6-3.
In the quarter, Zverev had a good straight sets win against Ruud (6-1 6-3). During the match Zverev scored 53 points vs Ruud’s 29. Alexander was very aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about serving, Zverev managed to score 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Alexander Zverev was extremely effective on serve to win 88% (23/26) of his 1st serve and 55% (6/11) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The German broke Ruud 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Zverev started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t lost yet a set in this tournament to win 60% of the points he played.
His best result of the current year was winning the title in in Acapulco where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 7-6(3) and in in Madrid where he defeated Matteo Berrettini in the final 6-7(8) 6-4 6-3 and in in Tokyo where he defeated Karen Khachanov in the final 6-3 6-1.
Zverev has a composed 36-11 win-loss record in 2021, 18-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Tsitsipas | Zverev |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 80 | 54 |
| Pts | 269-222 | 178-120 |
| Total Points | 491 | 298 |
| Winners | 110 | 77 |
| %Winners | 41% | 43% |
Both Tsitsipas and Zverev played 3 matches. At the moment, Stefanos Tsitsipas conceded 2 sets while Alexander Zverev hasn’t conceded a set so far. Tsitsipas has played 2 sets more than Zverev (8 vs 6). Therefore, Tsitsipas played 26 games more than Zverev. Tsitsipas scored 110 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Zverev recorded 77 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Tsitsipas | Zverev |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 20 | 25 |
| Avg per match | 6.7 | 8.3 |
| 1st in | 134/227 | 89/133 |
| %1st in | 59% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 110/134 | 77/89 |
| %1st pts | 82% | 87% |
| 2nd pts | 58/93 | 30/44 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 68% |
Tsitsipas recorded 20 aces (6.7 per match). Zverev recorded 25 aces (8.3 per match). Tsitsipas won 82% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Zverev won 87% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 68% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Tsitsipas | Zverev |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 11 |
| Converted | 8/24 | 11/18 |
| % Converted | 33% | 61% |
| Conceded | 11 | 1 |
| Saved | 9 | 0 |
| % Saved | 82% | 0% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 |
Tsitsipas broke his opponents 8 times with a 33% conversion rate. The Greek surrendered his serve twice and he saved 82% of the break points that he conceded. Alexander broke his opponents 11 times with a 61% conversion rate. Zverev conceded his serve once and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded.
| Tsitsipas | |||||
| R2 Korda |
R3 Sonego |
1/4 Auger-Aliassime |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-3 | 5-7 6-3 6-4 | 6-2 5-7 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 31 | 27 | 80 | |
| pts | 77-65 | 100-89 | 92-68 | 269-222 | |
| Total points | 142 | 189 | 160 | 491 | |
| Winners | 33 | 43 | 34 | 110 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | 37% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 37/60 | 55/89 | 42/78 | 134/227 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | 54% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 33/37 | 43/55 | 34/42 | 110/134 | |
| % 1st pts | 89% | 78% | 81% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/23 | 23/34 | 23/36 | 58/93 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 68% | 64% | 62% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 2/10 | 4/8 | 8/24 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 20% | 50% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 6/7 | 1/2 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 86% | 50% | 79% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Zverev | |||||
| R2 Lloyd |
R3 Pella |
1/4 Ruud |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 6-2 | 6-2 6-3 | 6-1 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 17 | 16 | 54 | |
| pts | 65-51 | 60-40 | 53-29 | 178-120 | |
| Total points | 116 | 100 | 82 | 298 | |
| Winners | 31 | 23 | 23 | 77 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 38% | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 11 | 8 | 6 | 25 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 36/56 | 27/40 | 26/37 | 89/133 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 68% | 70% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 31/36 | 23/27 | 23/26 | 77/89 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 85% | 88% | 87% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/20 | 9/13 | 6/11 | 30/44 | |
| % 2nd pts | 75% | 69% | 55% | 68% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
| Converted | 2/3 | 4/8 | 5/7 | 11/18 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 50% | 71% | 61% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0 | |
| Saved % | – | – | 0% | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWWLWLWW Tennis Scores in Cincinnati
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (6-2 5-7 6-1) – See score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Benoit PairePaire (6-2 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Marcel Granollers/Horacio ZeballosGranollers/Horacio Zeballos – Alex de Minaur/Cameron Norriede Minaur/Cameron Norrie (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Casper RuudRuud (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Casper RuudRuud (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (6-2 5-7 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Andrey RublevRublev (5-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (2-6) – H2H and prediction
