ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Jannik Sinner, Frances Tiafoe, Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz Garfia are the semifinalists that are going to compete on Saturday at the Erste Bank Open on CENTRE COURT.
Jannik Sinner vs. Frances Tiafoe
Head to head 2-0 for Sinner
Jannik Sinner will compete against Frances Tiafoe in the semifinal for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:30 pm on CENTRE COURT.
Jannik Sinner: ranking and results
Ranked no. 11 (career high), Jannik got to the semifinal after beating Reilly Opelka 6-4 6-2, Dennis Novak 6-4 6-2 and Casper Ruud 7-5 6-1.
The Italian has a 45-18 win-loss record in 2021, 13-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current year was conquering the title in Melbourne where he defeated Stefano Travaglia in the final 7-6(4) 6-4 and in Washington where he overcame Mackenzie Mcdonald in the final 7-5 4-6 7-5 and in Sofia where he overcame Gael Monfils in the final 6-3 6-4 and in Antwerp where he defeated Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the final 6-2 6-2.
Last year in Vienna Sinner got to the 2nd round in 2020 in Vienna before retiring against Andrey Rublev.
Frances Tiafoe: ranking and results
Ranked no. 49, the American got to the semifinal after defeating Alex Molcan 6-4 3-6 6-1, Lucas Miedler 6-75 6-4 6-3, Dusan Lajovic 6-4 6-4, Stefanos Tsitsipas 3-6 6-3 6-4 and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 6-4 7-66.
Tiafoe has a 37-24 win-loss record in 2021, 5-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Francis’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Nottingham 1 Challenger.
Last year in Vienna The American didn’t compete in Vienna in 2020.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 3rd time that Jannik Sinner and Frances Tiafoe play each other. Their current record is 2-0 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time they fought against each other, Sinner won 3-4(4) 4-2 4-2 4-2 in the R in Next gen atp finals back in 2019.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jannik Sinner who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jannik Sinner is the pick to win this match.
Jannik Sinner -> 1.3
Frances Tiafoe -> 3.82
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Alexander Zverev vs. Carlos Alcaraz Garfia
Head to head 1-0 for Zverev
Alexander Zverev will fight against Carlos Alcaraz Garfia in the semifinal for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2:00 pm on CENTRE COURT.
Alexander Zverev: ranking and results
Ranked no. 4, the German got to the semifinal after beating Filip Krajinovic 6-2 7-5, Alex De Minaur 6-2 3-6 6-2 and Felix Auger Aliassime 6-4 3-6 6-3.
The German has a 50-13 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current season was winning the title in Acapulco where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 7-6(3) and in Madrid where he defeated Matteo Berrettini in the final 6-7(8) 6-4 6-3 and in Tokyo where he overcame Karen Khachanov in the final 6-3 6-1 and in Cincinnati where he defeated Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 6-3.
Last year in Vienna Alexander didn’t play in Vienna in 2020.
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia: ranking and results
Ranked no. 42, Alcaraz got to the semifinal after beating Daniel Evans 6-4 6-3, Andy Murray 6-3 6-4 and Matteo Berrettini 6-1 6-72 7-65.
Alcaraz has a 41-17 win-loss record in 2021, 3-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current year was conquering the title the Oeiras 3 Challenger where he beat Facundo Bagnis in the final 6-4 6-4 and in Umag where he overcame Richard Gasquet in the final 6-2 6-2.
Last year in Vienna Alcaraz didn’t play in Vienna in 2020.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz Garfia play each other. Their current record is 1-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Zverev won 6-3 6-1 in the 1st round in Acapulco back in March 2021.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Zverev who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexander Zverev is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.222
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia -> 4.7
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Erste Bank Open
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (6-1 6-72 7-65) – Score progression – Stats
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (6-4 3-6 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Casper RuudRuud (7-5 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (6-4 7-66) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Erste Bank Open
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Jannik SinnerSinner (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Alexander ZverevZverev (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
