Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev will play each other in the semifinal of the Rolex Paris Masters for the 10th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Daniil Medvedev who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Daniil Medvedev is the pick to win this match.
Daniil Medvedev -> 1.72
Alexander Zverev -> 2.22
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Prediction and head to head Daniil Medvedev vs. Alexander Zverev
This will be the 10th time that Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev fight against each other. The head to head is 5-4 for Zverev (see full H2H stats),but they are 2-2 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played each other, Medvedev won 3-6 6-3 7-5 in the semifinal in Atp cup back in February 2021.
Highlights Daniil Medvedev vs Alexander Zverev – Atp cup 06-February-2021
Daniil Medvedev
Ranked no. 2 (career-high), Medvedev reached the semifinal after defeating Ilya Ivashka 7-5 6-4, Sebastian Korda 4-6 6-1 6-3 and Hugo Gaston 7-67 6-4.
In the quarter, Daniil had a good straight sets win against Gaston (7-67 6-4). During the match, Medvedev scored 82 points vs Gaston’s 73. Medvedev was extremely aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about the service games, Medvedev bagged 13 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Daniil Medvedev lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Medvedev put 72% of his first serves in, winning 71% (39/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (10/21) on the 2nd serve. The Russian broke Gaston 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Daniil started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 1 set in this event to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Medvedev has a fantastic match record in the last 9 years having won 70% of his matches (369-159). 8-1 on indoor hard courts in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Medvedev has a compiled99-45 win-loss record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current year was winning the title in in Marseille where he overcame Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the final 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4 and in in Mallorca where he defeated Sam Querrey in the final 6-4 6-2 and in in Toronto where he beat Reilly Opelka in the final 6-4 6-3 and in at the U.S. Open where he defeated Novak Djokovic in the final 6-4 6-4 6-4.
Medvedev has an overall 53-11 win-loss record in 2021, 8-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Paris
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2020. See his history.
Alexander Zverev
Ranked no. 4, Alexander reached the semifinal after defeating Dusan Lajovic 6-3 7-65, Grigor Dimitrov 7-64 6-73 6-3 and Casper Ruud 7-5 6-4.
In the quarter, The German had a good straight sets win against Ruud (7-5 6-4). During the match Zverev scored 69 points vs Ruud’s 59. The German was very aggressive to blast 37 winners.
About the serving games, Zverev bagged 4 aces and he was quite consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Alexander Zverev was quite effective on serve to win 86% (37/43) of his 1st serve and 53% (8/15) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The German broke Ruud twice after converting 20% of his break points (2/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The German started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
His best result of the 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 beat Karen Khachanov in the final 6-3 6-1 and in in Cincinnati where he overcame Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 6-3 and in in Vienna where he defeated Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-5 6-4.
The German has an aggregate 55-13 win-loss record in 2021, 9-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Paris
Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2020. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Medvedev | Zverev |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 71 | 79 |
| Pts | 238-202 | 255-232 |
| Total Points | 440 | 487 |
| Winners | 107 | 135 |
| %Winners | 45% | 53% |
Both Medvedev and Zverev played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Daniil Medvedev dropped 1 set, while Alexander Zverev conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Medvedev and Zverev have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Medvedev played 8 games less than Zverev. The Russian scored 107 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Alexander scored 135 winners (53%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Medvedev | Zverev |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 23 | 35 |
| Avg per match | 7.7 | 11.7 |
| 1st in | 150/214 | 172/241 |
| %1st in | 70% | 71% |
| 1st pts | 107/150 | 135/172 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 33/64 | 36/69 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 52% |
Medvedev struck 23 aces (7.7 per match). Zverev struck 35 aces (11.7 per match). Medvedev won 71% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Zverev won 78% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Medvedev | Zverev |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 7 |
| Converted | 12/28 | 7/27 |
| % Converted | 43% | 26% |
| Conceded | 9 | 18 |
| Saved | 3 | 16 |
| % Saved | 33% | 89% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 2 |
The Russian broke his opponents 12 times with a 43% conversion rate. Daniil dropped his serve 6 times and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded. Zverev broke his opponents 7 times with a 26% conversion rate. Alexander conceded his serve twice and he saved 89% of the break points that he conceded.
| Medvedev | |||||
| R2 Ivashka |
R3 Korda |
1/4 Gaston |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-4 | 4-6 6-1 6-3 | 7-67 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 26 | 23 | 71 | |
| pts | 67-57 | 89-72 | 82-73 | 238-202 | |
| Total points | 124 | 161 | 155 | 440 | |
| Winners | 29 | 39 | 39 | 107 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 44% | 48% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 39/62 | 56/76 | 55/76 | 150/214 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 74% | 72% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 29/39 | 39/56 | 39/55 | 107/150 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 70% | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/23 | 11/20 | 10/21 | 33/64 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 55% | 48% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 5/14 | 3/6 | 12/28 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 36% | 50% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 33% | 33% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Zverev | |||||
| R2 Lajovic |
R3 Dimitrov |
1/4 Ruud |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-65 | 7-64 6-73 6-3 | 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 35 | 22 | 79 | |
| pts | 81-67 | 105-106 | 69-59 | 255-232 | |
| Total points | 148 | 211 | 128 | 487 | |
| Winners | 40 | 58 | 37 | 135 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 55% | 54% | 53% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 14 | 17 | 4 | 35 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 50/69 | 79/114 | 43/58 | 172/241 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 69% | 74% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 40/50 | 58/79 | 37/43 | 135/172 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 73% | 86% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/19 | 19/35 | 8/15 | 36/69 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 54% | 53% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Converted | 2/9 | 3/8 | 2/10 | 7/27 | |
| Converted % | 22% | 38% | 20% | 26% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 10 | 3 | 18 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 9/10 | 3/3 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 90% | 100% | 90% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWWLWWWL Tennis Scores in Paris
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Hugo GastonGaston (7-67 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Casper RuudRuud (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – James DuckworthDuckworth (6-2 6-74 7-5) – See score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Casper RuudRuud (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Hugo GastonGaston (7-6(7) 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (5-4) – H2H and prediction
