Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz will square off in the quarter of the French Open for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 4:00 pm on Court PHILIPPE-CHATRIER. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Carlos Alcaraz who should win in 4 sets.
As per the initial odds, Carlos Alcaraz is the pick to win this match.
Carlos Alcaraz -> 1.285
Alexander Zverev -> 3.95
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Carlos Alcaraz
This will be the 4th time that Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), but Alcaraz leads 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they played, Alcaraz won 6-3 6-1 in the final in Madrid back in May 2022.
Highlights Carlos Alcaraz vs Alexander Zverev – Madrid 08-May-2022
Alexander Zverev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-11 | 18-6 | 16-4 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 55-27 | 22-13 | 20-7 | 8-5 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-10 | 9-4 | 17-5 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 59-15 | 28-6 | 14-4 | 13-3 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 28-11 | 12-7 | 3-1 | 13-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 3 (career-high), Alexander got to the quarter after defeating Sebastian Ofner 6-2 6-4 6-4, Sebastian Baez 2-6 4-6 6-1 6-2 7-5, Brandon Nakashima 7-62 6-3 7-65 and Bernabe Zapata Miralles 7-611 7-5 6-3.
In the 4th round, Zverev had a good straight sets win against Zapata Miralles (7-611 7-5 6-3). During the match, Zverev scored 124 points vs Zapata Miralles’s 108. Alexander was exceptionally aggressive to blast 54 winners.
Regarding the service games, Zverev recorded 6 aces and he committed only 8 double faults. Alexander Zverev lost the serve 6 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Zverev put 66% of his first serves in, winning 64% (54/84) of the points behind his 1st serve and 41% (16/39) on the 2nd serve. Alexander broke Zapata Miralles 8 times after converting 89% of his break points (8/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alexander has lost 2 set in this tournament to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Zverev has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 67% of his matches (405-196). 16-4 on clay in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Zverev has a compiled 144-65 match record in the last years on clay.
Zverev’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Montpellier and Madrid.
Zverev has an overall 28-9 win-loss record in 2022, 16-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the French Open
Carlos Alcaraz
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26-6 | 13-2 | 12-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 65-12 | 26-6 | 25-3 | 2-3 | 12-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 57-13 | 21-4 | 27-4 | 6-4 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 48-19 | 15-8 | 22-7 | 10-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 39-7 | 10-0 | 29-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 6 (career-high), the Spaniard got to the quarter after beating Juan Ignacio Londero 6-4 6-2 6-0, Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1 6-77 5-7 7-62 6-4, Sebastian Korda 6-4 6-4 6-2 and Karen Khachanov 6-1 6-4 6-4.
In the 4th round, Alcaraz had a good straight sets win against Khachanov (6-1 6-4 6-4). During the match Alcaraz scored 104 points vs Khachanov’s 80. Alcaraz was extremely aggressive to blast 36 winners.
About the serving games, Alcaraz scored 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Carlos Alcaraz was extremely effective on serve to win 78% (36/46) of his 1st serve and 60% (24/40) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Alcaraz broke Khachanov 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Carlos has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
His best result of the season was winning the title in in Rio de Janeiro where he beat Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the final 6-4 6-2 and in in Miami where he beat Casper Ruud in the final 7-5 6-4 and in in Barcelona where he defeated Pablo Carreno-Busta in the final 6-3 6-2 and in in Madrid where he beat Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 6-1.
Carlos has a composed 32-3 win-loss record in 2022, 20-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the French Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zverev | Alcaraz |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 14 | 14 |
| Tot Games | 142 | 134 |
| Pts | 369-316 | 478-385 |
| Total Points | 685 | 863 |
| Winners | 167 | 181 |
| %Winners | 45% | 38% |
Both Zverev and Alcaraz played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexander Zverev lost 2 sets, while Carlos Alcaraz surrendered 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Zverev and Alcaraz have played the same amount of sets 14. However, Zverev played 8 games more than Alcaraz. The German scored 167 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Carlos bagged 181 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zverev | Alcaraz |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 31 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 7.8 | 4 |
| 1st in | 238/357 | 238/392 |
| %1st in | 67% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 167/238 | 181/238 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 55/114 | 95/154 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 62% |
Zverev recorded 31 aces (7.8 per match). Alcaraz scored 16 aces (4 per match). Zverev won 70% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Alcaraz won 76% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 62% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zverev | Alcaraz |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 19 | 23 |
| Converted | 19/35 | 23/70 |
| % Converted | 54% | 33% |
| Conceded | 26 | 16 |
| Saved | 15 | 9 |
| % Saved | 58% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 11 | 7 |
The German broke his opponents 19 times with a 54% conversion rate. Zverev conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded. Alcaraz broke his opponents 23 times with a 33% conversion rate. Carlos conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zverev | ||||||
| R1 Ofner |
R2 Baez |
R3 Nakashima |
R4 Zapata Miralles |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 6-4 | 2-6 4-6 6-1 6-2 7-5 | 7-62 6-3 7-65 | 7-611 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 45 | 35 | 34 | 142 | |
| pts | 94-72 | 151-136 | – | 124-108 | 369-316 | |
| Total points | 166 | 287 | 0 | 232 | 685 | |
| Winners | 41 | 72 | 54 | 167 | ||
| %Winners | 44% | 48% | 0% | 44% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 13 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 31 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 1st in | 48/74 | 106/155 | / | 84/128 | 238/357 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 68% | 0% | 66% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 41/48 | 72/106 | / | 54/84 | 167/238 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 68% | 0% | 64% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/26 | 23/49 | / | 16/39 | 55/114 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 47% | 0% | 41% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | ||
| Converted | 4/15 | 7/11 | / | 8/9 | 19/35 | |
| Converted % | 27% | 64% | 0% | 89% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 13 | 13 | 26 | ||
| Saved | 0/0 | 8/13 | 0/ | 7/13 | 15 | |
| Saved % | – | 62% | – | 54% | 29% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||
| Alcaraz | ||||||
| R1 Londero |
R2 Ramos-Vinolas |
R3 Korda |
R4 Khachanov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 6-0 | 6-1 6-77 5-7 7-62 6-4 | 6-4 6-4 6-2 | 6-1 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 55 | 28 | 27 | 134 | |
| pts | 91-61 | 185-165 | 98-79 | 104-80 | 478-385 | |
| Total points | 152 | 350 | 177 | 184 | 863 | |
| Winners | 34 | 72 | 39 | 36 | 181 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 39% | 40% | 35% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 41/67 | 100/158 | 51/81 | 46/86 | 238/392 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 63% | 63% | 53% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 34/41 | 72/100 | 39/51 | 36/46 | 181/238 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 72% | 76% | 78% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/26 | 34/58 | 21/30 | 24/40 | 95/154 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 59% | 70% | 60% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | |
| Converted | 6/12 | 8/31 | 4/15 | 5/12 | 23/70 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 26% | 27% | 42% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 1/7 | 5/5 | 3/4 | 9 | |
| Saved % | – | 14% | 100% | 75% | 47% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
Head 2 Head
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