Alexander Zverev and Thiago Moura Monteiro will play each other in the 2nd round of the Nordea Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 4:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
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 -> 1.128
Thiago Moura Monteiro -> 6
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Thiago Moura Monteiro
This will be the 3rd time that Alexander Zverev and Thiago Moura Monteiro face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Zverev and Moura Monteiro (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Zverev won 6-1 7-5 in the Rubber 4 in 3 back in 2022.
Alexander Zverev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40-11 | 18-6 | 16-4 | 0-0 | 6-1 | 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. 19, the German reached the 2nd round after defeating Alex Molcan 6-4 3-6 7-5.
In the 1st round, Zverev defeated Molcan (6-4 3-6 7-5). During the match, Zverev scored 104 points vs Molcan’s 99. Zverev was quite aggressive to blast 50 winners.
Regarding the service games, Zverev managed to score 5 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Alexander Zverev lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Zverev put 73% of his first serves in, winning 76% (50/66) of the points behind his 1st serve and 33% (8/24) on the 2nd serve. Alexander broke Molcan 4 times after converting 27% of his break points (4/15).
Zverev has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 68% of his matches (419-200). 14-6 on clay in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Zverev has an overall 149-62 match record in the last years on clay.
Zverev’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Dubai, Geneva,at the French Open and Halle.
The German has a compiled 27-17 win-loss record in 2023, 14-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Bastad
Thiago Moura Monteiro
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24-13 | 0-1 | 21-10 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-30 | 3-7 | 30-22 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-33 | 8-8 | 28-16 | 4-7 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-27 | 8-8 | 25-18 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 27-18 | 7-9 | 20-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 122, Moura Monteiro got to the 2nd round after defeating Daniel Elahi Galan 5-7 6-4 6-4.
In the 1st round against Elahi Galan Riveros, Thiago recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-4 6-4). During the match Moura Monteiro scored 106 points vs Elahi Galan Riveros’s 102. Moura Monteiro was extremely aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Talking about serving, Moura Monteiro blasted 9 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Thiago Moura Monteiro was very efficient on serve to win 74% (49/66) of his 1st serve and 51% (18/35) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Brazilian broke Elahi Galan Riveros 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
The Brazilian has a composed 16-20 win-loss record in 2023, 13-13 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zverev | Moura Monteiro |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 31 | 32 |
| Pts | 104-99 | 106-102 |
| Total Points | 203 | 208 |
| Winners | 50 | 49 |
| %Winners | 48% | 46% |
Both Zverev and Moura Monteiro played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexander Zverev conceded 1 set, while Thiago Moura Monteiro surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Zverev and Moura Monteiro have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Zverev played 1 game less than Moura Monteiro. Alexander scored 50 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, Moura Monteiro bagged 49 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zverev | Moura Monteiro |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 9 |
| 1st in | 66/90 | 66/101 |
| %1st in | 73% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 50/66 | 49/66 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 8/24 | 18/35 |
| %2nd pts | 33% | 51% |
Zverev fired 5 aces . Moura Monteiro fired 9 aces . Zverev won 76% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 33% of the points. On the other side, Moura Monteiro won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zverev | Moura Monteiro |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 3 |
| Converted | 4/15 | 3/9 |
| % Converted | 27% | 33% |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 |
| Saved | 3 | 4 |
| % Saved | 50% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 |
Alexander broke his opponent 4 times with a 27% conversion rate. Zverev lost his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Moura Monteiro broke his opponent 3 times with a 33% conversion rate. Thiago conceded his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zverev | |||
| R1 Molcan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 31 | |
| pts | 104-99 | 104-99 | |
| Total points | 203 | 203 | |
| Winners | 50 | 50 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 66/90 | 66/90 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 50/66 | 50/66 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/24 | 8/24 | |
| % 2nd pts | 33% | 33% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/15 | 4/15 | |
| Converted % | 27% | 27% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Moura Monteiro | |||
| R1 Elahi Galan Riveros |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 32 | |
| pts | 106-102 | 106-102 | |
| Total points | 208 | 208 | |
| Winners | 49 | 49 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 9 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 66/101 | 66/101 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 49/66 | 49/66 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/35 | 18/35 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 3/9 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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