Strong-willed Alexander Zverev outlasts Klein in the 2nd round to clash vs Michelsen. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Zverev survives Klein to fight against Alex Michelsen in the 3rd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Lukas Klein

Alexander Zverev survives Lukas Klein 7-5 3-6 4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(7) in the 2nd round in Melbourne on Thursday after conquering a huge battle. Zverev will clash against Alex Michelsen in the 3rd round. The epic lasted 4 hours and 31 minutes. His most significant achievement in this competition was reaching the semifinal in 2020. Here you can see his history at this event.

Zverev
Melbourne
Zverev's Record

The German added to his prize money $ 75,000 after winning this match. He has already won $ 255,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Zverev will add $ 120,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 375,000 in total.

Highlights Alexander Zverev vs. Lukas Klein Australian Open – Melbourne

Zverev’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Zverev
Klein
Alexander Zverev
7-5 3-6 4-6
7-65 7-67
4h:31
Lukas Klein
190
190
Total points
190
190
105
105
Winners
99
99
55%
55%
Ratio Winners
52%
52%
36
36
Unforced
83
83
30%
30%
Ratio Unforced
70%
70%
22/39
22/39
Net Approaches
67/90
67/90
56%
56%
Perc
74%
74%
-- Serve --
21
21
Aces
13
13
2
2
Double Faults
5
5
75%
75%
1st in
66%
66%
78%
78%
1st won
74%
74%
105/134
105/134
1st won
99/133
99/133
40%
40%
2nd won
51%
51%
18/45
18/45
2nd won
35/68
35/68
211
211
Fastest serve
198
198
198
198
AVG 1st Serve
186
186
161
161
AVG 2nd Serve
161
161
-- Break Points --
2/10
2/10
Total
3/10
3/10
20%
20%
Won
30%
30%
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Alexander won this match even if he conquered the same amount of points of Klein (190 vs. 190).

Zverev

Zverev served pretty well to win 78% of the points (105/134) behind his first serve. Anyhow he won only 40% points (18/45) on his second serve. The German struck 21 aces and he committed 2 double faults. Zverev won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points after he converted only 20% (2/10) of the procured opportunities.

Klein

On the other side, the Slovakian was battling in converting his break points (only 30% – 3/10). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Zverev and Klein is 1-0 for Alexander.

Draw and next match H2H: Alexander Zverev vs. Alex Michelsen – stats

Zverev will come up against Michelsen in the 3rd round.

There is no head to head record between Alexander Zverev and Alex Michelsen since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Alexander Zverev Draw info

1st
Zverev
Klein
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Zverev
Klein
3-6
3
6
3
5
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Zverev
Klein
4-6
4
6
4
5
3
5
3
4
2
4
2
3
1
3
1
2
0
2
0
1
4th
Zverev
Klein
7-6
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
5th
Zverev
Klein
7-6
7
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
 

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