Alexander Zverev and Alex Michelsen will play each other in the 3rd round of the Australian Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 9:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena. 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 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexander Zverev is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.161
Alex Michelsen -> 5.25
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Alex Michelsen
There is no head to head record between Alexander Zverev and Alex Michelsen since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Alexander Zverev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 69-21 | 29-10 | 23-6 | 11-3 | 6-2 | 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. 6, the German reached the 3rd round after defeating Dominik Koepfer 4-6 6-3 7-63 6-3 and Lukas Klein 7-5 3-6 4-6 7-65 7-67.
In the 2nd round, The German had a tough win against Klein to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (7-5 3-6 4-6 7-65 7-67). During the match, Zverev and Klein scored the same amount of points (190). However, the world no. 6 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Zverev was quite aggressive to blast 105 winners.
Talking about the service games, Zverev overpowered his opponent with 21 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Alexander Zverev lost the serve 3 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Zverev put 75% of his first serves in, winning 78% (105/134) of the points behind his 1st serve and 40% (18/45) on the 2nd serve. Zverev broke Klein twice after converting 20% of his break points (2/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alexander has conceded 3 set in this tournament to conquer 51% of the points he played.
Zverev has a terrific match record in the last 10 years having won 70% of his matches (420-182). 6-1 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Zverev has an overall 169-76 match record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the current year was winning the title in Australia where he beat Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-4.
Alexander has a compiled 6-1 win-loss record in 2024, 6-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Alex Michelsen
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45-34 | 26-14 | 4-9 | 8-5 | 7-6 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 61-27 | 30-13 | 4-3 | 19-7 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-10 | 14-8 | 0-1 | 9-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 91 (career-high), Michelsen got to the 3rd round after beating James McCabe 7-65 3-6 6-1 6-2 and Jiri Lehecka 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round against Lehecka, Michelsen recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4). During the match Michelsen scored 122 points vs Lehecka’s 110. Alex was pretty aggressive to blast 59 winners.
About the serving games, Michelsen blasted 7 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Alex Michelsen was quite effective on serve to win 79% (59/75) of his 1st serve and 56% (23/41) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Alex broke Lehecka 4 times after converting 33% of his break points (4/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Michelsen has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Alex has a compiled 6-2 win-loss record in 2024, 6-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Michelsen has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zverev | Michelsen |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 98 | 76 |
| Pts | 330-312 | 249-214 |
| Total Points | 642 | 463 |
| Winners | 178 | 115 |
| %Winners | 54% | 46% |
Both Zverev and Michelsen played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexander Zverev conceded 3 sets, while Alex Michelsen lost 2 sets. Zverev has played 1 set more than Michelsen (9 vs 8). Therefore, Zverev played 22 games more than Michelsen. Zverev scored 178 winners (54% of the total points). On the other side, Michelsen managed to score 115 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zverev | Michelsen |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 40 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 20 | 7.5 |
| 1st in | 228/310 | 155/234 |
| %1st in | 74% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 178/228 | 115/155 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 40/82 | 46/79 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 58% |
Zverev managed to score 40 aces (20 per match). Michelsen bagged 15 aces (7.5 per match). Zverev won 78% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Michelsen won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zverev | Michelsen |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 10 |
| Converted | 4/18 | 10/20 |
| % Converted | 22% | 50% |
| Conceded | 19 | 17 |
| Saved | 15 | 12 |
| % Saved | 79% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 |
The German broke his opponents 4 times with a 22% conversion rate. The German surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 79% of the break points that he conceded. Michelsen broke his opponents 10 times with a 50% conversion rate. Alex conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zverev | ||||
| R1 Koepfer |
R2 Klein |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 7-63 6-3 | 7-5 3-6 4-6 7-65 7-67 | ||
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 41 | 57 | 98 | |
| pts | 140-122 | 190-190 | 330-312 | |
| Total points | 262 | 380 | 642 | |
| Winners | 73 | 105 | 178 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 55% | 54% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 19 | 21 | 40 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 94/131 | 134/179 | 228/310 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 75% | 74% | |
| 1st pts | 73/94 | 105/134 | 178/228 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/37 | 18/45 | 40/82 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 40% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Converted | 2/8 | 2/10 | 4/18 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 20% | 22% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 10 | 19 | |
| Saved | 8/9 | 7/10 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 89% | 70% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Michelsen | ||||
| R1 McCabe |
R2 Lehecka |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 3-6 6-1 6-2 | 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 37 | 39 | 76 | |
| pts | 127-104 | 122-110 | 249-214 | |
| Total points | 231 | 232 | 463 | |
| Winners | 56 | 59 | 115 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 48% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 8 | 7 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 80/118 | 75/116 | 155/234 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 65% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 56/80 | 59/75 | 115/155 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 79% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/38 | 23/41 | 46/79 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 56% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 6/8 | 4/12 | 10/20 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 33% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 6 | 17 | |
| Saved | 8/11 | 4/6 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 73% | 67% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
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