Alexander Zverev and Alex Michelsen will play each other in the 3^rd round of the Australian Open for the 1^st 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

Ranked no. 6, the German reached the 3^rd 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 2^nd 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

Ranked no. 91 (career-high), Michelsen got to the 3^rd 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 2^nd 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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