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

Alexander Zverev

6 - 1win/loss

Hard
6-1
I Hard
0-0
Rank
2
High
2
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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
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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

Australian Open
Zverev's Record

Alex Michelsen

Alex Michelsen

6 - 2win/loss

Hard
6-2
I Hard
0-0
Rank
41
High
41
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 42-33 26-14 4-9 5-4 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
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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.

Australian Open
Michelsen's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

A.Zverev
A.Michelsen
7h:43
7h:43
Time on court​
5h:45
5h:45
!
4h:31
4h:31
Last match​
!
2h:50
2h:50
2
2
Match played
2
2
98
98
Games Played​
76
76
9
9
Set played​​
8
8
330
330
Total points​
249
249
165
165
Avg point​
124.5
124.5
178
178
Winners
115
115
89
89
Avg Winners​
57.5
57.5
54%
54%
Ratio winners
46%
46%
-- Serve --
40
40
Aces
15
15
!
20
20
Avg Aces
7.5
7.5
4
4
Double Faults
7
7
2
2
Avg Double Faults
3.5
3.5
178/228
178/228
1st won total​
115/155
115/155
!
78%
78%
1st won %
!
74%
74%
40/82
40/82
2nd won total​
46/79
46/79
49%
49%
2nd won %
58%
58%
-- Break Points --
4/18
4/18
BP won
10/20
10/20
2/9
2/9
Avg BP won
5/10
5/10
!
22%
22%
Won
50%
50%
19
19
Conceded
17
17
9.5
9.5
Avg Conceded
8.5
8.5
4
4
Broken
5
5
2
2
Avg Broken
2.5
2.5
15
15
Saved
12
12
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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

Tennis Scores – Australian Open

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