Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev will clash against each other in the quarter of the Australian Open for the 8th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 9:15 pm on Rod Laver Arena. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Carlos Alcaraz who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Carlos Alcaraz is the pick to win this match.
Carlos Alcaraz -> 1.23
Alexander Zverev -> 4.35
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Prediction and head to head Carlos Alcaraz vs. Alexander Zverev
This will be the 8th time that Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev play each other. The head to head is 4-3 for Zverev (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Zverev won 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 in the R in Nitto atp finals back in 2023.
Highlights Alexander Zverev vs Carlos Alcaraz – Nitto atp finals 13-November-2023
Carlos Alcaraz
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39-9 | 14-4 | 17-4 | 0-0 | 8-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 65-12 | 26-6 | 25-3 | 2-3 | 12-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 57-13 | 21-4 | 27-4 | 6-4 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 48-19 | 15-8 | 22-7 | 10-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 39-7 | 10-0 | 29-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 2, the Spaniard reached the quarter after defeating Richard Gasquet 7-65 6-1 6-2, Lorenzo Sonego 6-4 6-73 6-3 7-63, Juncheng Shang 6-1 6-1 1-0 ret. and Miomir Kecmanovic 6-4 6-4 6-0.
In the 4th round, Alcaraz had a good straight sets win against Kecmanovic (6-4 6-4 6-0). During the match, Alcaraz scored 90 points vs Kecmanovic’s 63. The Spaniard was pretty aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Regarding the service games, Alcaraz blasted 5 aces and he was exceptionally consistent in conceding no double faults. Carlos Alcaraz was quite efficient on serve to win 83% (39/47) of his 1st serve and 64% (14/22) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Alcaraz broke Kecmanovic 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alcaraz has surrendered 1 set in this event to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Alcaraz has a fantastic win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 79% of his matches (237-63). 4-0 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Alcaraz has an aggregate79-20 match record in the last 7 years on hard.
Carlos has a composed 4-0 win-loss record in 2024, 4-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Alexander Zverev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55-16 | 26-8 | 23-6 | 0-0 | 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 got to the quarter after beating Dominik Koepfer 4-6 6-3 7-63 6-3, Lukas Klein 7-5 3-6 4-6 7-65 7-67, Alex Michelsen 6-2 7-64 6-2 and Cameron Norrie 7-5 3-6 6-3 4-6 7-63.
In the 4th round, The German had a tough win against Norrie to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (7-5 3-6 6-3 4-6 7-63). During the match Zverev scored 166 points vs Norrie’s 153. Alexander was extremely aggressive to blast 87 winners.
About the serving games, Zverev fired 15 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Alexander Zverev lost the serve 4 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Zverev put 76% of his first serves in, winning 76% (87/114) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (16/36) on the 2nd serve. Zverev broke Norrie 4 times after converting 29% of his break points (4/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Zverev has conceded 5 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
His best result of the 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 an aggregate 8-1 win-loss record in 2024, 8-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2020. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Alcaraz | Zverev |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 14 | 17 |
| Tot Games | 114 | 180 |
| Pts | 417-303 | 596-535 |
| Total Points | 720 | 1131 |
| Winners | 169 | 311 |
| %Winners | 41% | 52% |
Both Alcaraz and Zverev played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Carlos Alcaraz conceded 1 set, while Alexander Zverev lost 5 sets. Alcaraz has played 3 set(s) less than Zverev (14 vs 17). Therefore, Alcaraz played 66 games less than Zverev. Carlos scored 169 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Zverev bagged 311 winners (52%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Alcaraz | Zverev |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 29 | 66 |
| Avg per match | 7.3 | 16.5 |
| 1st in | 217/327 | 400/541 |
| %1st in | 66% | 74% |
| 1st pts | 169/217 | 311/400 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 77/110 | 71/141 |
| %2nd pts | 70% | 50% |
Alcaraz made 29 aces (7.3 per match). Zverev managed to score 66 aces (16.5 per match). Alcaraz won 78% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 70% of the points. On the other side, Zverev won 78% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Alcaraz | Zverev |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 18 | 13 |
| Converted | 18/43 | 13/42 |
| % Converted | 42% | 31% |
| Conceded | 6 | 30 |
| Saved | 5 | 21 |
| % Saved | 83% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 9 |
Alcaraz broke his opponents 18 times with a 42% conversion rate. Alcaraz conceded his serve once and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. The German broke his opponents 13 times with a 31% conversion rate. Zverev conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Alcaraz | ||||||
| R1 Gasquet |
R2 Sonego |
R3 Shang |
R4 Kecmanovic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-1 6-2 | 6-4 6-73 6-3 7-63 | 6-1 6-1 1-0 ret. | 6-4 6-4 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 45 | 15 | 26 | 114 | |
| pts | 121-90 | 147-125 | 59-25 | 90-63 | 417-303 | |
| Total points | 211 | 272 | 84 | 153 | 720 | |
| Winners | 45 | 69 | 16 | 39 | 169 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 47% | 27% | 43% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 9 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 29 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 62/94 | 89/130 | 19/34 | 47/69 | 217/327 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 68% | 56% | 68% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 45/62 | 69/89 | 16/19 | 39/47 | 169/217 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 78% | 84% | 83% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/32 | 29/41 | 13/15 | 14/22 | 77/110 | |
| % 2nd pts | 66% | 71% | 87% | 64% | 70% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | |
| Converted | 4/16 | 3/6 | 6/12 | 5/9 | 18/43 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 50% | 50% | 56% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 75% | – | – | 44% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Zverev | ||||||
| R1 Koepfer |
R2 Klein |
R3 Michelsen |
R4 Norrie |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 7-63 6-3 | 7-5 3-6 4-6 7-65 7-67 | 6-2 7-64 6-2 | 7-5 3-6 6-3 4-6 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | |
| Tot Games | 41 | 57 | 29 | 53 | 180 | |
| pts | 140-122 | 190-190 | 100-70 | 166-153 | 596-535 | |
| Total points | 262 | 380 | 170 | 319 | 1131 | |
| Winners | 73 | 105 | 46 | 87 | 311 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 55% | 46% | 52% | 52% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 19 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 66 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 94/131 | 134/179 | 58/81 | 114/150 | 400/541 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 75% | 72% | 76% | 74% | |
| 1st pts | 73/94 | 105/134 | 46/58 | 87/114 | 311/400 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | 79% | 76% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/37 | 18/45 | 15/23 | 16/36 | 71/141 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 40% | 65% | 44% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 2/8 | 2/10 | 5/10 | 4/14 | 13/42 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 20% | 50% | 29% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 30 | |
| Saved | 8/9 | 7/10 | 0/1 | 6/10 | 21 | |
| Saved % | 89% | 70% | 0% | 60% | 55% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWLWWWLWW Tennis Scores – Australian Open
- Yannick Hanfmann/Dominik KoepferHanfmann/Dominik Koepfer – Marcel Granollers/Horacio ZeballosGranollers/Horacio Zeballos (7-65 6-73 6-4) – See score progression
- Rohan Bopanna/Matthew EbdenBopanna/Matthew Ebden – Wesley Koolhof/Nikola MekticKoolhof/Nikola Mektic (7-68 7-64) – See score progression
- Ariel Behar/Adam PavlasekBehar/Adam Pavlasek – Santiago Gonzalez/Neal SkupskiGonzalez/Neal Skupski (3-6 7-61 6-4) – See score progression
- Hugo Nys/Jan ZielinskiNys/Jan Zielinski – Lloyd Glasspool/Jean-Julien RojerGlasspool/Jean-Julien Rojer (3-6 6-4 7-63) – See score progression
- Simone Bolelli/Andrea VavassoriBolelli/Andrea Vavassori – Nikola Cacic/Denys MolchanovCacic/Denys Molchanov (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Tomas Machac/Zhizhen ZhangMachac/Zhizhen Zhang – Rajeev Ram/Joe SalisburyRam/Joe Salisbury (3-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Maximo Gonzalez/Andres MolteniGonzalez/Andres Molteni – Nathaniel Lammons/Jack WithrowLammons/Jack Withrow (7-65 3-6 7-65) – See score progression
- Kevin Krawietz/Tim PuetzKrawietz/Tim Puetz – Marcelo Arevalo/Mate PavicArevalo/Mate Pavic (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Ugo HumbertHumbert (3-6 6-1 7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Juncheng ShangShang (6-1 6-1 1-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Arthur CazauxCazaux – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (6-3 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (6-73 6-4 6-2 7-66) – See score progression
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Casper RuudRuud (6-4 6-77 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime (6-3 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Tommy PaulPaul (6-4 3-6 2-6 7-67 6-0) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (6-2 7-64 6-2) – See score progression
- Taylor FritzFritz – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (3-6 6-4 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Sebastian BaezBaez (6-0 6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Sebastian KordaKorda (6-2 7-66 6-4) – See score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (6-3 6-3 7-62) – See score progression
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Flavio CobolliCobolli (6-3 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Tomas MachacMachac (6-4 7-64 4-6 7-65) – See score progression
- Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Ben SheltonShelton (7-64 1-6 6-72 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Luca Van AsscheVan Assche (6-3 6-0 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (8-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (4-3) – H2H and prediction
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (3-2) – H2H and prediction
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Andrey RublevRublev (4-2) – H2H and prediction
