Alexander Zverev is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. Alexander has defeated Nishesh Basavareddy 6-3 6-3, Brandon Nakashima 6-4 6-4, Karen Khachanov 7-5 3-0 ret. and Ben Shelton 6-2 6-2 to reach the semifinal where he will face Carlos Alcaraz.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Alexander Zverev’s projected draw withhispresumable opponents in Cincinnati Open. The German has a winning record (10-8) with the presumable opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Nishesh Basavareddy (109) – 6-3 6-3
R3 – Brandon Nakashima (31) – 6-4 6-4
R4 – Karen Khachanov (12) – 7-5 3-0 ret.
1/4 – Ben Shelton (6) – 6-2 6-2
1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 6-5
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 4-3
or Terence Atmane (136) – H2H 0-0
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1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 6-5 for Alexander Zverev

71 - 9win/loss in 2025

Rank
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High
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 71-9 28-4 22-1 10-3 11-1 0-0
2024 54-13 22-5 17-4 7-3 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
2019 18-10 3-2 15-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 6-2 0-0 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Carlos Alcaraz has a 52-6 win-loss record in 2025, 14-4 on hard. Talking about the last 8 years, Alcaraz has a 111-29 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alcaraz won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this year was winning the tournament in Rotterdam where he defeated Alex De Minaur in the final 6-4 3-6 6-2, in Carlo where he beat Lorenzo Musetti in the final 3-6 6-1 6-0, in Rome where he defeated Jannik Sinner in the final 7-6(5) 6-1, at the French Open where he beat Jannik Sinner in the final 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(2), and in London where he overcame Jiri Lehecka in the final 7-5 6-7(5) 6-2.

Last year in Cincinnati Open the Spaniard lost to Gael Monfils in the 2nd round 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4.

H2H Alexander Zverev vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This would be the 12th time that Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz square off. The head to head is 6-5 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-3 for Alexander Zverev

58 - 6win/loss in 2025

Rank
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High
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 58-6 24-3 11-2 15-0 8-1 0-0
2024 73-8 40-5 11-2 13-0 9-1 0-0
2023 64-15 28-7 8-3 20-2 8-3 0-0
2022 47-16 21-6 15-4 7-4 4-2 0-0
2021 49-22 22-8 10-6 17-6 0-2 0-0
2020 20-14 2-6 7-3 11-5 0-0 0-0
2019 62-24 12-6 17-8 31-7 2-3 0-0
2018 31-22 13-8 17-12 1-1 0-0 0-1

Jannik Sinner has a 30-3 win-loss record in 2025, 11-0 on hard. During the previous 8 years, Sinner has a 149-46 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sinner will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

His most significant achievement of this current season was conquering the title at the Australian Open where he overcame Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3, and at the Wimbledon where he beat Carlos Alcaraz in the final 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4.

Last year in Cincinnati Open Jannik won the tournament after besting Frances Tiafoe 7-6(4) 6-2.

H2H Alexander Zverev vs. Jannik Sinner

This contest would be 8th time that Alexander Zverev and Jannik Sinner play each other. The head to head is 4-3 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Alexander Zverev may face Terence Atmane. Their head to head is 0-0.