Alexander Zverev vs Alex De MinaurShanghai Masters Round of 16

Shanghai Masters · ATP · Round of 16
#3ATP
2100ELO
2042Hard ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2018
hard
#6ATP
1961ELO
1935Hard ELO
$2.4MYTD
$25MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zverev A.
6-1 6-4
De Minaur A.
Zverev A.
662
De Minaur A.
140

Alexander Zverev defeated Alex De Minaur 6-1 6-4 in the Shanghai Masters round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Alexander Zverev came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 7–3, defending last year's round of 16. Alexander Zverev extended the head-to-head to 8–3.

Key context

Head to head

73
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-09-19Laver CupRRhardAlex De Minaur6-1 6-4
2024-05-27Roland GarrosQFclayAlexander Zverev6-4 7-6(5) 6-4
2024-03-04Indian Wells MastersR16hardAlexander Zverev5-7 6-2 6-3
2024-01-01United CupSFhardAlex De Minaur5-7 6-3 6-4
2022-05-09Rome MastersR16clayAlexander Zverev6-3 7-6(5)
2021-10-25ViennaR16hardAlexander Zverev6-2 3-6 6-2
2020-01-06Atp CupRRhardAlex De Minaur4-6 7-6(3) 6-2
2019-02-25AcapulcoQFhardAlexander Zverev6-4 6-4
2018-07-30WashingtonFhardAlexander Zverev6-2 6-4
2018-02-02Davis Cup WG R1: AUS vs GERRRhardAlexander Zverev7-5 4-6 4-6 6-3 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Zverev A.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs De Minaur A.

De Minaur A.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Zverev A.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Zverev A.De Minaur A.
71
Serve
48
42
Return
80

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
55%
Service points won·Even
69%
65%
Return points won·Even
38%
41%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.5
4.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
94
95
Break points saved·Even
100
99
Break points won·Slight edge
90
97
Deciding sets·Even
99
97
Tiebreaks·Even
100
99

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
52
77

Zverev A.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 103 games (7d) · De Minaur A.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 34 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
25°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 50%