Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Alexander ZverevMadrid Masters Quarter-final

Madrid Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
#87ATP
1833ELO
1841Clay ELO
$992kYTD
$38MCAREER
27 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 May 2019
clay
#3ATP
2100ELO
2051Clay ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
Tsitsipas S.
7-5 3-6 6-2
Zverev A.
Tsitsipas S.
7362
Zverev A.
5621

Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Alexander Zverev 7-5 3-6 6-2 in the Madrid Masters quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alexander Zverev came in ranked #3, defending the title. Stefanos Tsitsipas extended the head-to-head to 10–6.

Key context

Head to head

96
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-10-28Paris MastersQFhardAlexander Zverev7-5 6-4
2024-04-08Monte Carlo MastersR16clayStefanos Tsitsipas7-5 7-6(3)
2024-01-01United CupQFhardAlexander Zverev6-4 6-4
2023-10-30Paris MastersR16hardStefanos Tsitsipas7-6(2) 6-4
2022-05-09Rome MastersSFclayStefanos Tsitsipas4-6 6-3 6-3
2022-05-02Madrid MastersSFclayAlexander Zverev6-4 3-6 6-2
2022-04-11Monte Carlo MastersSFclayStefanos Tsitsipas6-4 6-2
2021-08-16Cincinnati MastersSFhardAlexander Zverev6-4 3-6 7-6(4)
2021-05-31Roland GarrosSFclayStefanos Tsitsipas6-3 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3
2021-03-15AcapulcoFhardAlexander Zverev6-4 7-6(3)
2020-01-06Atp CupRRhardStefanos Tsitsipas6-1 6-4
2019-11-11Tour FinalsRRhardStefanos Tsitsipas6-3 6-2
2019-09-30BeijingSFhardStefanos Tsitsipas7-6(6) 6-4
2018-08-06Canada MastersQFhardStefanos Tsitsipas3-6 7-6(11) 6-4
2018-07-30WashingtonSFhardAlexander Zverev6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Tsitsipas S.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Zverev A.

Zverev A.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Tsitsipas S.

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 clay

Tsitsipas S.Zverev A.
52
Serve
64
0
Return
57

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
54%
Service points won·Even
68%
69%
Return points won·Even
35%
38%
Break points saved·Even
67%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.1
8.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
90
94
Break points saved·Even
100
100
Break points won·Clear edge
77
90
Deciding sets·Even
99
99
Tiebreaks·Even
98
100

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
95
52

Tsitsipas S.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Zverev A.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 103 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°CMainly clear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 18%