Tommy Paul vs Alexander Zverev — Acapulco Round of 16

Acapulco · ATP · Round of 16
Tommy Paul
USA
Tommy Paul
#24ATP
1949ELO
1881Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$15MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2020
hard
Alexander Zverev
GER2
Alexander Zverev
#2ATP
2100ELO
2042Hard ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
Paul T.
6-3 6-4
Zverev A.
Paul T.
662
Zverev A.
340

Tommy Paul defeated Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-4 in the Acapulco round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexander Zverev came in ranked #2, defending last year's final. Tommy Paul extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Tommy Paul closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-01-13Australian OpenQFhardAlexander Zverev7-6(1) 7-6(0) 2-6 6-1
2022-03-07Indian Wells MastersR64hardTommy Paul6-2 4-6 7-6(2)
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Serve vs return

This season
Paul T.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Zverev A.

Zverev A.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Paul T.

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

Paul T.Zverev A.
71
Serve
71
54
Return
42

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

Statistics

This season
Paul T.Zverev A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
55%
Service points won·Even
65%
69%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.1
8.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.1
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Paul T.Zverev A.
Clutch Rating·Even
93
94
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Even
87
90
Deciding sets·Even
98
99
Tiebreaks·Even
96
100

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

Freshness

Recent load
Paul T.Zverev A.
Freshness·Dominant
88
39

Paul T.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Zverev A.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 148 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
29°CPartly cloudy
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 65%
Final
Nadal R.[1]
Fritz T.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Nadal R.[1]
Dimitrov G.[7]
6-36-2
Fritz T.
Isner J.[5]
2-67-56-3
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.[1]
Kwon S.
6-26-1
Dimitrov G.[7]
Wawrinka S.[3]
6-46-4
Fritz T.
Edmund K.
6-46-3
Isner J.[5]
Paul T.
7-633-66-2
R16
Kwon S.
Lajovic D.[8]
7-626-0
Dimitrov G.[7]
Mannarino A.
6-786-27-62
Fritz T.
Humbert U.
6-46-1
Edmund K.
Auger Aliassime F.[4]
6-46-4
Isner J.[5]
Giron M.
6-37-64
Paul T.
Zverev A.[2]
6-36-4
Nadal R.[1]
Kecmanovic M.
6-27-5
Wawrinka S.[3]
Martinez P.
6-46-4
R32
Kecmanovic M.
De Minaur A.
3-66-46-3
Kwon S.
Daniel T.
6-22-66-3
Lajovic D.[8]
Johnson S.
6-756-46-3
Wawrinka S.[3]
Tiafoe F.
6-36-747-61
Martinez P.
Albot R.
6-36-2
Mannarino A.
Norrie C.
2-66-36-3
Dimitrov G.[7]
Dzumhur D.
6-36-3
Fritz T.
Millman J.
7-53-66-1
Edmund K.
Lopez F.
6-46-1
Auger Aliassime F.[4]
Bolt A.
6-37-65
Isner J.[5]
Zverev M.
6-37-64
Paul T.
Mcdonald M.
6-746-46-4
Zverev A.[2]
Jung J.
7-666-1
Humbert U.
Kyrgios N.[6]
6-30-0
Giron M.
Lopez Villasenor G.
6-47-63
Nadal R.[1]
Andujar P.
6-36-2