Alexander Zverev vs Alejandro Davidovich FokinaCologne 1 Semi-final

Cologne 1 · ATP · Semi-final
#2ATP
2100ELO
2042Hard ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 October 2020
hard
#20ATP
1893ELO
1842Hard ELO
$926kYTD
$12MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
Zverev A.
7-5 7-6
Davidovich Fokina A.
Zverev A.
7772
Davidovich Fokina A.
5630

Alexander Zverev defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-5 7-6 in the Cologne 1 semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Alexander Zverev came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 5–1. Alexander Zverev extended the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-10-27Paris MastersR16hardAlexander Zverev6-2 6-4
2025-04-23Madrid MastersR32clayAlexander Zverev2-6 7-6(3) 7-6(0)
2023-09-27BeijingR16hardAlexander Zverev6-7(4) 6-2 6-1
2023-08-07Canada MastersR32hardAlejandro Davidovich Fokina6-1 6-2
2021-05-31Roland GarrosQFclayAlexander Zverev6-4 6-1 6-1
2020-08-31US OpenR16hardAlexander Zverev6-2 6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Zverev A.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Davidovich Fokina A.

Davidovich Fokina A.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Zverev A.

Serve advantage — Zverev A.

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.Davidovich Fokina A.
71
Serve
41
42
Return
53

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.5
3.9
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
94
91
Break points saved·Even
100
99
Break points won·Slight edge
90
95
Deciding sets·Slight edge
99
91
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
100
85

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
45
84

Zverev A.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 148 games (7d) · Davidovich Fokina A.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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