Alexander Zverev vs Carlos AlcarazAcapulco Round of 32

Acapulco · ATP · Round of 32
#3ATP
2100ELO
2042Hard ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 March 2021
hard
#2ATP
2162ELO
2088Hard ELO
$4.4MYTD
$65MCAREER
23 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLWL
Zverev A.
6-3 6-1
Alcaraz C.
Zverev A.
662
Alcaraz C.
310

Alexander Zverev defeated Carlos Alcaraz 6-3 6-1 in the Acapulco round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Carlos Alcaraz came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 7–5. Alexander Zverev narrowed the head-to-head to 7–6.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-01-19Australian OpenSFhardCarlos Alcaraz6-4 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 6-7(4) 7-5
2025-08-07Cincinnati MastersSFhardCarlos Alcaraz6-4 6-3
2024-11-11Tour FinalsRRhardAlexander Zverev7-6(5) 6-4
2024-05-27Roland GarrosFclayCarlos Alcaraz6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2
2024-03-04Indian Wells MastersQFhardCarlos Alcaraz6-3 6-1
2024-01-15Australian OpenQFhardAlexander Zverev6-1 6-3 6-7(2) 6-4
2023-11-13Tour FinalsRRhardAlexander Zverev6-7(3) 6-3 6-4
2023-08-28US OpenQFhardCarlos Alcaraz6-3 6-2 6-4
2023-04-24Madrid MastersR16clayCarlos Alcaraz6-1 6-2
2022-05-23Roland GarrosQFclayAlexander Zverev6-4 6-4 4-6 7-6(7)
2022-05-02Madrid MastersFclayCarlos Alcaraz6-3 6-1
2021-10-25ViennaSFhardAlexander Zverev6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Zverev A.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Alcaraz C.

Alcaraz C.serving89% hold

wins 69% 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.Alcaraz C.
71
Serve
74
42
Return
95

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%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
57%
Service points won·Even
69%
68%
Return points won·Even
38%
42%
Break points saved·Even
64%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.5
5.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.4

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

Clutch

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

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
52

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
29°CClear
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 49%