Alexander Zverev vs Dominic Thiem — Madrid Masters Semi-final

Madrid Masters · ATP · Semi-final
Alexander Zverev
GER5
Alexander Zverev
#3ATP
2100ELO
2051Clay ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 May 2021
clay
AUT3
Dominic Thiem
32 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
Zverev A.
6-3 6-4
Thiem D.
Zverev A.
662
Thiem D.
340

Alexander Zverev defeated Dominic Thiem 6-3 6-4 in the Madrid Masters semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Dominic Thiem came in leading the head-to-head 8–3. Alexander Zverev narrowed the head-to-head to 8–4.

Key context

Head to head

3–8
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-06-19HalleR32grassAlexander Zverev6-3 6-4
2020-08-31US OpenFhardDominic Thiem2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(6)
2020-01-20Australian OpenSFhardDominic Thiem3-6 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(4)
2019-11-11Tour FinalsSFhardDominic Thiem7-5 6-3
2018-05-28Roland GarrosQFclayDominic Thiem6-4 6-2 6-1
2018-05-07Madrid MastersFclayAlexander Zverev6-4 6-4
2017-02-13RotterdamR32hardDominic Thiem3-6 6-3 6-4
2016-10-03BeijingR32hardAlexander Zverev4-6 6-1 6-3
2016-05-23Roland GarrosR32clayDominic Thiem6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 6-3
2016-05-16NiceFclayDominic Thiem6-4 3-6 6-0
2016-04-25MunichSFclayDominic Thiem4-6 6-2 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Zverev A.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Thiem D.

Thiem D.serving76% hold

wins 61% 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 clay

Zverev A.Thiem D.
64
Serve
—
57
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Zverev A.Thiem D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.5
4.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 135). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zverev A.Thiem D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
94
85
Break points saved·Even
100
98
Break points won·Dominant
90
58
Deciding sets·Even
99
99
Tiebreaks·Even
100
97

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zverev A.Thiem D.
Freshness·
52
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
13°COvercast
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 63%
Final
Zverev A.[5]
Berrettini M.[8]
6-786-46-3
Semi-finals
Berrettini M.[8]
Ruud C.
6-46-4
Zverev A.[5]
Thiem D.[3]
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Berrettini M.[8]
Garin C.[16]
5-76-36-0
Ruud C.
Bublik A.
7-56-1
Thiem D.[3]
Isner J.
3-66-36-4
Zverev A.[5]
Nadal R.[1]
6-46-4
R16
Garin C.[16]
Medvedev D.[2]
6-46-726-1
Berrettini M.[8]
Delbonis F.
7-646-4
Ruud C.
Tsitsipas S.[4]
7-646-4
Bublik A.
Karatsev A.
6-46-3
Isner J.
Rublev A.[6]
7-643-67-64
Thiem D.[3]
De Minaur A.
7-676-4
Zverev A.[5]
Evans D.
6-37-63
Nadal R.[1]
Popyrin A.
6-36-3
R32
De Minaur A.
Harris L.
6-23-0
Medvedev D.[2]
Davidovich Fokina A.
4-66-46-2
Garin C.[16]
Koepfer D.
6-36-4
Tsitsipas S.[4]
Paire B.
6-16-2
Delbonis F.
Ramos A.
7-656-3
Berrettini M.[8]
Fognini F.
6-36-4
Ruud C.
Nishioka Y.
6-16-2
Bublik A.
Shapovalov D.[11]
6-45-76-4
Karatsev A.
Schwartzman D.[7]
2-66-46-1
Thiem D.[3]
Giron M.
6-16-3
Rublev A.[6]
Paul T.
6-756-36-4
Isner J.
Bautista Agut R.[9]
6-46-747-66
Zverev A.[5]
Nishikori K.
6-36-2
Evans D.
Millman J.
6-756-26-3
Popyrin A.
Sinner J.[14]
7-656-2
Nadal R.[1]
Alcaraz C.
6-16-2
R64
Sinner J.[14]
Pella G.
6-24-4
Davidovich Fokina A.
Herbert P.
6-757-647-64
Harris L.
Dimitrov G.[13]
6-33-67-65
De Minaur A.
Munar J.
4-67-56-1
Giron M.
Andujar P.
6-787-647-5
Nishikori K.
Khachanov K.
6-766-26-2
Delbonis F.
Carreno Busta P.[10]
3-66-46-3
Paire B.
Basilashvili N.
6-47-5
Nishioka Y.
Krajinovic F.
6-26-4
Ruud C.
Auger Aliassime F.[15]
6-16-4
Shapovalov D.[11]
Lajovic D.
6-16-3
Bublik A.
Fucsovics M.
7-656-3
Isner J.
Kecmanovic M.
6-47-66
Karatsev A.
Humbert U.
7-56-4
Paul T.
Martinez P.
6-47-5
Bautista Agut R.[9]
Cecchinato M.
6-26-737-5
Alcaraz C.
Mannarino A.
6-46-0
Millman J.
Hurkacz H.[12]
5-77-676-3
Popyrin A.
Struff J.
6-37-64
Koepfer D.
Opelka R.
6-46-4
Garin C.[16]
Verdasco F.
6-16-4
Ramos A.
Fritz T.
7-55-76-4
Fognini F.
Taberner C.
7-642-66-3
Evans D.
Chardy J.
7-666-776-2