Alexander Zverev vs Stefanos TsitsipasCincinnati Masters Semi-final

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Semi-final
#3ATP
2100ELO
2042Hard ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 August 2021
hard
#87ATP
1833ELO
1803Hard ELO
$992kYTD
$38MCAREER
27 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWW
Zverev A.
6-4 3-6 7-6
Tsitsipas S.
Zverev A.
63772
Tsitsipas S.
46641

Alexander Zverev defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 3-6 7-6 in the Cincinnati Masters semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Alexander Zverev came in ranked #3, defending last year's round of 32. Alexander Zverev narrowed the head-to-head to 10–6.

Key context

Head to head

510
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
2021-05-31Roland 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
2019-05-06Madrid MastersQFclayStefanos Tsitsipas7-5 3-6 6-2
2018-08-06Canada MastersQFhardStefanos Tsitsipas3-6 7-6(11) 6-4
2018-07-30WashingtonSFhardAlexander Zverev6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Zverev A.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Tsitsipas S.

Tsitsipas S.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.Tsitsipas S.
71
Serve
57
42
Return
39

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%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
54%
Service points won·Even
69%
68%
Return points won·Even
38%
35%
Break points saved·Even
64%
66%
Aces / match·Slight edge
8.5
7.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
2.7

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

Clutch

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

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 23 days (−0.3)
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.7+239 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.3Hard Elo 1803
7.8Overall Elo 2100
ELO gap
2.2Overall Elo 1833
3.1
H2H
6.9
9.2
Surface form
7.5
9.07-match win streak
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
5.4
3-set count
4.0
Prev. match
9.0
5.8
Country comfort
5.5
Context
6.0
Defending pts
8.5

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
52
95

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
23°CDrizzle
Wind 1 km/hHumidity 86%
Semi-finals
Zverev A.[3]
Tsitsipas S.[2]
6-43-67-64
Rublev A.[4]
Medvedev D.[1]
2-66-36-3