Alexander Zverev vs Andy Murray — Indian Wells Masters Round of 32

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 32
Alexander Zverev
GER3
Alexander Zverev
#2ATP
2100ELO
2042Hard ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 October 2021
hard
GBR
Andy Murray
39 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLWW
Zverev A.
6-4 7-6
Murray A.
Zverev A.
6772
Murray A.
4640

Alexander Zverev defeated Andy Murray 6-4 7-6 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andy Murray came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, but Alexander Zverev had arrived on a 15-match winning run. Alexander Zverev claimed a first win over Andy Murray in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-02-20DohaR16hardAndy Murray7-6(5) 2-6 7-5
2020-08-24Cincinnati MastersR32hardAndy Murray6-3 3-6 7-5
2016-01-18Australian OpenR128hardAndy Murray6-1 6-2 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Zverev A.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Murray A.

Murray A.serving85% hold

wins 66% 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.Murray A.
71
Serve
—
42
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Zverev A.Murray A.
1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Even
69%
65%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.5
6.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 151). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zverev A.Murray A.
Clutch Rating·Even
94
92
Break points saved·Even
100
98
Break points won·Slight edge
90
79
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
Zverev A.
7.1
Strong advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Murray A.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
0.0
H2H
10.0
10.0
Surface form
5.2
10.015-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
4.8
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
9.0
6.0
Country comfort
6.1
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

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
Zverev A.Murray A.
Freshness·
39
—

Zverev A.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 148 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
35°COvercast
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 12%
Final
Norrie C.[21]
Basilashvili N.[29]
3-66-46-1
Semi-finals
Basilashvili N.[29]
Fritz T.[31]
7-656-3
Norrie C.[21]
Dimitrov G.[23]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Basilashvili N.[29]
Tsitsipas S.[2]
6-42-66-4
Fritz T.[31]
Zverev A.[3]
4-66-37-63
Norrie C.[21]
Schwartzman D.[11]
6-06-2
Dimitrov G.[23]
Hurkacz H.[8]
3-66-47-62
R16
Tsitsipas S.[2]
De Minaur A.[22]
6-737-636-2
Basilashvili N.[29]
Khachanov K.[24]
6-47-66
Zverev A.[3]
Monfils G.[14]
6-16-3
Fritz T.[31]
Sinner J.[10]
6-46-3
Schwartzman D.[11]
Ruud C.[6]
6-36-3
Norrie C.[21]
Paul T.
6-44-66-2
Hurkacz H.[8]
Karatsev A.[19]
6-16-3
Dimitrov G.[23]
Medvedev D.[1]
4-66-46-3
R32
Sinner J.[10]
Isner J.[20]
W/O
Tsitsipas S.[2]
Fognini F.[25]
2-66-36-4
Khachanov K.[24]
Carreno Busta P.[12]
6-06-4
De Minaur A.[22]
Garin C.[13]
6-46-2
Basilashvili N.[29]
Ramos A.
4-67-626-2
Zverev A.[3]
Murray A.
6-47-64
Monfils G.[14]
Anderson K.
7-56-2
Fritz T.[31]
Berrettini M.[5]
6-46-3
Ruud C.[6]
Harris L.[26]
6-746-46-4
Schwartzman D.[11]
Evans D.[18]
5-76-46-0
Norrie C.[21]
Bautista Agut R.[15]
6-45-76-3
Karatsev A.[19]
Shapovalov D.[9]
7-56-2
Paul T.
Rublev A.[4]
6-43-67-5
Hurkacz H.[8]
Tiafoe F.
6-36-2
Dimitrov G.[23]
Opelka R.[16]
6-36-4
Medvedev D.[1]
Krajinovic F.[27]
6-27-61
R64
Anderson K.
Sonego L.[17]
7-677-63
Shapovalov D.[9]
Pospisil V.
3-0
Tsitsipas S.[2]
Martinez P.
6-26-4
Fognini F.[25]
Struff J.
6-44-66-3
De Minaur A.[22]
Vukic A.
6-47-5
Garin C.[13]
Escobedo E.
7-56-2
Carreno Busta P.[12]
Gomez E.
6-16-4
Khachanov K.[24]
Ruusuvuori E.
6-27-5
Basilashvili N.[29]
Eubanks C.
6-46-3
Ramos A.
Auger Aliassime F.[7]
6-46-2
Zverev A.[3]
Brooksby J.
6-43-66-1
Murray A.
Alcaraz C.[30]
5-76-36-2
Monfils G.[14]
Mager G.
6-46-2
Sinner J.[10]
Millman J.
6-26-2
Isner J.[20]
Nishioka Y.
6-36-4
Fritz T.[31]
Nakashima B.
6-36-4
Schwartzman D.[11]
Cressy M.
6-23-67-5
Berrettini M.[5]
Tabilo A.
6-47-5
Ruud C.[6]
Carballes Baena R.
6-16-2
Harris L.[26]
Davidovich Fokina A.
6-36-3
Evans D.[18]
Nishikori K.
4-66-36-4
Bautista Agut R.[15]
Pella G.
7-56-3
Norrie C.[21]
Sandgren T.
6-45-76-0
Paul T.
Lajovic D.[28]
6-26-3
Hurkacz H.[8]
Popyrin A.
6-17-5
Tiafoe F.
Korda S.[32]
6-06-4
Karatsev A.[19]
Caruso S.
6-06-2
Opelka R.[16]
Daniel T.
7-56-3
Dimitrov G.[23]
Altmaier D.
6-46-2
Medvedev D.[1]
Mcdonald M.
6-46-2
Rublev A.[4]
Taberner C.
6-36-4
Krajinovic F.[27]
Giron M.
7-627-5
R128
Nishioka Y.
Delbonis F.
6-33-67-62
Ruusuvuori E.
Koepfer D.
6-736-26-0
Eubanks C.
Gerasimov E.
6-36-3
Anderson K.
Thompson J.
7-56-2
Mager G.
Fucsovics M.
1-66-36-2
Millman J.
Sock J.
7-54-66-3
Nakashima B.
Coria F.
6-36-2
Tabilo A.
Kudla D.
6-17-60
Cressy M.
Djere L.
6-736-17-5
Carballes Baena R.
Olivo R.
7-57-5
Nishikori K.
Sousa J.
6-756-36-2
Pella G.
Kwon S.
1-66-36-4
Sandgren T.
Monteiro T.
6-46-3
Taberner C.
Munar J.
6-36-3
Popyrin A.
Kecmanovic M.
6-37-64
Tiafoe F.
Paire B.
6-46-4
Caruso S.
Svajda Z.
6-36-1
Daniel T.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-26-4
Pospisil V.
Wolf J.
6-44-66-4
Altmaier D.
Querrey S.
6-26-4
Giron M.
Van De Zandschulp B.
6-776-26-4
Mcdonald M.
Duckworth J.
6-36-3
Paul T.
Lopez F.
6-37-63
Davidovich Fokina A.
Johnson S.
6-756-37-5
Martinez P.
Marcora R.
6-46-0
Struff J.
Galan D.
7-646-3
Vukic A.
Andujar P.
7-56-4
Escobedo E.
Rune H.
6-46-1
Gomez E.
Bagnis F.
6-36-1
Ramos A.
Musetti L.
6-16-3
Brooksby J.
Ilkel C.
7-656-4
Murray A.
Mannarino A.
6-36-2