Alexander Zverev vs Carlos Alcaraz — Roland Garros Quarter-final

Roland Garros · ATP · Quarter-final
Alexander Zverev
GER2
Alexander Zverev
#3ATP
2100ELO
2051Clay ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 May 2022
clay
Carlos Alcaraz
ESP6
Carlos Alcaraz
#2ATP
2162ELO
2102Clay ELO
$4.4MYTD
$65MCAREER
23 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLWL
Zverev A.
6-4 6-4 4-6 7-6
Alcaraz C.
Zverev A.
664793
Alcaraz C.
446671

Alexander Zverev defeated Carlos Alcaraz 6-4 6-4 4-6 7-6 in the Roland Garros quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Carlos Alcaraz came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 7–5, defending last year's round of 32, but Alexander Zverev had arrived on a 3-match winning run. Alexander Zverev narrowed the head-to-head to 7–6.

Key context

Head to head

5–7
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
2022-05-02Madrid MastersFclayCarlos Alcaraz6-3 6-1
2021-10-25ViennaSFhardAlexander Zverev6-3 6-3
2021-03-15AcapulcoR32hardAlexander Zverev6-3 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Zverev A.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Alcaraz C.

Alcaraz C.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Zverev A.

Serve advantage — Alcaraz C.

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.Alcaraz C.
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.Alcaraz C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
74%
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
Zverev A.Alcaraz C.
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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Zverev A.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Alcaraz C.
8.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.7Clay Elo 2051
Surface ELO
7.3+51 Clay Elo edge
2.7Overall Elo 2100
ELO gap
7.3Overall Elo 2162
0.0
H2H
10.0
7.3
Surface form
10.0
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
10.010-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
5.4
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
2.0
6.3
Country comfort
Context
8.5
Defending pts
6.0

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.Alcaraz C.
Freshness·
45
—

Zverev A.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 134 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
18°CDrizzle
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 88%
Final
Nadal R.[5]
Ruud C.[15]
6-36-36-0
Semi-finals
Nadal R.[5]
Zverev A.[2]
7-686-6
Ruud C.[15]
Cilic M.[20]
3-66-46-26-2
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.[5]
Djokovic N.[3]
6-24-66-27-64
Zverev A.[2]
Alcaraz C.[6]
6-46-44-67-67
Ruud C.[15]
Rune H.
6-14-67-626-3
Cilic M.[20]
Rublev A.[11]
5-76-36-43-67-62
R16
Nadal R.[5]
Auger Aliassime F.[4]
3-66-36-23-66-3
Zverev A.[2]
Zapata Miralles B.
7-6117-56-3
Ruud C.[15]
Hurkacz H.[12]
6-26-33-66-3
Rublev A.[11]
Sinner J.[1]
1-66-42-0
Rune H.
Tsitsipas S.[4]
7-53-66-36-4
Cilic M.[20]
Medvedev D.[6]
6-26-36-2
Djokovic N.[3]
Schwartzman D.[15]
6-16-36-3
Alcaraz C.[6]
Khachanov K.[13]
6-16-46-4
R32
Alcaraz C.[6]
Korda S.[27]
6-46-46-2
Ruud C.[15]
Sonego L.[32]
6-26-731-66-46-3
Rublev A.[11]
Garin C.
6-43-66-27-611
Sinner J.[1]
Mcdonald M.[18]
6-37-666-3
Medvedev D.[6]
Kecmanovic M.[28]
6-26-46-2
Hurkacz H.[12]
Goffin D.
7-56-26-1
Tsitsipas S.[4]
Ymer M.
6-26-26-1
Cilic M.[20]
Simon G.
6-06-36-2
Nadal R.[5]
Van De Zandschulp B.[26]
6-36-26-4
Zapata Miralles B.
Isner J.[23]
6-43-66-46-756-3
Rune H.
Gaston H.
6-36-36-3
Schwartzman D.[15]
Dimitrov G.[18]
6-36-16-2
Auger Aliassime F.[4]
Krajinovic F.
7-637-627-5
Zverev A.[2]
Nakashima B.[31]
7-626-37-65
Khachanov K.[13]
Norrie C.[10]
6-27-55-76-4
Djokovic N.[3]
Bedene A.
6-36-36-2
R64
Bedene A.
Cuevas P.
4-66-47-656-4
Dimitrov G.[18]
Coric B.
6-06-46-3
Schwartzman D.[15]
Munar J.
2-66-736-26-26-2
Van De Zandschulp B.[26]
Fognini F.
6-47-623-2
Krajinovic F.
Gojo B.
7-656-25-76-1
Isner J.[23]
Barrere G.
6-46-43-67-65
Korda S.[27]
Gasquet R.
7-656-36-3
Goffin D.
Tiafoe F.[19]
3-67-616-26-4
Rune H.
Laaksonen H.
6-26-36-3
Gaston H.
Cachin P.
6-46-26-4
Zverev A.[2]
Baez S.
2-64-66-16-27-5
Nakashima B.[31]
Griekspoor T.[29]
7-666-46-2
Zapata Miralles B.
Fritz T.[7]
3-66-26-26-3
Norrie C.[10]
Kubler J.
6-36-46-3
Alcaraz C.[6]
Ramos A.
6-16-775-77-626-4
Hurkacz H.[12]
Cecchinato M.
6-16-46-2
Khachanov K.[13]
Dellien H.
4-66-47-616-3
Sonego L.[32]
Sousa J.
7-646-36-4
Ymer M.
Evans D.[29]
6-33-66-26-3
Tsitsipas S.[4]
Kolar Z.
6-37-686-737-67
Garin C.
Ivashka I.
6-37-654-66-3
Simon G.
Johnson S.
7-56-17-66
Cilic M.[20]
Fucsovics M.
4-66-46-26-3
Rublev A.[11]
Delbonis F.
6-33-66-26-3
Mcdonald M.[18]
Basilashvili N.[9]
6-36-16-4
Sinner J.[1]
Carballes Baena R.
3-66-46-46-3
Kecmanovic M.[28]
Bublik A.[9]
4-67-56-26-1
Medvedev D.[6]
Djere L.
6-36-46-3
Ruud C.[15]
Ruusuvuori E.
6-36-46-2
Djokovic N.[3]
Molcan A.[6]
6-26-37-64
Auger Aliassime F.[4]
Ugo Carabelli C.
6-06-36-4
Nadal R.[5]
Moutet C.[30]
6-36-16-4
R128
Cilic M.[20]
Balazs A.
6-06-16-2
Gojo B.
Giannessi A.
6-46-736-747-646-4
Krajinovic F.
Opelka R.[17]
7-656-26-3
Van De Zandschulp B.[26]
Kotov P.
6-33-66-36-2
Fognini F.
Popyrin A.
6-47-56-4
Nadal R.[5]
Thompson J.
6-26-26-2
Kubler J.
Kudla D.
7-657-627-63
Ramos A.
Kokkinakis T.
6-44-66-47-65
Alcaraz C.[6]
Londero J.
6-46-26-0
Sousa J.
Tseng C.
6-756-14-66-16-4
Cecchinato M.
Andujar P.
4-64-66-07-56-0
Cachin P.
Gombos N.
6-13-66-26-3
Ymer M.
Duckworth J.
6-26-46-2
Kolar Z.
Pouille L.
6-34-67-56-4
Tsitsipas S.[4]
Musetti L.
5-74-66-26-36-2
Delbonis F.
Mannarino A.
6-17-616-2
Simon G.
Carreno Busta P.[16]
6-46-44-61-66-4
Fucsovics M.
Blancaneaux G.
6-26-46-4
Djere L.
Berankis R.
6-46-46-4
Isner J.[23]
Halys Q.
7-634-67-617-66
Barrere G.
Daniel T.
3-66-20-66-36-4
Zapata Miralles B.
Mmoh M.
7-676-37-5
Norrie C.[10]
Guinard M.
7-56-26-0
Nakashima B.[31]
Majchrzak K.
6-42-64-67-636-2
Sonego L.[32]
Gojowczyk P.
6-26-26-1
Johnson S.
Vesely J.
6-747-646-36-2
Rune H.
Shapovalov D.[14]
6-36-17-64
Hurkacz H.[12]
Zeppieri G.
7-56-27-5
Ugo Carabelli C.
Karatsev A.
6-34-66-43-67-65
Dellien H.
Thiem D.
6-36-26-4
Korda S.[27]
Millman J.
6-17-57-66
Bedene A.
Oconnell C.
6-26-46-756-1
Cuevas P.
Brooksby J.[31]
6-26-16-2
Dimitrov G.[18]
Giron M.
6-16-16-1
Coric B.
Taberner C.
3-66-26-36-1
Munar J.
Altmaier D.
6-16-34-66-3
Schwartzman D.[15]
Kuznetsov A.
6-31-66-46-2
Ivashka I.
Paire B.
6-37-51-67-5
Carballes Baena R.
Otte O.
7-656-13-62-66-3
Basilashvili N.[9]
Cressy M.
3-62-67-686-46-4
Medvedev D.[6]
Bagnis F.
6-26-26-2
Rublev A.[11]
Kwon S.
6-756-36-26-4
Garin C.
Paul T.[24]
5-76-16-26-3
Mcdonald M.[18]
Agamenone F.
1-66-26-37-63
Sinner J.[1]
Fratangelo B.
6-36-26-3
Djokovic N.[3]
Nishioka Y.
6-36-16-0
Molcan A.[6]
Coria F.
6-36-43-66-3
Auger Aliassime F.[4]
Varillas J.
2-62-66-16-36-3
Moutet C.[30]
Wawrinka S.
2-66-37-626-3
Zverev A.[2]
Ofner S.
6-26-46-4
Baez S.
Lajovic D.[20]
6-33-66-46-3
Griekspoor T.[29]
Davidovich Fokina A.[21]
2-66-06-46-3
Fritz T.[7]
Rodriguez Taverna S.
7-623-66-34-66-4
Khachanov K.[13]
Borges N.
6-32-66-46-4
Gasquet R.
Harris L.[31]
6-16-36-4
Ruud C.[15]
Tsonga J.
6-767-646-27-60
Ruusuvuori E.
Humbert U.[32]
6-22-66-746-46-2
Tiafoe F.[19]
Bonzi B.
7-57-57-65
Goffin D.
Lehecka J.[12]
6-44-66-46-4
Laaksonen H.
Martinez P.[24]
2-66-46-47-61
Gaston H.
De Minaur A.[8]
4-66-26-30-67-64
Evans D.[29]
Cerundolo F.[25]
7-636-46-4
Kecmanovic M.[28]
Etcheverry T.[23]
6-37-56-3
Bublik A.[9]
Rinderknech A.[22]
6-26-46-4