Alex De Minaur vs Alexander Zverev — United Cup Semi-final

United Cup · ATP · Semi-final
Alex De Minaur
AUS
Alex De Minaur
#6ATP
1961ELO
1935Hard ELO
$2.4MYTD
$25MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 January 2024
hard
Alexander Zverev
GER
Alexander Zverev
#3ATP
2100ELO
2042Hard ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
De Minaur A.
5-7 6-3 6-4
Zverev A.
De Minaur A.
5662
Zverev A.
7341

Alex De Minaur defeated Alexander Zverev 5-7 6-3 6-4 in the United Cup semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexander Zverev came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 8–2, defending last year's round-robin. Alex De Minaur narrowed the head-to-head to 8–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–8
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-09-19Laver CupRRhardAlex De Minaur6-1 6-4
2024-05-27Roland GarrosQFclayAlexander Zverev6-4 7-6(5) 6-4
2024-03-04Indian Wells MastersR16hardAlexander Zverev5-7 6-2 6-3
2022-05-09Rome MastersR16clayAlexander Zverev6-3 7-6(5)
2021-10-25ViennaR16hardAlexander Zverev6-2 3-6 6-2
2020-01-06Atp CupRRhardAlex De Minaur4-6 7-6(3) 6-2
2019-02-25AcapulcoQFhardAlexander Zverev6-4 6-4
2018-10-08Shanghai MastersR16hardAlexander Zverev6-1 6-4
2018-07-30WashingtonFhardAlexander Zverev6-2 6-4
2018-02-02Davis Cup WG R1: AUS vs GERRRhardAlexander Zverev7-5 4-6 4-6 6-3 7-6(4)
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Serve vs return

This season
De Minaur A.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Zverev A.

Zverev A.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs De Minaur 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

De Minaur A.Zverev A.
48
Serve
71
80
Return
42

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

Statistics

This season
De Minaur A.Zverev A.
1st serve in·Clear edge
56%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
54%
Service points won·Even
65%
69%
Return points won·Even
41%
38%
Break points saved·Even
62%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.3
8.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (166 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
De Minaur A.Zverev A.
Clutch Rating·Even
95
94
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Slight edge
97
90
Deciding sets·Even
97
99
Tiebreaks·Even
99
100

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
De Minaur A.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 36 days (−0.7)
Zverev A.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 49 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
3.9Hard Elo 1935
Surface ELO
6.1+106 Hard Elo edge
3.7Overall Elo 1961
ELO gap
6.3Overall Elo 2100
0.0
H2H
10.0
6.9
Surface form
6.6
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.8
Country comfort
5.8
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
De Minaur A.Zverev A.
Freshness·Dominant
77
52

De Minaur A.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 34 games (7d) · Zverev A.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 103 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
23°CDrizzle
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 72%

Draw

Final
Zverev A.
Hurkacz H.
6-737-666-4
Fritz T.
Hurkacz H.
6-45-77-64
Semi-finals
Hurkacz H.
Mannarino A.
6-37-5
De Minaur A.
Zverev A.
5-76-36-4
Fritz T.
Machac T.
6-746-5
Hurkacz H.
Shevchenko A.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Hurkacz H.
Zhang Z.
6-36-4
De Minaur A.
Djokovic N.
6-46-4
Ruud C.
Mannarino A.
6-16-4
Zverev A.
Tsitsipas S.
6-46-4
Hurkacz H.
Harris B.
7-637-5
Fritz T.
Zhang Z.
6-46-4
Machac T.
Cobolli F.
6-16-2
Round Robin
Zverev A.
Mannarino A.
4-66-46-3
Zhang Z.
Lehecka J.
5-76-36-4
Coric B.
Griekspoor T.
7-646-4
Ruud C.
Griekspoor T.
6-36-4
Mannarino A.
Sonego L.
6-46-4
Djokovic N.
Zhang Z.
6-36-2
Jarry N.
Diez S.
7-56-4
De Minaur A.
Fritz T.
6-46-2
Zverev A.
Sonego L.
6-756-36-4
Ruud C.
Coric B.
6-46-1
Davidovich Fokina A.
Hurkacz H.
3-66-36-4
Tsitsipas S.
Diez S.
6-26-3
Norrie C.
De Minaur A.
6-42-67-62
Djokovic N.
Lehecka J.
6-16-736-1
Hurkacz H.
Seyboth Wild T.
6-746-26-3
Fritz T.
Norrie C.
7-656-4
Davidovich Fokina A.
Seyboth Wild T.
6-46-0
Jarry N.
Sakellaridis S.
6-33-67-5
Ruud C.
Machac T.
7-665-76-4
Fritz T.
Coric B.
6-36-2
Shevchenko A.
Tsitsipas S.
6-47-60
Cobolli F.
Stricker D.
6-37-62
Ruud C.
Hurkacz H.
7-56-3
De Minaur A.
Etcheverry T.
6-16-4
Carreno Busta P.
Shevchenko A.
6-26-1
Coric B.
Auger Aliassime F.
0-66-46-4
Zhang Z.
Monteiro T.
6-36-0
Zverev A.
Monteiro T.
6-46-4
Auger Aliassime F.
Fritz T.
4-67-56-3
Cobolli F.
Humbert U.
3-67-686-2
De Minaur A.
Harris B.
6-26-1
Etcheverry T.
Harris B.
3-66-36-2
Tsitsipas S.
Carreno Busta P.
6-44-66-3
Zverev A.
Zhang Z.
2-66-06-2
Humbert U.
Stricker D.
6-37-5
Machac T.
Hurkacz H.
7-53-66-4