Alexander Zverev vs Carlos Alcaraz — Vienna Semi-final
Vienna · ATP · Semi-final
GER2#3ATP
2100ELO
2042Hard ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 October 2021 ·
hard
#2ATP
2162ELO
2088Hard ELO
$4.4MYTD
$65MCAREER
23 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLWL
Zverev A.6-3 6-3
Alcaraz C.
Zverev A.
662
Alcaraz C.
330
Alexander Zverev defeated Carlos Alcaraz 6-3 6-3 in the Vienna semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Carlos Alcaraz came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 7–5. Alexander Zverev narrowed the head-to-head to 7–6.
Key context
- Match story: Alexander Zverev dropped just 6 games past Carlos Alcaraz.
Head to head
5–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-19 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Carlos Alcaraz | 6-4 7-6 6-7 6-7 7-5 |
| 2025-08-07 | Cincinnati Masters | SF | hard | Carlos Alcaraz | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2024-11-11 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Alexander Zverev | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2024-05-27 | Roland Garros | F | clay | Carlos Alcaraz | 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 |
| 2024-03-04 | Indian Wells Masters | QF | hard | Carlos Alcaraz | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2024-01-15 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Alexander Zverev | 6-1 6-3 6-7 6-4 |
| 2023-11-13 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Alexander Zverev | 6-7 6-3 6-4 |
| 2023-08-28 | US Open | QF | hard | Carlos Alcaraz | 6-3 6-2 6-4 |
| 2023-04-24 | Madrid Masters | R16 | clay | Carlos Alcaraz | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2022-05-23 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Alexander Zverev | 6-4 6-4 4-6 7-6 |
| 2022-05-02 | Madrid Masters | F | clay | Carlos Alcaraz | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2021-03-15 | Acapulco | R32 | hard | Alexander Zverev | 6-3 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
57%
Service points won·Even
70%
68%
Return points won·Even
38%
42%
Break points saved·Even
64%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.7
5.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
93
98
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Slight edge
89
98
Deciding sets·Even
99
100
Tiebreaks·Even
99
99
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
71
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Zverev A.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 53 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast