Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Alexander Zverev Prediction: Betting on the German to win

Greece and Germany will meet in the round of 8 of the team tournament, and Stefanos Tsitsipas, ATP No. 6, will face Alexander Zverev, ATP No. 7. The guys are very familiar with each other 13 times played in the Tour, 9:4 in favor of the Greek, who, by the way, beat the German and the last personal meeting in Paris in November 2023.

Tsitsipas has played only one match in 2024, beating Canadian Diaz in two sets. That match lasted an hour and 17 minutes; the 314th racket of the world managed to take only five games, the score of the match 6:2, 6:3 in favor of the Greeks. Stefanos had six aces and two double faults and won 90% of his points on his first and 45% on his second.

Alexander improved significantly in the second part of last season and even made it to the World Tour Finals, but he didn't qualify for the group stage. However, he did get two wins, including one over Carlos Alcaraz, currently the world number two. In Australia, Zverev already has two wins in two games over Sonego and Mannarino, both in three sets. The match against Adrian Mannarino lasted two hours and 28 minutes; Mannarino won the first set 6:4 but lost the next two 4:6 and 3:6. During the game, Zverev had 11 aces with one double fault, won 70% of his first-serve points and 67% of his second-serve points.

Even though Tsitsipas has an advantage over Zverev in head-to-head meetings, we believe that the bookmakers are right in putting Zverev as a notable favorite in the upcoming game. The German showed himself in Australia better than the Greek, and Alexander also looked more confident at the end of last season. In addition, if Zverev does not give his team a point in the upcoming game, Germany will surely drop out of the tournament because it is unlikely that Kerber will be able to beat Maria Sakkari. We believe that the German is not overrated, and we will not be surprised if Alexander will achieve a confident victory in two games on Friday.