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Alexander Zverev vs Felix Auger-Aliassime: ATP Miami Masters – Second round

In the second round of ATP Miami Masters, Alexander Zverev and Felix Auger-Aliassime will play against each other for the 11th time in their careers.

Alexander Zverev Profile

Alexander Zverev is currently fifth in the ATP rankings, with his career-high ranking being No. 2 in the world. The German is 14-5 for the season, with all of the matches being played on hard surfaces.

Zverev is coming off a 6-3, 6-1 quarterfinal loss to Carlos Alcaraz in Indian Wells. Previously, he defeated Alex de Minaur, Tallon Griekspoor, and Christopher O’Connell.

Earlier this season, Zverev made it to the semifinals at the Australian Open and ATP Los Cabos.

This is his ninth appearance in Miami, and his best result was the final in 2018, when he lost to John Isner.

Felix Auger-Aliassime Profile

Felix Auger-Aliassime is currently 36th in the rankings, and his career high was No. 6 in the world. The Canadien is 8–7 for the season and 4–4 on hard surfaces.

He is coming off a 7-5, 6-4 win in the opening round against Adam Walton.

Last week in Indian Wells, Auger-Aliassime lost in the third round 6-2, 6-3 to Carlos Alcaraz. His best result of the season was the third round at the Australian Open, where he lost to Daniil Medvedev.

His best result in Miami is the semifinal in 2019.

Head-to-Head Zverev leads 7-3

• Auger-Aliassime vs Zverev 6-4, 6-3 (2022 World Tennis League)
• Zverev vs Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 7-5 (2022 ATP Madrid, quarterfinal)
• Auger-Aliassime vs Zverev 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 (2022 ATP Cup)
• Zverev vs Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 (2021 ATP Vienna, quarterfinal)
• Auger-Aliassime vs Zverev 6-4, 7-6, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4 (2021 Wimbledon, round of 16)
• Zverev vs Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-3 (2020 ATP Cologne, final)
• Zverev vs Auger-Aliassime 3-2 (2020 Ultimate tennis showdown)
• Zverev vs Auger-Aliassime 3-2 (2020 Ultimate tennis showdown)
• Zverev vs Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-1 (2019 ATP Beijing, round of 16)
• Zverev vs Auger-Aliassime 6-1, 6-4 (2019 ATP Monte Carlo, second round)

Prediction and Conclusion

Both players saw some sort of fallback last year. Zverev has already returned to where he once was, while Auger-Aliassime is still searching for the top of his form. Zverev is the better overall player, but Canadien has a better record in the last five head-to-head matches. Both players have solid serves and are on the rise, so this will be a tough match that will go over 22.5 games in total.