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Alexander Zverev vs Marcos Giron: Wimbledon – Second round
One of the top favorites Alexander Zverev will take on Marcos Giron in the second round of Wimbledon.
Alexander Zverev Profile
Alexander Zverev is currently fourth in the ATP rankings, two spots lower than his career high. The German is 38-11 for the season and 4-1 on grass.
Zverev is coming off a 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 first round win over Roberto Carballes Baena.
In his previous tournament, Zverev reached the semifinals in Halle, where he lost to Herbert Hurakcz.
Earlier this season, Zverev won the title in Rome and lost the finals at the Roland Garros and the semis at the Australian Open, Miami, and Los Cabos.
Zverev made his debut at Wimbleodn in 2015 and has never made it past the third round. Last year, he lost in the third round to Matteo Bertrettini.
Marcos Giron Profile
Marcos Giron is currently 46th in the ATP rankings, two spots lower than his career high. The American is 16-17 for the season and 5-3 on grass.
He is coming off a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win over Henry Searle in the opening round of the tournament.
Last week, Giron lost in the round 16 in Eastbourne to Yoshihito Nishioka 6-7, 6-4, 6-2.
Giron’s best result this season was the final in Dallas, where he lost to Tommy Paul. The following week he made it to the semis in Delray Beach, where he lost to Taylor Fritz.
This is Giron’s fifth appearance at Wimbledon, and he has never made it past the second round.
Head-to-Head Zverev leads 1-0
- Zverev vs Giron 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-2 (2021 Austraian Open, first round)
Prediction and Conclusion
Alexander Zverev has never made a significant result at Wimbledon, and it feels like this is the year when he will finally do that. He is coming off a disappointing loss in the Roland Garros final and will definitely use that as an extra motivation here. Zverev had a comfortable start in the opening round and now will face Marcos Giron. The American has a solid serve and usually plays a serve and volley, but that is not a tactic he can get the best out of Zverev. Zverev will be aggressive as usual and win this match in straight sets.
