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Alexander Zverev vs Stefanos Tsitsipas: ATP Monte Carlo – Round of 16
Two players in their prime will face each other in the round of 16 of the Monte Carlo Masters.
Alexander Zverev Profile
Alexander Zverev is currently fifth in the ATP rankings, three spots lower than his career high. The German is 19-6 for the season and 1-0 on clay courts.
Zverev is coming off a 6-3, 6-4 win over Sebastian Ofner in the previous round.
Last week, he reached the semifinals in Miami, where he lost to Grigor Dimitrov, which was his third semifinal of the season after he reached the same stage at the Australian Open and in Los Cabos.
This is Zverev’s eighth appearance in Monte Carlo, and his best results are the semifinals in 2018 and 2022.
Stefanos Tsitsipas Profile
Stefanos Tsitsipas is 12th in the ATP rankings, and his career high was third in the world. The two-time Monte Carlo winner is 13-6 for the season and 2-0 on clay surfaces.
He is coming off a 6-1, 6-0 win over Tomas Martin Etcheverry after Laslo Djere retired in the first match.
Last week, Tsitsipas lost his first match to Denis Shapovalov in Miami. His best result of the season was the semifinal in Los Cabos, where he lost to Casper Ruud.
Tsitsipas won back-to-back titles in Monte Carlo in 2021 and 2022, and the only title he has won since then is in Los Cabos last year.
Head-to-Head – Tsitsipas leads 9-5
- Zverev vs Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4 (2024 United Cup)
- Tsitsipas vs Zverev 7-6, 6-4 (2023 Masters Paris, round of 16)
- Tsitsipas vs Zverev 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 (2022 ATP Rome, semifinal)
- Zverev vs Tsitsipas 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 (2022 ATP Madrid, semifinal)
- Tsitsipas vs Zverev 6-4, 6-2 (2022 ATP Monte Carlo, semifinal)
- Zverev vs Tsitsipas 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2021 ATP Cincinnati, semifinal)
- Tsitsipas vs Zverev 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3 (2021 French Open, semifinal)
- Zverev vs Tsitsipas 6-4, 7-6 (2021 ATP Acapulco, final)
- Tsitsipas vs Zverev 6-1, 6-4 (2020 ATP Cup)
- Tsitsipas vs Zverev 6-3, 6-2 (2019 Masters Cup ATP)
- Tsitsipas vs Zverev 7-6, 6-4 (2019 ATP Beijing, semifinal)
- Tsitsipas vs Zverev 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 (2019 ATP Madrid, quarterfinal)
- Tsitsipas vs Zverev 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 (2018 ATP Toronto, quarterfinal)
- Zverev vs Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-4 (2018 ATP Washington, semifinal)
Prediction and Conclusion
These two players have been mentioned as the new big stars of the tennis world for a while now, and this may be the year when one of them wins his first Grand Slam. Zverev is much closer to that since he fully recovered from the injury and plays well in every tournament he participates in. Unlike him, the two-time Monte Carlo champion, Tsitsipas has fallen off the top 10 and still looks for his better form. Tsitsipas has a better head-to-head record, but Zverev is much better today and will advance to the quarterfinals in Monte Carlo.
