Alexander Zverev vs Denis Shapovalov: No Сhance for the Canadian

Alexander and Denis know each other very well, they have met six times, and the German has a significant advantage. Not surprisingly, Alexander is the favourite of the pair.

Zverev failed to become the ATP Cup hero, but in Melbourne, the German is quoted as one of the main favourites. Frankly, we will not be surprised if Alexander ends up winning the Majors. Three matches - three 3:0 wins over Altmaier, Millman and Albot. By the way, the match against the Moldovan lasted only two hours, which is quite a lot for a three-setter. Zverev served 16 times on the double faults and won 83% of points on his first serve and 43% on his opponent's second serve. The German's weakness was his second serve, which Alexander won only 35% of his points.

Denis has a winning streak of six matches since the ATP Cup. We should remind you that the Canadian team won the tournament, and Shapovalov was the undoubted hero of the game and the country. In Melbourne, the way of Shapovalov was not as smooth as the way of Zverev. Denis won three matches out of three but lost four sets, one to Djere and Opelka and two to Kwon SoonWoo. The game against the Korean was too protracted - lasted four and a half hours, and the guys played three sets on tie-breaks. Shapovalov is a fighter, and it can't be taken away from him. However, it's doubtful that Shapovalov could beat Zverev after all.

The last two personal meetings between Zverev and Shapovalov were in Australia, at the ATP Cup tournament. In 2020 Shapovalov defeated the German in two games, and a year later, Zverev took revenge, but in three sets. Overall, the advantage in the confrontation is 4:2 in favour of Alexander. On the one hand, Shapovalov has a 6-match winning streak. On the other hand, Zverev is in great shape, as we see from Melbourne's German stats. Let's not forget that on the way to the last 16, Shapovalov played three rather long matches, which is also not good for the bet on the Canadian.