Alexander Zverev vs Carlos Alcaraz Prediction: Alcaraz means business

The tournament is drawing to its closing stages and the tennis superstars and battling for the ultimate prize. Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz face each other in the quarter final of the Australian Open this year.

Carlos Alcaraz played against Cameron Norrie in the previous match and he won in 5 sets, beating the british player 3:2. And Carlos Alcaraz defeated proved too strong for Miomir Kecmanovic, as he won the game in straight sets to make it to this stage of the competition.

Alexander Zverev

Alexander Zverev is a popular name in the Australian Open and he is considered a contender for the title. The German player is ranked 6th on the ATP ranking and he has won 21 career singles titles since he turned pro in 2013. Alexander Zverev has qualified for every Australian Open since his first appearance in 2016. And his best performance was in the 2020 edition when he made it to the semi final round of the tournament.

Alexander Zverev defeated Dominik Koepfer in his opening match, beating him 3:1, and then in the next round he defeated Lukas Klein 3:2. His third match was against Alex Michelsen and Zverev defeated him in straight sets, before defeating Cameron Norrie 3:2 in his last match.

Carlos Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz is a huge contender for this year’s Australian Open title and there is a huge stake on the Spaniard edging out his opposition in this game. Ranked 2nd on the ATP ranking, Alcaraz will be chasing his 13th career title since he turned pro in 2018. His win/loss ratio is currently 155/43.

Carlos Alcaraz is pretty new in the Australian Open after only participating in 2 editions; the 2021 and 2022 editions and in both editions, he was eliminated in the 2nd and 3rd Rounds respectively.

Carlos Alcaraz opened his Australian Open account with a win over Richard Gasquet in straight sets and then he defeated Lorenzo Sonego 3:1 in the next round. Next up was Juncheng Shang and the Chinese player retired at the end of the second set, before he finally beat Miomir Kecmanovic in straight sets in his last match.

Head to Head

Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev have been at each other’s throats throughout their careers. They have faced each other 7 times in total and Alexander Zverev won 4 matches, while Carlos Alcaraz won 3 matches.

Analysis and Predictions

Both players are evenly matched in their style of play and it goes down to the mental strength of both players if this game goes the distance. Alexander Zverev beat Carlos Alcaraz in their last meeting at the ATP Turin Final last year and that might be enough motivation for Carlos Alcaraz to want a win in this game. At the moment, both players are capable of edging out the other, but we will stick with Carlos Alcaraz. You don’t get to be the World Number 2 for nothing.

• Carlos Alcaraz Win and Under 39.5 Games at 1.756 Odds
• Under 38 Games at 1.78 Odds
• Carlos Alcaraz to Win by 3:1 Correct Score at 3.25 Odds