Jannik Sinner vs Alexander Zverev Preview
Jannik Sinner has shown some weaknesses on the hard court swing and has lost four straight against Alexander Zverev. Zverev is well placed to record an upset win in Cincinnati.
Stats
- Jannik Sinner has lost 3 of his last 5 matches against Top 10 players.
- Alexander Zverev has won his last 4 matches against Jannik Sinner.
- Alexander Zverev has won 6 of his last 10 matches against Top 10 players.
- Alexander Zverev has won 11 of his last 12 matches in Cincinnati.
HTH
Alexander Zverev is 4-1 against Jannik Sinner and won the last four encounters.
They last met at the 2023 US Open, Zverev winning in 5 sets.
Jannik Sinner Stats
Nationality: Italy
Age: 22 (16 August 2001)
Height: 6’2″ (1.88m)
Plays: Right-Handed
World Ranking: 1
Career High: 1 (June 2024)
ATP Tour Titles: 14
2024 ATP Tour Titles: 4
Grand Slam Singles Titles: 1 (2024 Australian Open)
Cincinnati Masters Best Result: Third Round (2022)
Jannik Sinner Form
Jannik Sinner won 25 of his opening 26 matches this year. He is now 46-5 after winning the Australian Open, Rotterdam Open, Miami Masters and Halle Open.
The Italian lost to Daniil Medvedev in the Wimbledon quarter-finals. He previously competed at the Canada Masters where he suffered a quarter-final defeat to Andrey Rublev.
The World No.1 beat Alex Michelsen 6-4 7-5 in his opening match in Cincinnati before a walkover against Jordan Thompson. He came back to beat Andrey Rublev 4-6 7-5 6-4 in the quarter-finals, winning 43% of his 2nd serves and saving 4/9 break points.
Alexander Zverev Stats
Nationality: Germany
Age: 27 (20 April 1997)
Height: 6’6″ (1.98m)
Plays: Right-Handed
World Ranking: 4
Career High: 2 (June 2022)
ATP Tour Titles: 22
2024 ATP Tour Titles: 1
Grand Slam Singles Titles: 0
Cincinnati Masters Best Result: Winner (2021)
Alexander Zverev Form
Alexander Zverev is 52-15 this year, getting to semi-finals on hard courts at the Australian Open, Los Cabos Open and Miami Masters.
The German won the Rome Masters and reached the French Open final where he went down in 5 sets to Carlos Alcaraz. He reached another final in Hamburg, losing in 3 sets to Arthur Fils.
The 27-year-old competed in Montreal last week, beating Jordan Thompson and Holger Rune in straight sets before a 7-6 1-6 6-4 quarter-final exit to Sebastian Korda.
Zverev beat Karen Khachanov 6-3 6-2 and Pablo Carreno Busta 7-5 7-6 in his opening two matches in Cincinnati. He had a slow start in the quarter-finals before overpowering Ben Shelton 3-6 7-6 7-5, winning 69% of his 2nd serves and saving 3/4 break points.
