Recently, Vienna Open saw the biggest disappointment of the tournament. First Andy Murray and then Stefanos Tsitispas, both the title contenders were eliminated from the tournament. So now the fans turn their attention to Alexander Zverev, the second-seeded German player.
Alexander Zverev has made his spot into the last 8 quite easily by defeating Alex de Minaur of Australia. Even though after winning the first set, the Australian made a comeback in the second set. But in the decider set, it was the German who prevailed out on top. The final scoreline of the match read 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 in favor of the German.
He will now face the Canadian Felix Auger Aliassime who also had a good tournament so far. We look at the head-to-head stats between the players and who has the better chances of winning the match. Here’s everything that you need to know.
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Alexander Zverev v/s Felix Aliassime: Head to Head
The two players have previously met each other on four different occasions. On three of them, the German player came out on top, and just once has the Canadian player topped. The Olympic gold medalist thus maintains a 75% win record against the rival. Let us look at the occasions when the players met.
- ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo: This was the first-ever meeting between the two players. n the round of 32 matches, the German player came out on top with a convincing win over his Canadian rival. The score ended 6-1, 6-4 in favor of Zverev.
- Beijing, China: Same year, the players came face to face once again in the round of 16 matches. It was Alexander Zverev who for the second time came out on top. The match ended 6-3, 6-1 in favor of the German player.
- Cologne, Germany: It was the finals of the tournament and the home support gave him the advantage. He defeated the Canadian player 6-3, 6-3 to clinch the title.
- Wimbledon 2021: This was the fourth meeting between the players and this time the Canadian turned things in his favor. In a mouth-watering match, he defeated the German player. In a 5 set match, the match ended 6-4, 7-6, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4.
Alexander Zverev beats Alex De Minaur for the 5th time in 6 matches, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, to reach the QFs in Vienna against Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Sascha leads the h2h 3-1 vs Felix, but lost the last one… at Wimbledon R4.
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— José Morgado (@josemorgado) October 28, 2021
If things stand, we expect Alexander Zverev to win the match and seal his spot in the semi-final of the tournament. But turn around can happen as well. It will thus be interesting to see who wins this time around and wins the seat for the semi-finals.