Match analytics

Alexander Zverev vs Carlos Alcaraz · Match odds & ELO prediction

Cincinnati • Hard • Aug 16, 2025 • 10:30 PM

Hard

Final score

0 - 2

Winner Carlos Alcaraz

Key insights

Player performance profile

Alexander Zverev

HARDSmall sample

50% · 11 on hard

Games won (last 10)

53%

10 matches tracked

Player Skillset

Based on ~12,343 points across 79 matches

Serve strengthServe strength (Player serve win % - tour average serve win %) scaled by sample size
Elite
4.796% Pctl
Return strengthReturn strength (Player return win % - tour average return win %) scaled by sample size
Solid
-1.265% Pctl
Pressure IndexPressure Index (Break point performance - baseline point performance) with a small adjustment for tiebreak results
Solid
+0.351% Pctl
Tiebreak win %
Strong
63%79% Pctl

Percentiles compare against tour-level players in TennisTrove.

Carlos Alcaraz

HARD

84% · 387 on hard

CLAY

96% · 221 on clay

GRASS

92% · 111 on grass

Games won (last 10)

52%

10 matches tracked

Player Skillset

Based on ~12,355 points across 76 matches

Serve strengthServe strength (Player serve win % - tour average serve win %) scaled by sample size
Elite
4.594% Pctl
Return strengthReturn strength (Player return win % - tour average return win %) scaled by sample size
Elite
3.799% Pctl
Pressure IndexPressure Index (Break point performance - baseline point performance) with a small adjustment for tiebreak results
Elite
+7.494% Pctl
Tiebreak win %
Elite
84%99% Pctl

Percentiles compare against tour-level players in TennisTrove.

Match Overview

Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz are set to meet at the Cincinnati on August 16, 2025 in a hard-court singles match. Zverev enters with a 31–15 record on hard courts in 2025, while Alcaraz has posted a 38–7 mark on hard courts this season. Elo ratings suggest a modest statistical edge for Alcaraz, but the gap is not overwhelming. In their head-to-head history, Alcaraz leads 6–4 over Zverev, including a win in their most recent meeting.

Both players enter with respectable recent form, as Zverev and Alcaraz have each won three or more of their last five singles matches.