Alexander Zverev vs Alexei PopyrinPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Alexander Zverev and Alexei Popyrin have met 4 times since 2018; Alexander Zverev leads 4–0. Their first meeting came at Basel in 2018 on hard. On hard courts Zverev leads 3–0. Zverev has won the last 4 meetings. Across all meetings Zverev has taken 8 sets to Popyrin's 1. Their most recent meeting: Alexander Zverev won at National Bank Open - Toronto (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zverev | Popyrin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alexander Zverev | Alexei Popyrin | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 68% | 30/44 | 45% | 5/11 |
| Wins a set when losing | 47% | 8/17 | 27% | 6/22 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 22/61 | 36% | 12/33 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 56% | 29/52 | 14% | 2/14 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 25% | 2/8 | 42% | 8/19 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 70% | 23/33 | 30% | 3/10 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 39/46 | 62% | 8/13 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 65% | 30/46 | 38% | 5/13 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 3 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Zverev 3, Popyrin 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zverev
💥 Big Hitter
Popyrin
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 4,932 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Aug 4, 2025
National Bank Open - Toronto
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Jul 31, 2024
Olympics - Paris
C Clay · 3rd Round
Feb 27, 2019
Acapulco
H Hard · Round of 32
Oct 16, 2018
Basel
H Hard · Round of 16
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zverev | Popyrin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alexander Zverev | Alexei Popyrin | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 18/18 | 100% | 7/7 |
| 3 or more | 100% | 18/18 | 100% | 7/7 |
| 5 or more | 100% | 18/18 | 86% | 6/7 |
| 10 or more | 61% | 11/18 | 57% | 4/7 |
| 15 or more | 33% | 6/18 | 29% | 2/7 |
| 20 or more | 6% | 1/18 | 14% | 1/7 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zverev | Popyrin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 16–4 | 4–4 |
| Avg odds | 1.19 | 1.87 |
| ROI % | -6.8% | -0.9% |
| Units P/L | -1.35u | -0.07u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zverev | Popyrin |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | — |
| Events | 4 | — |
| Matches | 8 | — |
| Distance | 9,183 mi · 14,779 km | — |
| Route | USA → GBR → CHN | — |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Zverev has a higher win rate against shared opponents (90% vs Popyrin's 40%).
| Opponent | Zverev | Popyrin |
|---|---|---|
| Quentin Halys | W 64 67 63 | L 75 36 46 |
| Alejandro Tabilo | W 62 76 62 | L 62 67 67 26 |
| Raphael Collignon | W 76 76 | W 64 63 |
| Jannik Sinner | L 76 67 36 46 | L 26 06 |
| Taylor Fritz | W 64 64 62 | W 64 64 |
| Jiri Lehecka | W 64 75 36 76 | L 46 26 46 |
| Jakub Mensik | W 75 62 36 63 | W 63 26 64 |
| Matteo Berrettini | W 63 64 | W 62 63 |
| Martin Damm | W 62 64 | L 67 46 |
| Frances Tiafoe | W 63 64 | L 63 46 67 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Quentin Halys
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 3rd Round
Oct 11
Yibing Wu
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 9
Novak Djokovic
China Open - Beijing · Quarterfinals
Oct 4
Juncheng Shang
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Cameron Norrie
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Learner Tien
Laver Cup - London · Round Robin
Sep 27
Alex de Minaur
Laver Cup - London · Round Robin
Sep 26
Dino Prizmic
Davis Cup, World Group, Q2, GER-CRO · Rubber 4
Sep 20
Alejandro Tabilo
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Grigor Dimitrov
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Hugo Gaston
Quebec City Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 20
Francesco Maestrelli
Quebec City Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 19
Titouan Droguet
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 11
Thiago Agustin Tirante
National Bank Open - Montreal · 3rd Round
Aug 8
Raphael Collignon
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Roman Andres Burruchaga
National Bank Open - Montreal · 1st Round
Aug 4
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 38–88 matches
| Metric | Zverev | Popyrin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 78% | 32% |
| Sets won | 72% | 36% |
| Games won | 56% | 47% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zverev | Popyrin |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 2 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zverev | Popyrin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 0 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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