Alexander Zverev vs Fernando VerdascoPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Alexander Zverev and Fernando Verdasco have met 6 times since 2015; Alexander Zverev leads 4–2. Their first meeting came at Metz in 2015 on hard. On hard courts Zverev leads 3–1. On clay courts they are level 1–1. Zverev has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Zverev has taken 11 sets to Verdasco's 5. Their most recent meeting: Alexander Zverev won at bett1HULKS Indoors - Cologne (2020).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zverev | Verdasco | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alexander Zverev | Fernando Verdasco | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 68% | 30/44 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 47% | 8/17 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 22/61 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 56% | 29/52 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 25% | 2/8 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 70% | 23/33 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 39/46 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 65% | 30/46 | — | |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 3 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Zverev 3, Verdasco 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zverev
💥 Big Hitter
Verdasco
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 682 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Alexander Zverev.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
6 career meetings, newest first
Oct 15, 2020
bett1HULKS Indoors - Cologne
H Hard · 2nd Round
Jan 25, 2020
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 3rd Round
Oct 30, 2019
ATP Masters 1000 Paris
H Hard · Round of 32
May 30, 2017
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 128
May 8, 2017
ATP Masters 1000 Madrid
C Clay · Round of 64
Sep 12, 2015
Metz
H Hard · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zverev | Verdasco |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 16–4 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.19 | - |
| ROI % | -6.8% | - |
| Units P/L | -1.35u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zverev | Verdasco |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 7 | — |
| Distance | 5,722 mi · 9,208 km | — |
| Route | 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.
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
Hugo Gaston
Seville Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 5
Alexandr Cozbinov
Stanford, CA · Round of 32
Aug 14
Alexander Cozbinov
Stanford Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 14
Gonzalo Lama
Santo Domingo Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 8
Nicolas Moreno De Alboran
Segovia Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 28
Nicolas Moreno De Alboran
Mallorca · Round of 32
Jul 28
Ricardas Berankis
Segovia Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 27
Dan Added
Segovia Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 25
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 88–88 matches
| Metric | Zverev | Verdasco |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 78% | - |
| Sets won | 72% | - |
| Games won | 56% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zverev | Verdasco |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 1 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zverev | Verdasco |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
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