Alexander Zverev vs Roger FedererPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Alexander Zverev and Roger Federer have met 7 times since 2016; Alexander Zverev leads 4–3. Their first meeting came at ATP Masters 1000 Rome in 2016 on clay. On hard courts Zverev leads 3–1. On grass courts they are level 1–1. Zverev has won the last 2 meetings. 2 of their meetings have been finals, split 1–1. Across all meetings Zverev has taken 9 sets to Federer's 8. Their most recent meeting: Alexander Zverev won at ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (2019).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zverev | Federer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alexander Zverev | Roger Federer | ||
| 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: 4 of 7 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Zverev 2, Federer 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zverev
💥 Big Hitter
Federer
🤖 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
7 career meetings, newest first
Oct 10, 2019
ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Nov 17, 2018
Nitto ATP Finals
H Hard · Semifinals
Nov 6, 2017
Nitto ATP Finals
H Hard · Round Robin
Aug 13, 2017
ATP Masters 1000 Canada
H Hard · Final
Jun 25, 2017
Halle
G Grass · Final
Jun 16, 2016
Halle
G Grass · Semifinals
May 10, 2016
ATP Masters 1000 Rome
C Clay · 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 | Federer |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 16–4 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.19 | - |
| ROI % | -6.8% | - |
| Units P/L | -1.35u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zverev | Federer |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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
Cameron Norrie
Wimbledon · Round of 32
Jul 11
Lorenzo Sonego
Wimbledon · Round of 16
Jul 11
Richard Gasquet
Wimbledon · Round of 64
Jul 11
Adrian Mannarino
Wimbledon · Round of 128
Jul 11
Hubert Hurkacz
Wimbledon - London · Quarterfinals
Jul 7
Lorenzo Sonego
Wimbledon - London · 4th Round
Jul 5
Cameron Norrie
Wimbledon - London · 3rd Round
Jul 3
Richard Gasquet
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 88–88 matches
| Metric | Zverev | Federer |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 78% | - |
| Sets won | 72% | - |
| Games won | 56% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zverev | Federer |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 1 |
| ATP 500 | 1 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 2 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zverev | Federer |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
| Grass | 1 | 1 |
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