Alexander Zverev vs Yibing WuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Upcoming match
- Tournament
- Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai
- Level
- ATP Masters 1000
- Round
- 2nd Round
- Surface
- Hard
- Date & time
- October 9 · 2:30 AM ET
Book odds
Set spread
Game spread
Record at prices like this
At 1.07 or shorter, Alexander Zverev has won 73 of 73 (100%). The price implied 92%, so Alexander Zverev has beaten it by 8 points.
Book prices with the bookmaker margin removed, across every priced match we hold for each player. Green beats the price by 3 points or more, red falls that far short, grey is within 3 points. Samples under ten are not shown.
Yibing Wu faces Alexander Zverev in the second round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters on October 9 on hard court. The world number 113 and the second-ranked Zverev have never met; Wu advanced from the first round while Zverev, the higher seed, received a bye into this stage.
Wu has won three of his last five matches and carries a 60% record on hard courts into Shanghai. Zverev has dropped only his most recent outing but won eight of his last ten, with a 75% hard court conversion rate across his recent sample. Both men faced Flavio Cobolli and Gabriel Diallo on the hard court circuit; Zverev won those encounters while Wu lost them both.
Wu operates from the baseline with consistent depth and patience, building rallies to wear opponents down. Zverev attacks early in points with pace and aggression, positioning himself for offensive opportunities. The question is whether Wu can sustain baseline exchanges long enough to neutralize Zverev's power, or whether Zverev's bold shot-making breaks through Wu's defensive structure.
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Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zverev | Wu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alexander Zverev | Yibing Wu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 69% | 29/42 | 88% | 21/24 |
| Wins a set when losing | 47% | 8/17 | 25% | 4/16 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 21/59 | 18% | 7/40 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 56% | 28/50 | 52% | 17/33 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 25% | 2/8 | 83% | 5/6 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 71% | 22/31 | 61% | 11/18 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 84% | 37/44 | 96% | 24/25 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 66% | 29/44 | 84% | 21/25 |
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.
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zverev
💥 Big Hitter
Wu
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🎯 Baseliner is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 1,255 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
First career meeting
Zverev and Wu have never faced each other on tour.
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zverev | Wu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alexander Zverev | Yibing Wu | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 17/17 | 100% | 7/7 |
| 3 or more | 100% | 17/17 | 57% | 4/7 |
| 5 or more | 100% | 17/17 | 57% | 4/7 |
| 10 or more | 65% | 11/17 | 14% | 1/7 |
| 15 or more | 35% | 6/17 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 20 or more | 6% | 1/17 | 0% | 0/7 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zverev | Wu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 14–5 | 7–4 |
| Avg odds | 1.38 | 2.36 |
| ROI % | -13.6% | -6.5% |
| Units P/L | -2.58u | -0.71u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zverev | Wu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 1 |
| Events | 4 | 1 |
| Matches | 8 | 1 |
| Distance | 9,183 mi · 14,779 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | USA → GBR → CHN | 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 (67% vs Wu's 33%).
| Opponent | Zverev | Wu |
|---|---|---|
| Novak Djokovic | L 64 46 46 | L 46 75 46 46 |
| Carlos Alcaraz | L 46 67 76 76 57 | L 36 46 16 |
| Marcos Giron | W 62 76 64 | W 75 62 64 |
| Flavio Cobolli | W 61 46 64 67 61 | L 46 46 46 |
| Alexandre Muller | W 63 46 63 64 | W 63 64 |
| Gabriel Diallo | W 61 62 | L 26 67 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Matej Dodig
Davis Cup, World Group, Q2, GER-CRO · Rubber 1
Sep 19
Ben Shelton
U.S. Open - New York · Final
Sep 13
Michael Zheng
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 7
Carlos Alcaraz
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 4
James Duckworth
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Adam Walton
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
Francisco Comesana
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 1st Round
Aug 23
Jaime Faria
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 12
Mackenzie McDonald
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 11
Bu Yunchaokete
Lincoln Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Matchup videos
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 48–86 matches
| Metric | Zverev | Wu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 78% | 58% |
| Sets won | 71% | 58% |
| Games won | 56% | 53% |