How exciting will the out-of-form Belgian make it?

The second round of the French Open 2024 will be the next cracker when Alexander Zverev meets David Goffin – we provide betting tips and odds for this highlight in this article. Both athletes have had the experience of having the crowd against them in the opening match. Sascha finally eliminated “Mr. French Open” himself and sent Rafael Nadal home 3:0, while the Belgian was able to defeat a local hero, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (ATP 66), 3:2

The crowd at Roland Garros was furious with David Goffin, who was even spat at with chewing gum by the crowd during his victory. For the Belgian, who has 19 wins from 31 singles matches played here, it was a thoroughly frustrating experience, which he would now like to turn into something positive. However, there is little to suggest that Alexander Zverev’s prediction of a victory for the Belgian against David Goffin will work out

Looking at the bookmakers’ odds, a quick and unchallenged 3:0 victory for the German seems to be very popular. However, it should be noted that the former world number seven from Belgium, who even finished runner-up in the world championship in 2017, is by no means a walkover. This is also shown by the head-to-head comparison, which David Goffin leads with 4:3 wins.

We do think that betting on under 3.5 sets or an outright 3:0 is definitely playable. However, we think it’s a little safer to bet that – regardless of whether it’s a clean 3:0 win or not – at least 28 games will be needed to determine the winner.

Alexander Zverev – statistics & current form

Current position in the world rankings: 4
Position in the seeding list: 4

After two mixed years, 27-year-old German Alexander Zverev has finally celebrated another resounding success. At the Italian Open in Rome, he secured his first major title since the 2021 ATP Finals in the last preparatory tournament before the French Open.

The Hamburg native now has his sights set high for the Grand Slam tournament in Paris, where he has recently advanced to the semi-finals three times in a row. He has already made history in the process, as he was responsible for the Spaniard’s first ever first-round exit at the French Open in his smooth 3-0 win over Rafael Nadal in the first round

Difficult tournament tree for Alexander Zverev

Alexander Zverev became only the third tennis player in the world to win a singles match against the Manacor Bull at Roland Garros after Robin Söderling (2009) and Novak Djokovic (2015 and 2021). The 27-year-old, who is currently suffering from a torn capsule in a finger on his left hand, must now take this tailwind with him.

After all, his tournament tree remains brutal. After Sascha had to play the record winner of the French Open, who fell out of the top 100, in the first round, he now faces a runner-up and former top 10 player who is also ranked much lower than his ability reflects

Alexander Zverev left little to be desired on his own serve

Although he is behind in the “head to head”, there is still a lot to suggest that Alexander Zverev’s bet on an unchallenged victory against David Goffin will work out. After all, Sascha won 29 of his 38 singles matches in the 2024 calendar year, was given an extra day to recover thanks to the match against Nadal on the covered Center Court, which could not fall victim to the rain interruptions, and impressed in this first-round thriller with a strong performance.

Against the undisputed clay court king Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev scored points on his first serve 72 percent of the time and even won 48 percent of the points on his second serve against probably the best return player on the ATP Tour on his favorite surface. As he also fended off nine out of eleven break points, it should be correspondingly difficult for David Goffin to take the German’s service game

David Goffin – statistics & current form

Current position in the world rankings: 115
Position in the seeding list: unseeded

Although 33-year-old Belgian David Goffin has never won the big trophies, he does have six singles titles on the ATP Tour. His greatest success came in Tokyo in 2017, where he won an ATP 500.

In the same year, he was also ranked seventh in the ATP world rankings, qualified for the ATP Finals and finished in second place. Two years later, he also appeared in the final of the Western & Southern Open, but also missed out on his first Masters title there, before things gradually went downhill in recent years.

The French Open always suits David Goffin

After an absolutely disastrous year in 2023, in which he even failed to reach the first qualifying round at the US Open, David Goffin recently slipped to 115th in the rankings. On the ATP Tour, he has just three wins in ten singles matches in 2024.

The Belgian was correspondingly proud of his 3:2 opening victory over local hero Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (ATP 66), during which he was not only insulted by the crowd, but even spat at. However, his overall good relationship with Roland Garros should not be affected in the long term. In the main draw of the French Open, Goffin celebrated 19 wins from 31 singles matches played

David Goffin with a weak record against top 10 players

Despite this, the odds clearly favor Alexander Zverev’s elimination against David Goffin, which can be explained not only by his miserable annual record, but above all by the fact that he has always struggled against top 10 players, which is why the big titles have always eluded him.

The Belgian won just 18 of his 74 singles matches against top 10 players. This corresponds to a miserable win rate of 24.3 percent. However, there is one small ray of hope: the last top 10 player Goffin beat on clay was his current opponent Zverev (2-0 at the Monte-Carlo Masters 2021)…

Alexander Zverev – David Goffin head-to-head / H2H result

Head to head: 3:4

Seven meetings have already taken place between the two athletes, with the Belgian narrowly leading the head-to-head comparison with four wins. The two players clashed for the first time in 2014 at a tournament on the ATP Challenger Tour. They last faced each other just over a year ago in the second round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome. Zverev was able to beat Goffin 2:1 after trailing 0:1

Alexander Zverev – David Goffin betting tip

With maximum clarity, the betting odds for Alexander Zverev against David Goffin swing towards the German, who is naturally a little more popular after his victory over Rafael Nadal. After all, Sascha has just won the Masters tournament in Rome and showed himself to be in brilliant form despite a torn capsule in his finger. However, it should not be forgotten that he has usually had problems with the Belgian in the past and is also 3:4 behind in the “head to head” comparison

The prediction that at least 28 games will be needed to decide the winner of Alexander Zverev’s match against David Goffin is correspondingly consistent. With three comparatively close sets or a set in a tie-break with two quick sets, this in no way rules out the German’s highly popular three-set victory.

Tipwin offers odds of 1.55 for over 27.5 games, which we play with three units. Tennis fans will also be interested to know that practically all betting providers are offering special promotions during the European Football Championships