The German is betting on the surface
The Hamburg native could reach the semi-finals of Indian Wells for the first time in his career! Which Zverev vs Alcaraz betting tip does the betting base offer for this endeavor? Zverev recently defeated the in-form Australian Alex de Minaur and set an exclamation mark with his victory
However, the task will of course not be any easier with last year’s winner from Spain. The Iberian has only dropped one set in his three appearances at the current edition of the first Masters of the year and proved with his success last year that the tournament suits him.
He also reached at least the semi-finals of the US Masters the year before last. For the duel between Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz, the betting tip is for more than two sets.
Alexander Zverev – statistics & current form
The 26-year-old lost the first set in his most recent match against Alex de Minaur, but did not let this unsuccessful start to the encounter unsettle him. Zverev then turned on the heat and took the next two sets with a commanding 6:2 and 6:3.
The chance to win the sixth Masters title of his career is therefore still there. Zverev is also clearly on the up again: the 2021 Olympic champion’s form before the tournament in California was still mixed.
At the tournament in Los Cabos, Mexico, it was only enough to reach the semi-finals, although the Hanseatic player started the competition as the top seed. Things didn’t get any better after that. In the following tournament in Acapulco, the world number 6 had to bow out in the first round after losing to his compatriot Daniel Altmaier
Will there be a tiebreak between Zverev and Alcaraz?
Given that both opponents were largely convincing on service in Indian Wells and only dropped one set each, it’s also worth considering betting and odds on at least one tiebreak in the duel between Zverev and Alcaraz.
Carlos Alcaraz – Statistics & current form
The professional from El Palmar has been stable so far at the tournament in Indian Wells, where he is the top favorite alongside Jannik Sinner. So far, Alcaraz has only faltered in the first set of the first round against the Italian Matteo Arnaldi.
The former youngest number 1 in the world rankings lost the first round narrowly in a tie-break before sweeping the number 40 in the world rankings off the court 6:0 and 6:1. The four-time Masters winner then didn’t concede a set in his matches against the Canadian Auger-Aliassime and Hungarian Marozsan.
Now the task for the number 3 in the world rankings will be much tougher. The German has not suited him recently: the two-time Grand Slam winner lost to him at the Australian Open last January and it was the Spaniard’s second defeat in a row in this pairing.
More than 22 games in the duel between Zverev and Alcaraz?
Against this background, the prediction of more than 22.5 games until a decision in the clash between Zverev and Alcaraz is also worth a recommendation.
Alexander Zverev – Carlos Alcaraz Direct comparison / H2H result
The duel has taken place eight times so far and the German has the edge with five wins. Zverev has an even clearer advantage against Alcaraz on hard court: Only one of five encounters on this surface has been lost from the Hamburg native’s perspective against the professional coached by Juan Carlos Ferrero.
Alexander Zverev – Carlos Alcaraz tip
The forecast for the quarter-final between Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz includes more than two sets. Although the Iberian is the favorite going into the match, the Hamburg native has been in stable form of late. Like his opponent, he has only dropped one set at the tournament in Indian Wells and recently knocked out Alex de Minaur, an opponent in excellent form
In addition, Zverev is a real scary opponent for last year’s winner, at least on hard court. The current world number 3 has only won one of five matches on this surface. In view of this starting position, it looks like it will be a close match and the Spaniard will not be able to make a breakthrough
