Nothing to gain for the Californian outsider?
Alexander Zverev seamlessly continued his recent run of victories in the first round of the Wimbledon Championships. The German left nothing to chance against Roberto Carballés Baena (ATP 64) and strolled to a commanding 3-0 opening win without conceding a service game. The Olympic champion has now won 16 of his last 18 singles matches on the ATP Tour. The prediction that Marcos Giron will advance to the next round against Alexander Zverev is correspondingly consistent
Not only did Sascha win the only meeting with the American in the first round of the 2021 Australian Open 3:1, but Marcos Giron is also anything but a specialist on grass. The 30-year-old is a classic return player and has never made it past the second round at Wimbledon, where power on serve is more important than at any other tournament. Our prediction for Marcos Giron against Alexander Zverev is correspondingly clear:
In view of the fact that Marcos Giron is unlikely to get his great strength – his fundamentally good return game – on court due to the almost unstoppable bounce of the tennis balls on grass, Alexander Zverev should be able to win numerous free points and several very easy service games. Against this background, even a set win for the American would be a small surprise, which is why we don’t expect the match to be too long.
As a result, we recommend betting on under 37.5 games. If, on the other hand, you are looking for even higher odds, you can also consider betting on an outright 3:0 win for the German at NEObet. For this, odds of 1.96 are available for Marcos Giron against Alexander Zverev. New customers can receive up to €10 free with this bookmaker.
Marcos Giron – Statistics & current form
Current position in the world rankings: 46
Position in the seeding list: unseeded
The 30-year-old American Marcos Giron can definitely be described as a late starter. He made his debut at Grand Slam level ten years ago in the men’s singles at the 2014 US Open. However, he only made it back into the main draw of a Grand Slam five years later at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships.
The man from Thousand Oaks has competed a total of four times at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. He has never made it past the second round at Church Road
A mixed year for Marcos Giron
The way 2024 has gone so far gives little hope that it will go to the third round this time. Marcos Giron reached the final of an ATP Tour singles tournament in Dallas in February for only the second time in his career. However, after losing 1:2 to compatriot Tommy Paul, he once again missed out on his first singles title in the most important men’s tennis division.
In fact, the 3:1 opening win against wildcard Henry Searle (ATP 539) was only the Californian’s 15th singles win in 2024 – in what was, mind you, his 30th singles match. That corresponds to a paltry win rate of exactly 50 percent, which would immediately turn negative again if Marcos Giron wins against Alexander Zverev as expected
Marcos Giron with deficits on grass
There really isn’t much to be said for Marcos Giron, who, at an average height of 1.80 meters, is not one of the feared serving giants who traditionally only draw attention to themselves in the short grass court season. Instead, the Californian is a classic return player who might find it difficult to get into the return game at all against the German’s hard serves.
In his opening match against an opponent who is not even ranked in the top 500 of the ATP world rankings, the American scored points against the first serve just 24 percent of the time. The fact that he has only been able to capitalize on 32 percent of all break chances in his career on grass (he has 39 percent on clay, for example) should make it all the more difficult for him to take Alexander Zverev’s service game
Alexander Zverev – statistics & current form
Current position in the world rankings: 4
Position in the seeding list: 4
There are still only two milestones missing in the career of 27-year-old German Alexander Zverev. Firstly, he has never been ranked number one in the ATP world rankings. And secondly, he has never won a Grand Slam tournament.
The Hamburg native almost achieved the second goal a few weeks ago at Roland Garros. However, as in the final of the 2020 US Open, Sascha also lost out in the final of the 2024 French Open. Now he wants to try again at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Does Sascha discover his love of the grass after all?
So far, however, things have not gone so well for the German at the only Grand Slam tournament on the ATP Tour to be held on grass. The world number four has won “only” 14 of his 21 singles matches at the Wimbledon Championships – a win rate of 66.7 percent (compared to 79 percent at the French Open).
This is particularly astonishing because, at 1.98 meters tall, the German actually has the perfect prerequisites to decide matches on the fast surface with his increasingly improved serve alone
Alexander Zverev with an impeccable performance in the opener
In the smooth 3-0 opening win over Roberto Carballés Baena (ATP 64), Sascha was on court for just one hour and 54 minutes.
The Hamburg native gave up a total of just eight games and fended off every single one of the Spaniard’s five break points. 18 aces, 46 winners (compared to 27 unforced errors) and 80 percent of serve points won speak for themselves and testify to the strength of the 27-year-old’s form, who has currently won 16 of his last 18 matches
Marcos Giron – Alexander Zverev head-to-head comparison / H2H record
Head to head: 0:1
The two athletes have only met once so far. In the first round of the 2021 Australian Open, the German beat the American 3:1 in the end after losing the tie-break in the first set. Now the two players will clash on grass for the first time
Marcos Giron – Alexander Zverev tip
With Marcos Giron against Alexander Zverev, the betting odds of all bookmakers are clearly in favor of the German superstar. No wonder, because not only has Sascha won the only duel with the American so far, but he is currently in impressive form. The German Olympic champion has won 16 of his last 18 singles matches on the ATP Tour. It should be correspondingly difficult for his American opponent, who has never made it past the second round of the Wimbledon Championships in four attempts.
In view of the high quality of the German favorite’s serve, it is not too likely that the American will win the set. As a result, a long match is unlikely, which is why our prediction for Marcos Giron against Alexander Zverev is for a decision in under 37.5 games.
