Tomas Machac vs. Alexander Zverev- French Open prediction, form, head-to-head

In a rematch from the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tomas Machac and Alexander Zverev volition conscionable again successful Paris successful the 2nd circular of the French Open connected Wednesday.

A 6-4 6-3 6-3 triumph implicit Zizou Bergs propelled Machac into this signifier of the tournament, portion the fig 2 effect connected the men’s broadside defeated Benjamin Bonzo 6-3 6-4 6-2.

Match preview

The tourney began positively for Machac, who won 75% of his archetypal serves successful his opening match, redeeming himself from a twelvemonth ago, erstwhile helium exited this tourney successful circular one.

Another triumph connected Wednesday would people his best-ever decorativeness astatine Roland-Garros erstwhile helium got to the 3rd circular successful 2024.

Over the weekend, the Czech took vantage of his break-point opportunities, converting 5 of them portion winning 40 receiving points overall.

In his vocation connected the singles tour, helium has defeated 4 top-10 players, the past 1 being Grigor Dimitrov astatine the Vienna Open successful 2024, 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 6-3.

On clay this year, helium has won implicit 70% of his work games portion capturing implicit 60% of his full work points successful 2026.

Before the commencement of this tournament, helium had struggled connected 2nd serves, winning conscionable 49% of them connected clay, but helium captured 60% successful his opener this past weekend.

We witnessed different beardown commencement to a large tourney for Alexander Zverev connected Sunday, who needed conscionable implicit 2 hours to dispose of his French opponent.

He has made it to the semi-finals oregon further astatine six ATP singles tournaments this year, but has yet to travel retired connected apical astatine the extremity of it all.

A three-time loser successful a Grand Slam final, Zverev has lone mislaid erstwhile successful the archetypal circular astatine Roland-Garros, successful 2017, getting to the semi-finals of the lawsuit past year.

The 2024 French Open finalist has lone mislaid 1 acceptable successful the 2nd circular of his past 3 singles tournaments astatine Roland-Garros, coming from a acceptable down to decision Jesper de Jong successful this signifier a twelvemonth ago.

Zverev has won 5 interruption points astatine the French Open this twelvemonth portion registering conscionable 1 treble responsibility successful his opening encounter.

At the aforesaid time, helium boasted an awesome 79% connected his 2nd serves, importantly higher than his archetypal ones, of which helium won conscionable 67% against Bonzi.

Tournament truthful far

Tomas Machac:

First round: vs. Zizou Bergs 6-4 6-4 6-3

Alexander Zverev:

First round: vs. Benjamin Bonzi 6-3 6-4 6-2

Head To Head

Paris Olympics (2024) - Round of 32: Zverev wins 6-3 7-5

In their lone anterior gathering astatine the past Summer Games, Zverev had 9 aces portion lone allowing 2 and deed 20 winners to advance.

We say: Zverev to triumph successful 3 sets

Time volition archer if helium tin yet triumph that elusive archetypal major, but Zverev is seasoned and seldom struggles astatine this signifier of a Grand Slam.