Filip Krajinović vs. Alexander Zverev 10/26/21 - ATP Vienna, Austria Men Singles Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 10/24/2021 at 11:13 PM ET
German tennis superstar Alexander Zverev is set to play at the 2021 ATP Vienna Open in Austria. Zverev is set to start the tournament Filip Krajinović from Serbia.
Filip Krajinović last played at the Kremlin Cup in Russia where he was defeated in the opening round of the tournament. It was a comprehensive defeat for Filip Krajinović with the Serbian player being defeated comfortably. The serving was a big issue for Filip Krajinović as he had his serve broken on 4 occasions. This is expected to be a tough start to the tournament for Filip Krajinović as he is playing against an elite player in Alexander Zverev who is the number 2 seed at this tournament.
Looking at Alexander Zverev, the German superstar last played at the Indian Wells Open where he made it into the quarterfinals of the tournament. This has been a good season for Zverev as he recently won the Cincinnati Masters and made the semifinals of the US Open. Alexander Zverev is a hugely skilled player and has been playing some very good tennis recently. The Vienna Open is close to home for Alexander Zverev and with the season drawing close to the end, we should see an extremely determined Alexander Zverev for this match.
Alexander Zverev and Filip Krajinović have played each other once in the past. The match was played in 2019 at ATP Hamburg where Alexander Zverev won in 3 sets. The match was played on clay. It was a close match with Zverev losing the opening set but fighting back strongly to win the overall match.
Taking everything into consideration, I am going to predict that Alexander Zverev to win this match. Zverev is the stronger player and he has been in outstanding form leading into this match. There is a difference in skills between the players so I am going to pick Alexander Zverev to win this match.
