Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Alexander Zverev 4/16/22 - ATP Monte Carlo, Monaco Men Singles Picks & Predictions

In the semifinals of the 2022 ATP Monte Carlo Masters, Alexander Zverev is set to play against Stefanos Tsitsipas from Greece. 

Alexander Zverev is an elite player and he is well placed to challenge for multiple major titles throughout his career. At this tournament, Zverev has looked very impressive and he enters this match following a win over Jannik Sinner in the previous round of the tournament. It was a close match with Zverev losing the opening set of the match but fighting back strongly to win the final 2 sets and the match. During the win, Alexander Zverev impressed with his receiving as he won 43% of his receiving points which allowed him to break his opponent’s serve on 5 occasions. This will be a bigger challenge for Zverev as he is playing an elite player in Tsitsipas. 

Looking at Stefanos Tsitsipas, the Greek tennis superstar has been in good form in this tournament and he enters this match following a comfortable win in the previous round where he won against Diego Schwartzman in 3 sets. During the win, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 7 return games which allowed him to control the match. It has been a good tournament for Stefanos Tsitsipas but the tournament is getting stronger and this will be his toughest match at Monte Carlo. 

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev have played each other 9 times in the past with Tsitsipas winning on 6 occasions and Zverev winning on 3 occasions. The most recent match between these two players was in 2021 at the Cincinnati Masters where Alexander Zverev won in 3 sets. Tsitsipas last defeated Zverev in 2021 at the French Open.