Tsitsipas vs Zverev: prediction for the Monte-Carlo Masters match
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev face off in the semifinal of the Monte-Carlo Masters. Whose luck is out? Our experts assessed the chances of the athletes and made a prediction for this match.

Command Analysis

Stefanos Tsitsipas

Stefanos Tsitsipas had a confident start to his campaign in Monte Carlo. The Greek tennis player crushed Fabio Fognini (6:3, 6:0), and beat Laslo Djere on two tie-breaks (7:5, 7:6). His quarterfinal match against Diego Schwartzman was very intense. Tsitsipas allowed his opponent to make a comeback in the second set and lost on a tie-break, but in the decisive set he himself recovered from losing 0:4 (6:2, 6:7, 6:4).

Alexander Zverev

Alexander Zverev had a similar performance at the current tournament. In the first two matches, the German cruised past Federico Delbonis (6:1, 7:5) and Pablo Carreno Busta (6:2, 7:5). In the quarterfinal, Zverev lost the first set to Jannik Sinner. But the World №3 managed to pull himself together and pushed through (5:7, 6:3, 7:6).
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - yes
Tie-breaks were played in 2 of the last 3 head-to-head matches.

Ставка1st set: total over 9.5 games
In 4 of Tsitsipas' last 6 matches, more than 9 games were played in the first set.

Tip and bets
Tsitsipas in an uncomfortable opponent for Zverev. The Greek leads the head-to-head at 6-3. But Zverev won the last match, and we believe that today he can get the upper hand, too. He looked more consistent in the quarterfinal.
Our prediction — Zverev to win
As a rule, matches between these players are intense and close. They overcame the total of 22.5 games in six of their nine matches, so today we suggest taking the over.
Second wager — total over 22.5 games