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Zverev vs Alcaraz — Cincinnati SF Preview
ATP Cincinnati
Hard Court
Semifinal
🧠 Form & Context
Alexander Zverev
- 🧱 Flawless in Cincinnati: Into the semifinals without dropping a set, cruising past Basavareddy, Nakashima, Khachanov, and Shelton.
- ⚡ Breakthrough moment: First completed win over a top-10 player this season (vs Shelton).
- 🤯 Mental hurdle: Longstanding struggles against elite opponents in big matches. Despite 26 top-5 career wins, consistency is lacking.
- 🏆 Masters stage comfort: Two Masters titles in 2024, but both without facing top-tier rivals. Cincinnati remains one of his best hunting grounds (SF in 2023 & 2024, champion in 2021).
- 📌 H2H edge: Leads 6–5 vs Alcaraz, and three of his last four top-5 wins have come specifically against the Spaniard.
Carlos Alcaraz
- 💪 Survives scare: Outlasted Rublev 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 to reach his first outdoor hard-court semifinal of 2025.
- 🔥 Season leader: Five titles already, first to 50+ wins this season.
- ❌ Hard-court drought: No outdoor hard final yet in 2025; lost his only prior semi (Indian Wells vs Draper).
- 🕰️ Second-half struggles: Historically less dominant in this part of the season outside of his 2022 US Open and 2023 Beijing runs.
- 🔑 Mental resilience: Beat Zverev in three of their last four Slam/Masters encounters (FO 2024 final, IW 2024 QF, USO 2023 QF).
🔍 Match Breakdown
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