Alexander Zverev will face Andy Murray in the second round of the Qatar Open. The match will start on February 22 at 15:00 UK time.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+3) for Murray – 1.512.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 22 – 1.69.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – 1st Set Games Under 9.5 – 2.075.
Murray knows very well how to act in confrontations with Zverev, as he is ahead 3-1 in face-to-face meetings. Even when the German was in great form he had trouble beating the Briton. Now Sasha is playing below his potential. He can’t find his form yet, so we doubt he’ll win easily.
The meeting is likely to drag on. The last three face-offs between the two players have been played in at least 23 games. We think the trend will continue.
Zverev continues to find his game. So far, Sasha is not doing well, as he has only had three wins so far this season. The German has failed in the remaining five matches.
Alexander had a poor showing at the Rotterdam tournament last week, managing to win just one match.
After defeating Korea’s Kwon Soon-woo (6-4, 7-6), the German was defeated by the Netherlands’ Tallon Griekspor (6-4, 3-6, 4-6).
It was roughly the same situation earlier this month in the Davis Cup. Zverev scored a classy win over Stan Wawrinka, but lost immediately afterwards to Marc-Andrea Huesler.
Zverev has never won two matches in a row since his injury. Zverev has yet to win two matches in a row in the same tournament this season.
Murray has won the Qatar Open twice in his time. However, this was at the start of his career – in 2008 and 2009. Lately, Andy has not been very impressive here.
Andy played his first match since the Australian Open on Monday where he reached the third round, before losing to Roberto Bautista-Agut (1-6, 7-6, 3-6, 4-6).
Murray claimed a win over Lorenzo Sonego (4-6, 6-1, 7-6) in the first round of the Qatar Open.
The Englishman once again displayed his unyielding spirit. The former world #1 scored three match points in the deciding set at 4-5.
Remarkably, Andy won for the 15th time in his career, walking away from match balls.
Murray’s previous four games have seen a tie-break.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 6/10
Alexander Zverev’s Rating – 16
Alexander Zverev Wins/Losses in 2023 – 2/4
Andy Murray’s Rating – 70
Andy Murray Wins/Losses in 2023 – 5/2
In four of Zverev’s last six matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games Under 9.5” with odds of 2.075.
Murray leads with a score of 3-1 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the Indian Wells Masters in 2021. In that match, Zverev defeated Murray (6-4,7-6) in two sets.
The match will be played in Center Court, Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar.
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