Carlos Alcaraz – Alexander Zverev. Forecast and announcement for the semi-finals of the Aus Open

On January 30, Carlos Alcaraz (ATP 1) and Alexander Zverev (ATP 3) will play in the semi-finals of the Australian Open.

The meeting will start at 05:30 Kyiv time.

Sport.ua together with a betting partner betting announces the upcoming match!

Carlos Alcaraz

The Spaniard came to the Australian major as one of the favorites, it could not be otherwise, since he is the leader of the world ranking. Alcaraz has won six Grand Slam tournaments, but in Melbourne he has never even played in a final, so he will try to conquer that peak as well.

Carlitos did not drop a single set in this tournament, which is a familiar pattern for him. In the first round there was a victory over the Australian Walton – 6:3, 7:6, 6:2, then he passed the German Hanfmann – 7:6, 6:3, 6:2. He confidently managed to deal with the Frenchman Muthe – 6:2, 6:4, 6:1. American Tommy Paul resisted – 7:6, 6:4, 7:5. In the last match, Alcaraz defeated the Australian De Minaur – 7:5, 6:2, 6:1.

Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine Alexander Zverev

The German athlete, who has long been among the elite of world tennis, needs no introduction. Zverev is 28 years old and has never won a major, although he has played in the finals three times, including at the previous Australian Open.

If you look at the way to the semi-finals, the tennis player won four out of five matches in four sets, spending more energy and time than his future opponent. In the first round there was a victory over the Canadian Diallo – 6:7, 6:1, 6:4, 6:2. Then he passed the Frenchman Muller – 6:3, 4:6, 6:3, 6:4, then he coped with the British Norrie – 7:5, 4:6, 6:3, 6:1. Only the Argentine Cherundolo managed to beat in three sets – 6:2, 6:4, 6:4. In the quarterfinals, Zverev defeated the American Thien – 6:3, 6:7, 6:1, 7:6.

The German is inferior in class to Alcaraz and Sinner. And he lacks psychological stability.

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The opponents have an interesting history of face-to-face confrontations, they have played each other 12 times, while the score is equal – 6:6. The last match took place last season, when in the semifinals of the Masters in Cincinnati, Alcaraz was stronger – 6:4, 6:3.

Forecast

Tennis players from the top 3 meet, so the audience will definitely see high-level tennis. Alcaraz is quoted as the clear favorite, which I agree with, the Spaniard is on the move and going for another title.

Of course, Zverev will resist, but it is not clear whether he will be able to withstand psychologically. I think the Spaniard will have an advantage in this semi-final, I risk betting on the success of Alcaraz with a handicap of -5.5 games to 1.6.