Alexander Zverev vs Arthur Fils Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Hamburg Open

Prediction published on 20/07/2024, 15:38  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 20/07/2024 at 17:49 in Tennis Predictions

Top seed Alexander Zverev bids to retain his clay court Hamburg Open title when he faces the fifth-seeded Arthur Fils in Sunday's final. Let's dive into the match statistics and prediction for this much-anticipated showdown between two players in excellent form.

This tournament is a special one for Zverev as Hamburg is his hometown. He won this title last year and the world number four is hoping to win his second singles title of the year. He also won the title in Rome this year and was runner-up at Roland Garros, both on clay.

Only Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have earned more ranking points this year than Zverev. He's reached this final having dropped just one set. That was against unseeded Hugo Gaston in round two when Zverev lost the first set.

Since then, he's beaten eighth seed Zhizhen Zhang and unseeded Pedro Martinez, both in straight sets while losing a total of only 13 games. He leads Arthur Fils 2-0 in previous meetings with one of the wins being on clay.

His opponent has had a great week so far with a new career-high ranking being achieved. The Frenchman is up to 23rd in the live rankings and a win over Zverev will see him move up to 20th place in the next list. 

This is his third ATP Tour final and his first of this year. He's won one title in the past, that was in the clay court event held in Lyon last year. Fils had problems in round one when dropping the first set to Jaume Munar.

He's won all the sets he's played since then and beat second seed Holger Rune in the quarter-finals. Saturday's semi-final saw him beat third seed Sebastian Baez while losing only four games. Zverev is in top form and we tip him to win in straight sets.