Mattia Bellucci vs Alexander Zverev Prediction & Picks - ATP Shanghai Masters

Prediction published on 10/5/24, 2:52 AM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 10/5/24 at 2:56 AM in ATP Shanghai Masters Picks

No.2 seed Alexandre Zverev of Germany will square it off with Mattia Bellucci of Italy in the second round of the 2024 Shanghai Masters on Saturday. Zverev will be playing his first match since competing at the 2024 Laver Cup, where he helped team Europe complete a come-from-behind win against Team World on the final day of the event. The German hasn’t won a hard-court Masters title since bagging the Cincinnati Masters in 2021. On the other hand, Bellucci will try to extend his winning streak to four games by pulling off a massive win over Zverev. The Italian toppled Yuta Shimizu 7-5 7-6(2) and Aslan Karatsev 7-6(3) 6-1 to barge into the main draw of the ATP 1000 event. He then swept Billy Harris of Great Britain 6-3 6-4 to set up his first head-to-head matchup with Zverev.