

What Time Will Alexander Zverev Play Against Tallon Griekspoor?
Zverev and Griekspoor are on the Day 3 Schedule at Bnp Paribas Open 2025 on Friday 7 March 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.
Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?
Match Information:
In the second round of the Wimbledon tournament, Alexander Zverev from Germany will be facing Tallon Griekspoor from the Netherlands. Zverev currently leads the head-to-head record between the two, with a score of 6-1. Their previous encounters took place in different tournaments and on different surfaces.
Previous Encounters:
At the 2021 Wimbledon tournament, on grass courts, Zverev defeated Griekspoor in the Round of 128 with a score of 6-3, 6-4, 6-1. The next meeting between the two took place at the Rotterdam tournament in 2023, on hard courts. This time, in the Round of 16, Griekspoor emerged as the winner with a score of 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. They also played against each other at the ATP Masters 1000 Toronto in the Round of 64, where Zverev won with a score of 6-4, 7-6(3). Another encounter occurred at the ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells in the Round of 32, with Zverev winning 7-6(7), 6-3. The two players met again at the Roland Garros tournament in 2024, this time on clay courts in the Round of 32. Zverev came out on top with a score of 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(3). At the ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai in the Round of 32, Zverev won with a score of 7-6(6), 2-6, 7-6(5). Lastly, at the ATP Masters 1000 Paris, Zverev defeated Griekspoor in the Round of 32 with a score of 7-6(2), 6-3.
Alexander Zverev:
Alexander Zverev, 27 years old, currently holds the world No. 2 ranking and has achieved a career-high ranking of No. 1. In 2025, he reached the final of the Australian Open and has had a successful record at Indian Wells. Zverevโs rise to No. 2 in the rankings came after a challenging period where he tore three ligaments in his right ankle during the 2022 Roland Garros semifinal against Nadal. He has had an impressive career thus far, leading the ATP Tour with six titles in 2021 and being the player born since 1990 with the most career titles, totaling 23. Notably, Zverev has defeated Djokovic on multiple occasions, including the 2018 Nitto ATP Finals, 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and the 2021 Nitto ATP Finals championships. He also reached his first Grand Slam final at the 2020 US Open.
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Suzan Lamens
Francisco Cerundolo
Ben Shelton
Fabian Marozsan
Zizou Bergs
Alexander Zverev
Tallon Griekspoor
Carlos Alcaraz
Alex De Minaur
Cori Gauff
Jasmine Paolini
Aryna Sabalenka
Elise Mertens
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Arthur Fils
Jelena Ostapenko
Iga Swiatek
Ekaterina Alexandrova
Jessica Pegula
Karen Khachanov
Holger Rune
Elina Svitolina
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
Jessika Ponchet
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Tallon Griekspoor:
Tallon Griekspoor, 28 years old, is currently ranked No. 43 in the world, with a career-high ranking of No. 21. In 2025, he had a record of 8-5 and reached the semifinals in Dubai. Griekspoor had a remarkable season in 2023, earning 36 wins and securing his first ATP Tour title in Pune. This achievement helped him reach his career-high ranking. He has also had success on home soil, winning the title at the โs-Hertogenbosch tournament in 2023 and reaching the semifinals in Rotterdam in 2024. Griekspoor has shown his ability to rally from a set down, achieving victories against higher-ranked opponents such as Wawrinka, Khachanov, Karatsev, A. Zverev, and de Minaur on home soil. In 2021, he had an impressive performance on the ATP Challenger Tour, winning eight out of eight finals and ending the season with 25 consecutive wins. Griekspoor has yet to defeat a Top 5 player, but he gained confidence after saving four match points to defeat Medvedev in the Dubai quarterfinals.
Match Outlook:
Zverev is currently the No. 1 seed at an ATP Masters 1000 event for the first time in his career. He has had a strong start in opening rounds since the beginning of the 2024 season, with a record of 23-1, his only loss coming in the 2024 Acapulco first round against Altmaier. In the previous year, Zverev became the fourth player to reach the Round of 16 at all nine ATP Masters 1000 events in a season since 1990. On the other hand, Griekspoor aims to record his first win against a Top 5 player after saving four match points to defeat Medvedev. He hopes to become the first Dutchman to defeat a Top-2 player on hard courts since 2002.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Zverev will win.
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