Carlos Alcaraz def. Alexander Zverev — Semifinal, Cincinnati Open 2025

🇺🇸
Cincinnati Open 2025

Masters 1000HardCincinnati, USA

Played16 Aug 2025

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇪🇸Won

Carlos Alcaraz66

Winner meets Jannik Sinner

Straight sets

What this match is worth

Points earned

+650

Alcaraz · Zverev banks 400

Head to head

32 Alcaraz

In Setlex records · including this match

Around this match

The other semifinal

Jannik Sinner d. Terence Atmane7-6(4) 6-2

Both roads here

Alcaraz
Round
Zverev

🇧🇦Damir Dzumhur

6-1 2-6 6-3

R64

Nishesh Basavareddy🇺🇸

6-3 6-3

🇷🇸Hamad Medjedovic

6-4 6-4

R32

Brandon Nakashima🇺🇸

6-4 6-4

🇮🇹Luca Nardi

6-1 6-4

R16

Karen Khachanov🇷🇺

7-5 3-0 RET

🇷🇺Andrey Rublev

6-3 4-6 7-5

QF

Ben Shelton🇺🇸

6-2 6-2

Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 64: Carlos Alcaraz beat Damir Dzumhur; Alexander Zverev beat Nishesh Basavareddy. Round of 32: Carlos Alcaraz beat Hamad Medjedovic; Alexander Zverev beat Brandon Nakashima. Round of 16: Carlos Alcaraz beat Luca Nardi; Alexander Zverev beat Karen Khachanov. Quarterfinal: Carlos Alcaraz beat Andrey Rublev; Alexander Zverev beat Ben Shelton

How they arrived

8–2

Sets won

8–0

60%

Games won

67%

0–0

Tiebreaks

0–0

2

Deciding sets

0

Previous meetings

4 meetings in Setlex records

Level at 22

  1. 2024 · ClayCarlos Alcaraz won Paris, France, Final6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2
  2. 2024 · HardAlexander Zverev won Melbourne, Australia, Quarterfinal6-1 6-3 6-7(2) 6-4
  3. 2023 · HardCarlos Alcaraz won New York, USA, Quarterfinal6-3 6-2 6-4
  4. 2022 · ClayAlexander Zverev won Paris, France, Quarterfinal6-4 6-4 4-6 7-6(7)