Tokyo 2020: Alexander Zverev vs. Jeremy Chardy 7/29/21 Tennis Prediction

Alexander Zverev meets Jeremy Chardy in the quarter final of Tokyo 2020 on Thursday, July 29th, 2021.

Will we see a dominant performance by Alexander Zverev who is yet to lose a set here in Tokyo or will Jeremy Chardy continue to chip away at the draw when we did not expect him to perform as strongly as he has and get this far?

Jeremy Chardy put on a solid performance against the very in form Liam Broady in the third round, winning the match in 3 sets 7-6/4-6/6-1. Jeremy Chardy is very experienced and he knows how to beat big name players on his day. However, he will need to ensure he does not let his guard down at any moment anymore because opponents are only going to get tougher and tougher in this side of the draw. Can the Frenchman cause one of his biggest upsets as he aims to rejuvenate his career?

Alexander Zverev won yet another match in straight sets here in Tokyo, beating the in form Nikoloz Basilashvili in both an easy and tight fashion 6-4/7-6. Alexander was cruising for the majority of the match, but towards the end of the second set, Nikoloz was aiming to make a comeback. Alexander Zverev kept his composure and he was able to get himself over the line without going to a third set. Alexander will know that he has a very strong chance of going all the way in Tokyo if he continues to build on his game, he just needs to prevent the upset from Jeremy.

This is going to be the 6^th meeting between both players, with Alexander Zverev having won 4 of their 5 prior encounters. Both of them know they can beat eachother due to their extremely tight encounters in the past. However, going off of their third round performance, Jeremy struggled against a much lower ranked opponent whilst Zverev cruised through a solid opponent. Alexander will not want any momentum lost as he aims to go into the semi finals and most likely meet Novak Djokovic whom he knows he can beat on his day.