Matteo Berrettini vs Alexander Zverev Live Stream & Predictions - Zverev to Advance in Indian Wells

John Eastwood

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Last updated: Thu 05 Mar 2026 14:29

John Eastwood 05 Mar 2026

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Berrettini has lost 12 of his last 14 matches against Top 10 players
Zverev has reached two quarter-finals in Indian Wells
Watch Matteo Berrettini vs Alexander Zverev live in the 2nd round

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Matteo Berrettini and Alexander Zverev will meet for the eighth time in Indian Wells (Getty)

Matteo Berrettini hasn’t beaten a Top 10 player on hard courts for over a year. I don’t think that record is going to improve against Alexander Zverev, the German to win in straight sets.

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Matteo Berrettini Form
Alexander Zverev Form

	Matteo Berrettini	Alexander Zverev
Nationality	Italy	Germany
Age	29 (12 April 1996)	28 (20 April 1997)
Height	6'5" (1.96m)	6'6" (1.98m)
Plays	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
World Ranking	66	4
Career High	6 (January 2022)	2 (June 2022)
ATP Tour Titles	10	24
ATP Indian Wells Best Result	Fourth Round (2022)	Quarter-Finals (2021, 2024)

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Alexander Zverev is 4-3 against Matteo Berrettini and 2-0 on hard courts.

Year	Event	Surface	Round	Winner	Score
2025	Monte Carlo Masters	Clay	R32	Berrettini	2-6 6-3 7-5
2023	Wimbledon	Grass	R32	Berrettini	6-3 7-6 7-6
2021	ATP Tour Finals	Hard	RR	Zverev	7-6 1-0 RET
2021	Madrid Masters	Clay	F	Zverev	6-7 6-4 6-3
2019	Shanghai Masters	Hard	SF	Zverev	6-3 6-4
2019	Rome Masters	Clay	R32	Berrettini	7-5 7-5
2018	Rome Masters	Clay	R32	Zverev	7-5 6-2

Matteo Berrettini Form

Matteo Berrettini started the year on the South American clay court swing, going 3-3 without facing a Top 70 player.

The Italian reached the quarter-finals in Rio de Janeiro where he lost to World No.91 Ignacio Buse. He was eliminated in the first round in Santiago, beaten 6-3 6-4 by Emilio Nava.

The 29-year-old beat Adrian Mannarino 4-6 7-5 7-5 in his opening match in Indian Wells, saving 7/10 break points.

Berrettini cramped immediately after the final shot and discussed it after the match: “At the beginning of the third, I started to feel a little bit of cramping. I was little bit surprised at the beginning but then I remembered that I was sick until three days ago, so I was like, ‘Okay, it’s normal’."

Alexander Zverev Form

Alexander Zverev has been a Top 5 player since March 2024 but his wait to win a Grand Slam continues. He remains a long way behind Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz in the rankings.

The German battled hard at the Australian Open, getting past four Top 50 players on his way to the semi-finals. He went close against Alcaraz, going down 6-4 7-6 6-7 6-7 7-5 after serving for the match in the 5th set.

Zverev has competed in one event since, in Acapulco. He breezed past Corentin Moutet before a narrow 6-3 6-7 7-6 defeat to Miomir Kecmanovic.

Despite the disappointment in Mexico, he was able to celebrate winning the doubles title alongside Marcelo Melo, saying: "Marcelo has been my best friend for over 10 years now, and we finally won a tournament. We have been in a couple of finals and we finally did it. So it's special."

Verdict

Matteo Berrettini v Alexander Zverev

Matteo Berrettini has been out of the Top 50 for a long time and has shown few signs of a return. Alexander Zverev should be too good in Indian Wells and get this one done in straight sets.

Zverev Win 2-0

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