Alexander Zverev is defending last year's Melbourne final. He has good reason to expect to get past Cameron Norrie, as he has beaten him in all six of their previous head-to-head meetings.
Alexander Zverev
So far Alexander Zverev has not been able to move through the Australian Open draw without dropping a set: he lost one set each to Gabriel Diallo and Alexandre Müller. Each of those matches lasted 38 games, and his total time on court has been 5 hours 47 minutes. Last year he won in straight sets in each of his first three rounds. He continues to rely heavily on his serve, hitting at least 15 aces and winning 71% of points behind his first serve.
Cameron Norrie
Cameron Norrie has never gone beyond the fourth round at the Australian Open. In his best run there (2024) he was eliminated by Alexander Zverev. That is their only meeting in which Norrie managed to take even a set – in fact he took two, with the scoreline reading 5:7, 6:3, 3:6, 6:4, 6:7. They battled for 4 hours 5 minutes. At that tournament almost all of Zverev's matches were that demanding: he managed to win in straight sets in only one of six matches.
Alexander Zverev vs Cameron Norrie Prediction
Cameron Norrie has already spent almost seven hours on court at Melbourne Park, but Alexander Zverev has not been flawless this year. We are confident that Zverev will win, but we do not expect him to do it quickly.
