Alexander Zverev vs Lloyd Harris
8th September from 1300hrs
Tennis – USA – US Open 2021
Pick Zverev 3-0
Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 10/11* (odds taken 16:51 GMT 7th September 2021)
Germany’s Alexander Zverev has continued a very strong run of form by making it through to the Quarter Finals.
He is one of the big contenders to take the title and manages to avoid facing a seeded player in the final eight.
Zverev faces South Africa’s Lloyd Harris who has pulled together an unexpected run to get this deep.
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Alexander Zverev Preview – Smooth progress for Zverev?
Alexander Zverev, who is still looking for his first career Slam Title, arrived in New York in good form.
He picked up the Gold Medal at this summer’s Olympic Games.
There was a victory over Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals there as well.
Continuing his hard court form, Zverev then won the title at the ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati tournament.
That run, interestingly, started with a victory over Lloyd Harris in the Round of 32.
On his way to winning that Cincinatti title, Zverev beat three other Top 8 seeds in the campaign.
In the match outright for tennis betting, there is a quote of 1/6 on Zverev* (odds taken 16:51 GMT 7th September 2021 at Betfair).
This looks well within his ability.
Zverev leads the head to head over Lloyd Harris 2-0.
The Zverev 3-0 set betting option for this fixture is at a quote of 10/11 odds-on* (odds taken 16:51 GMT 7th September 2021 at Betfair).
That’s reflective of Zverev’s current form.
Zverev reached the final of last year’s US Open where he failed to finish off a 2-0 lead against Dominic Thiem.
So he still awaits his first Slam title but is getting closer.
He has made at least the semi finals now in three of his last six Grand Slam appearances.
There’s a pretty strong chance that he will make another.
Lloyd Harris Preview – Can Harris take out another seed?
This has been a terrific run from South Africa’s Lloyd Harris who is in a Grand Slam Quarter Final for the first time.
Harris had never been past the Second Round of a Grand Slam before this year’s US Open.
That’s how sizable the progress has been from the 24-year-old in New York.
This is the fourth time that Harris has been in the main draw of the US Open.
Three of the four match victories that he has taken have been against seeded players as well.
He pulled off a shock upset over Karen Khachanov in the opening round by taking a deciding set.
There was a big one to follow as Harris beat 7th Seed Denis Shapovalov in straight sets in the Third Round.
He is a 4/1 quote in tennis betting to beat Zverev* (odds taken 16:51 GMT 7th September 2021 at Betfair).
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Lloyd Harris battled past Reilly Opelka in the Fourth Round, a player who had recently beaten him at the ATP Masters 1000 Toronto event.
So this has been a fantastic, gritty run from the South African.
We struggle to see how he finds a way to stop the in-form Zverev however.
Under 34.5 Games Total is at a quote of 10/11* (odds taken 16:51 GMT 7th September 2021 at Betfair).
It has been a good year by Harris, who is the top-ranked South African player in the world.
But this may be beyond him.
Alexander Zverev vs Lloyd Harris Betting Advice
Zverev is the obvious pick for tennis betting in this one at the US Open quarter-final.
There’s no value in the match outright, so the Zverev 3-0 set betting is in play at 10/11* (odds taken 16:51 GMT 7th September 2021 at Betfair).
Zverev did beat Harris in straight sets in Cincinnati.
Key Facts – Alexander Zverev vs Lloyd Harris Betting Tip
- Alexander Zverev has won his last fifteen hard court matches
- Alexander Zverev claimed the Olympic Gold medal last month
- Lloyd Harris is in his first Grand Slam Quarter Final
The US Open has seen Harris produce the best Grand Slam run of his career and deserves full credit.
He has faced some tough opposition. But Zverev is on a different level, especially with the German in form.
We think Zverev wraps it up comfortably, so under 34.5 Games Total is at a quote of 10/11* (odds taken 16:51 GMT 7th September 2021 at Betfair).
The best betting odds for Alexander Zverev vs Lloyd Harris
Alexander Zverev to win: 12/1 at Bet365
Lloyd Harris to win: 10/11 at Bet365
