Qatar Open 2023: Zverev vs Murray Tennis Prediction & Pick

TennisSection previews the 2023 Qatar Open as Alexander Zverev takes on Andy Murray in the Round of 16 on Wednesday, February 22, 2023.

Will Alexander Zverev get the win? Will Andy Murray pull off the upset? This will be an interesting one, where we have one of the talents of today taking on a three-time Grand Slam winner. Who will triumph and move through to the quarterfinals at the 2023 Qatar Open?

Alexander Zverev hasn’t had the best of luck since returning from injury, failing to win many matches and seemingly missing a lot of the physicality that allowed him to play at such a high level before his injury. He looked decent in Rotterdam though, and he definitely has a shot at going through this popcorn match against Andy Murray, though it’ll be a difficult match here at the 2023 Qatar Open.

Andy Murray played yet another epic in 2023, saving three match points against Sonego to advance to the Round of 16 setting a meeting against fourth seed Alexander Zverev. Murray has a great return, and with his abilities from the baseline, he can absolutely outclass a struggling Zverev. Depending on how good Zverev looks out there, he could very well send Murray into the quarterfinals of the 2023 Qatar Open.

Alexander Zverev and Andy Murray have met 3 times before, with Andy Murray leading the head to head 2-1. Their first meeting came when Andy Murray was in his prime and Zverev was just a teenager, as such it’s a pretty irrelevant match, however, Murray took him out once more in 2020 and Zverev needed a tight 2 sets to take him out of last year’s Indian Wells Masters. This court is playing pretty quick, and although it’s tough to pick a winner, Zverev will likely only improve from his current state, and I think he’ll get through a tough one to book himself a place in the last eight at the 2023 Qatar Open.