Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Alexander Shevchenko Prediction United Cup Tennis Picks 12/30/24

Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece will play Alexander Shevchenko of Kazakhstan in the men’s singles match in Group C of the 2025 United Cup in Perth, Australia on Monday, December 30, 2024. Here’s our Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Alexander Shevchenko prediction. This preview will also contain a Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Alexander Shevchenko pick.

Stefanos Tsitsipas Preview

Stefanos Titsipas came to Greece’s rescue as he won two matches on Saturday. First, Tsitsipas defeated Pablo Carreno Busta in singles in three sets to level the tie.

The match took 29 games to decide and over two hours. In the victory, Tsitsipas hit 13 aces and six double faults. He landed 58% of first serves.

Tsitsipas won 82% of first-serve points (40/49) and 54% of second-serve points (19/35), saving one of three break points.

Tsitsipas won 38% of return points (35/92) and converted three of nine break points. He then teamed up with Maria Sakkari to win the decisive mixed doubles match to give Greece a 1-0 lead in the group.

Alexander Shevchenko Preview

Alexander Shevchenko was part of the Kazakhstan team that beat Spain on Day 1 of the United Cup. Shevchenko was heavily beaten by Carreno Busta in singles, in about 64 minutes, winning just three games.

In the defeat, Shevchenko hit three aces and four double faults. He landed 54% of first serves and 58% of first-serve points. Shevchenko won just four points behind her second serve and saved two of seven break points.

Shevchenko won 25% of return points and converted one of two break points. But he played a huge part in winning the tie, with the help of Elena Rybakina.

Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Alexander Shevchenko Head-To-Head

•  Tsitsipas and Shevchenko have never played each other at any level before this, so this will be their first meeting.

Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Alexander Shevchenko Prediction

This feels like another tie where Kazakhstan might have to push it to mixed doubles to win although you could make a similar case for Greece who are not favored to win the women’s singles match. It’s a straight shootout between the two countries to determine who wins the group and Tsitsipas is well ahead of Shevchenko in proficiency and quality of tennis to get the first point in this match.