Keys for Felix to beat Zverev on Monday:
1. Needs to serve well - First serve percentage ideally close to 65% - Anything under 60% and it's going to cause too much pressure on his service games
2. Needs to start well - We can't see a repeat performance of the Kyrgios match where FAA was MIA in that opening set
3. Forehand needs to be clicking - Felix needs to minimize the unforced errors off the forehand wing and target the Zverev forehand (which I think is the weaker side on the German)
Can Felix beat Zverev? Sure he can, but the biggest thing is self-belief. He has yet to win a set from the German in three matches, thus key 2 above is paramount. If he can take the opening set (or better yet the opening two sets), doubt will start creeping in and German double faults will soon follow.
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