With a score of 2 sets to 0, the German reaches the next stage consecutively in the tournament held in Turin, Italy; place in the grand final will be decided against the American Taylor Fritz
The German tennis player, number 2 in the world, achieved his third victory in three games played in the and qualified for the semi-final undefeated this Friday (15), by beating the Spaniard and number 3 in the world, . Zverev closed the game in 2 sets to 0, with partials of 7-6 (7/5) and 6-4, in 1 hour and 57 minutes. Just like the Italian (N.1) did the day before, Zverev achieved 100% success in the first phase, brilliantly sealing his qualification for the semi-final, in addition to achieving first place in the ‘Gruppo John Newcombe’. The German will face the American (N.5), second in the ‘Ilie Nastase Group’ for a place in the decision.
Casper Ruud (N.7) and Andrey Rublev (N.8) compete for the last spot this Friday, in the last game of the group stage. Alcaraz can now pack his bags to travel to Malaga, where he will defend the finals of the . Defeated by Ruud in his debut at the ATP Finals, the Spaniard kept his chances of qualifying alive with his victory over Rublev in the second round, but ended up eliminated by Zverev, who is going through a great phase. The German had seven break points in the first set, but didn’t take advantage of any of them, with Alcaraz always saving himself in the decisive moments. But in the tie break, Zverev quickly gained an advantage to close the match in 65 minutes.
The world number 2, who arrived confidently in Turin after winning the Masters 1000 in Paris, achieved his long-awaited break in the first game of the second set. Alcaraz had the first break point in favor in the fifth game, but Zverev proved to be very solid, unstoppable on the serve, to take advantage of the first match point and seal his 69th victory of the season, the eighth in a row. “It was a very high level game, especially at the end of the first set and in the tie-break there were a lot of points, I felt like I was playing against Spider-Man,” said Zverev. “I’m very happy with the victory, it’s special to play in the semi-finals of this tournament”, highlighted the German.
*With information from AFP
Published by Matheus Lopes
