Tennis pro Alexander Zverev continues to be successful on the ATP Tour after his physical problems. He also wins his second appearance after his Olympic exit
After his disappointment at the Olympic Games, tennis pro Alexander Zverev has reached the quarter-finals in Montréal, Canada. In his round of 16 match at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament, the player from Hamburg beat the Danish top 20 player Holger Rune 6:3, 7:6 (7:5). The 27-year-old will now fight against the US American Sebastian Korda to reach the semi-finals. Korda progressed without a fight against the Norwegian Casper Ruud.
“I knew it wasn’t going to be a nice match with such a wind,” said Zverev, who had to cough during the interview: “I’m happy that I won.”
Zverev did not need his top level in the match against the changeable Rune, which was postponed by a day due to the bad weather. The world number four took the lead for the first time with the break to 2:1. He took the 21-year-old’s serve again to win the set
Zverev needs six match points
In the second set, mistakes by Rune helped Zverev to break for 5:3, but the Tokyo gold medallist was unable to use the lead to win and immediately gave up his own service game. At 6:5 and with Rune serving, Zverev had the first two match points. In the tie-break, the German number one made it perfect with his sixth match point after 1:43 hours.
At the Summer Games in France, Zverev was a medal candidate and was eliminated in the quarter-finals. He had initially left his participation in Montreal open due to physical problems. He complained that he gets tired quickly and feels dizzy after a certain point and reported that he could sometimes see four balls.
In Montreal, Zverev is seeded second behind the Italian world number one Jannik Sinner. The Serbian Olympic champion Novak Djokovic and the Spanish silver medal winner Carlos Alcaraz have decided not to compete