Tim Henman on Alexander Zverev's 'opportunity' at this year's French Open with the draw in his favour

06.06.2023 - 15:45 eurosport.com

Tim Henman believes Alexander Zverev will think he has a «great opportunity» to reach a maiden French Open final. Zverev beat Grigor Dimitrov 6-1 6-4 6-3 on Court Philippe-Chatrier to reach his ninth career quarter-final in a Grand Slam tournament.

Ad But it has been a difficult year for Zverev, who had to leave the court on a wheelchair in his 2022 French Open semi-final match against eventual winner Rafael Nadal after rolling his ankle.

Roland-GarrosZverev sweeps past wasteful Dimitrov to reach quarter-finals3 HOURS AGO Zverev has only dropped a set en route to the quarters and will play either No.

4 seed Holger Rune or No. 6 seed Casper Ruud if he beats his opponent Thomas Martin Etcheverry. Henman thinks Zverev will have plenty of belief in his chances at this year's French Open heading into the match. «I really respect the way Zverev has continued to work hard,» he told Eurosport. «You reap what you sow.

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Alex Corretja believes Novak Djokovic is the clear favourite going into the men’s French Open final, but says Casper Ruud is perfectly placed to cause an upset. Ruud is appearing in his third Grand Slam final after losing to Rafael Nadal at Roland-Garros last year, before being beaten by Carlos Alcaraz in the 2022 US Open final. Ad The Eurosport tennis expert feels that it could be third time lucky for Ruud, who was a comfortable winner over Alexander Zverev in the semis-finals, and explained that clay is the best surface to play Djokovic.

Rampant Ruud stops Zverev to book French Open final with Djokovic

PARIS : A flawless Casper Ruud returned to the French Open final for a second year running by dismantling German 22nd seed Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-4 6-0 in a battle of big-hitters on Friday to set up a showdown with 22-times Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.

French Open 2023: Casper Ruud dominates Alexander Zverev to set up Roland-Garros final with Novak Djokovic

Casper Ruud made it back-to-back French Open final appearances after cruising to a 6-3 6-4 6-0 win over Alexander Zverev. A year ago, the Norwegian was dismantled in straight sets by Rafael Nadal; 12 months on the test looks no easier as Novak Djokovic lies in wait in Sunday’s final following his win over Carlos Alcaraz.