Alexander Zverev hails 'best' performance in months as he bags Madrid Open semi-final spot
Zverev's dominant ground game helped him overcome serve issues as he beat the Canadian 6-3 7-5 in just under two hours.
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Zverev's dominant ground game helped him overcome serve issues as he beat the Canadian 6-3 7-5 in just under two hours.
Alexander Zverev beat Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 7-5 to reach the semi-finals of the Madrid Open after a dominant display. Zverev overcame early serving woes to deliver his “best match of the last few months” as he battled through eight second-set double faults to set up a semi-final tie with Stefanos Tsitsipas. Ad/> «I think this was maybe the best match of the last few months from my side, except maybe the end a little bit,» Zverev said.
Alexander Zverev, vigente campeón del Mutua Madrid Open y segundo cabeza de serie, tratará de poner fin a su mala racha contra Stefanos Tsitsipas sobre tierra batida en la segunda semfinal de este sábado (no antes de las 21:00, Teledeporte y Movistar). El alemán ha perdido en sus tres enfrentamientos contra el griego en esta superficie y domina por 7-3 en el global de su cara a cara.
Inaugura el partido con un juego en blanco Tsitsipas. Muy entonado al saque de salida el heleno.
Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime is through to the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open tennis tournament following a lopsided 6-1, 6-2 win over Italy's Jannik Sinner on Thursday.
Alexander Zverev has admitted he may be running out of time in tennis if he is to get the success he wants from his career. The German, 25, is currently playing the Madrid Open, where he beat Marin Cilic in the first-round before a walkover win against Lorenzo Musetti. He'll now play Felix Auger-Aliassime in the last eight.
Felix Auger-Aliassime swept aside young Italian Jannik Sinner as he rediscovered some of his early-season form after some recent struggles. The Canadian eighth-seed conceded just three games in a 6-1 6-2 win on Court Three in Spain’s capital, sending down five aces compared to his younger rival’s sole effort. Ad/> Auger-Aliassime forced eight break points, taking half of them as he swatted away Sinner and moved into the quarter-finals.
Rafael Nadal saved four match points to beat Belgian David Goffin 6-3 5-7 7-6(9) in an enthralling match on Thursday and move into the Madrid Open quarter-finals. Just as his beloved Real Madrid came back from the brink to reach the Champions League soccer final on Wednesday, 35-year-old Nadal found extra energy in reserve to win a lengthy tiebreak and secure the 1,050th win of his career.