Zverev rushes into the quarter-finals of Roland Garros at express speed
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Walk to the quarter-finals: Alexander Zverev managed another sovereign victory on the sand of Paris
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Alexander Zverev uses the easy draw at the French Open and saves grains. Against Kei Nishikori there was a smooth three-set win. In the quarter-finals, too, the German has to deal with an unset player.
Alexander Zverev reached the quarter-finals at the French Open in a hurry. Germany’s best tennis player won against the Japanese Kei Nishikori 6: 4, 6: 1, 6: 1 in Paris on Sunday evening and thus survived the fourth round of the clay court classic for the third time. In the fight for the semi-finals, Zverev will now face the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Tuesday.
“I played brilliantly today,” said Zverev after his strong performance. “But the tournament is not over yet. I hope I have three more games here. ”He has great respect for his next opponent. “He’s probably playing the tournament of his life,” said Zverev about the Spaniard. There was praise for the German number one from tennis legend Boris Becker. “Big compliment. That was a very mature achievement today, ”said Becker as a TV expert at“ Eurosport ”.
On Monday, Jan-Lennard Struff as another German has the chance to reach the quarter-finals in the French capital. The German number two will meet the number ten seeded Argentine Diego Schwartzman in the second game of the day.
Everything under control: Alexander Zverev showed an awake performance in the night session
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Zverev powerful and dominant
Zverev was wide awake from the start, despite the unusual start time in the night session at 9 p.m. The 24-year-old immediately took the serve from Nishikori and then did not let himself be disturbed by losing his own service. Zverev determined the action with his powerful game, but also benefited from the fact that the Japanese was apparently a little battered. Nishikori had problems especially with service, which Zverev used to another break and to win the set after 43 minutes.
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The world number sixth now had everything under control. Powerful, focused and dominant, he did not let Nishikori, against whom he had already won in the run-up to the French Open at the tournaments in Madrid and Rome, come back into the game. The second set lasted less than half an hour, Zverev had made the 6: 1 perfect.
But even with the safe leadership in the back, Zverev did not let up. A sign that he has learned from the past. In the past year, Zverev tormented himself several times through energy-draining five-set matches and then had no more energy in the knockout round against Jannik Sinner.
No chance: Kei Nishikori went into the match against Zverev
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This time, Zverev kept the pace up. He managed a quick break in the third set as well, from then on he couldn’t be stopped and after a total of 1:54 hours he was already back from work. After the quarter-finals at the Australian Open and the tournament victories in Acapulco and Madrid, now the quarter-finals in Paris. A sign of a good season, but that shouldn’t end at the French Open. The goal remains the first Grand Slam title of his career.
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