Zverev – Fokina: Das Match im Ticker-Protokoll
3rd movement, 5: 1: Fokina now hangs her head. Zverev breaks the Spaniard again, wins the 3rd set in a hurry and is in the semi-finals of the French Open for the first time in his professional career! 6: 1.
3rd movement, 4: 1: You almost have to feel sorry for the Spaniard. Zverev does not let up – and chases Fokina across the square. 5: 1.
3rd sentence, 3: 1: There is now a class difference. Even at Service Fokina, Zverev immediately seized control, dominated the Spaniard on the court and scored quick points. 4: 1.
3rd movement, 2: 1: When you see Zverev’s current service games, you have to ask yourself how Fokina was able to break the German three times in the first set. Again, the Spaniard has no chance at all. 3: 1.
3rd movement, 2: 0: Fokina doesn’t want to give up so quickly – and benefits from the fact that Zverev takes an enormous risk with his return hits – and hits too far one time or another. 2: 1.
3rd set, 1-0: It smells a lot like the semi-finals! Zverev is now playing great tennis. The hamburger serves hard, hits the corners perfectly and takes a 2-0 lead.
3rd movement, 0: 0: Zverev remains on the winning course! Fokina served, but showed too many Unforced Errors. Zverev takes advantage of this ice cold, leaves long forehand strokes and gets the break in the first game. 1-0.
6: 1 – Zverev takes 2nd set against Fokina in a hurry
2nd set, 5: 1: Zverev gets the second set in a hurry! Why? Because the Hamburger brings his service game to the pitch in a concentrated manner – and shows a balanced defense at Service Fokina. 6: 1.
2nd movement, 3: 1: The Spaniard does not want to give up the second set so quickly and is resisting the loss of the game, but Zverev’s forehand now has a lot of power – which forces Fokina to forced errors. 4: 1.
2nd movement, 2: 1: And Zverev gets the first break in the second set. The Spaniard’s blows are becoming increasingly imprecise, Zverev leaves it with safe options – and that works. 3: 1.
2nd movement, 1: 1: Zverev now gets constancy in his Aufscglagspiel. This saves the hamburger a lot of energy – and time. This game is over quickly – again to zero. Now the Spaniard is under pressure again. 2: 1.
2nd movement, 0: 0: Excellent start to the second set! Zverev served – and won his game to zero. 1-0.
Zverev conceded three breaks, but won the first set anyway
1st movement, 5: 4: What a tension! Fokina serves hard, but Zverev focuses on firm and safe defensive strokes and lets it come down to long rallies – and that works! Zverev quickly leads 30-0, but the Spaniard acts bravely, plays long in the corners and rewards himself. 30:30. Then the Spaniard also makes a double mistake – and Zverev breaks again and takes the first set! 6: 4.
Zverev served to win the set, then came the double fault
1st movement, 5: 3: Zverev served – and the Spaniard quickly leads 30-0. The German fights back – but then has bad luck with a ball that gets stuck on the edge of the net. Then Zverev has to cope with a double mistake – and Fokina gets his third break and shortens again! 5: 4.
1st set, 4: 3: Fokina gambled away! The Spaniard is already 30: 0 on his own serve, but then over-turned. A stop ends up in the net, a risky forehand out of bounds. Zverev defends well – and gets the next break! 5: 3.
1st movement, 3: 3: First sovereign service game of the German – and also to zero! The first serve is now – 4: 3.
1st movement, 2: 3: What’s going on here? Fokina has another opportunity to confirm his break, but now Zverev is back on top. His forehand appears, the balls land exactly on the line. Again the re-break! 3: 3.
1st movement, 2: 2: In the last game, Zverev missed the break, now the hamburger has to accept a break. After the referee’s decision, Fokina hits the balls optimally – and gets his second break. 2: 3.
Off or not? Zverev discussed violently with the referee
1st sentence, 2: 1: Zverev curses on the center court! A ball from Fokina seems to go out at 40:40, Zverev shows the print. The referee comes to the court – but then decides differently than Zverev, who can’t believe it and discusses with the official for two to three minutes. Fokina then makes the following two points and gets his service game, which does not make Zverev’s mood any better. 2: 2.
1st sentence, 1: 1: Zverev also has problems in his second service game. The first two serves sit, but then Fokina pushes the German further and further behind the baseline and comes back to 30:40. Then Zverev is lucky, because his second serve ends with an Unforced Error from the Spaniard. 2: 1. The Hamburger has to improve especially on the first serve – only two out of eleven came.
French Open: Fokina breaks the 1st game – Zverev answers immediately
1st movement, 0: 1: Zverev brings the immediate re-break! The hamburger shakes itself briefly – and is now fully there! Fokina tries again with a stop at 30:40, but this time Zverev is quickly on the line and completed. 1: 1.
1st movement, 0: 0: Fokina has an extremely good length in his strokes in the first game – and also makes the next point! 0:40 from Zverev’s point of view! The hamburger hits it and comes back to 30:40, but then Fokina shows a sensational stop against which Zverev has no chance. Break in the first game! 0: 1.
1st movement, 0: 0: Not a good start for the Hambuger! After a double error and a forced error, it is 30: 0 for Fokina right at the beginning.
1st set, 0-0: Let’s go on the center court – Zverev served.
6:02 p.m .: “Three minutes”, one hears from the referee. Zverev and Fokina are just showing a few training strokes – it’s about to start!
5.45 p.m .: The players are ready in the tunnel of the Center Court. After a short warm-up, we can finally start.
11.30 a.m.: Welcome to the FOCUS Online live ticker. After his tennis gala against the Japanese Kei Nishikori, Alexander Zverev also wants the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina to feel his current top form at the French Open. The German number one meets the surprise quarter-finalist on Center Court at around 6 p.m. and wants to reach the semi-finals for the first time in his career at the classic clay court.
Zverev will not underestimate the Spaniard. “There are only eight players left, it doesn’t get any easier now,” said the 24-year-old from Hamburg. “Anyone who is now in the quarter-finals has already won four games and is dangerous.” However, the balance speaks for Zverev.
Last year both met at the US Open in New York and at the tournament in Cologne – Zverev won both times without losing a set. Nevertheless, Zverev has respect. “He’s crazy,” he said of the Spaniard, with whom he is good friends. “He can do magic, he can do things that others can’t. He is unpredictable.”
French Open: Tsitsipas or Medvedev is waiting in the semifinals
After his arduous start in Paris in a five-set win against the Cologne qualifier Oscar Otte in the first round, Zverev has continuously improved. After the clear win against Nishikori, Boris Becker finally counts the sixth in the world rankings among the favorites. Zverev is also satisfied with himself, but remains focused. “The tournament is not over for me yet.”
After the Zverev game, there will be a top duel in the night session from 9 p.m. between world number two Daniil Medvedev from Russia and the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, who is so strong this year. The winner of this highly anticipated game could meet Zverev in the semifinals – if Zverev previously lived up to his role as favorite against Davidovich Fokina.
