Diriyah Tennis Cup – Alexander Zverev has to admit defeat in the comeback Daniil Medvedev

Nevertheless, the Hamburg player had plenty of opportunities to shape the result in his favor at the beginning.

Daniil Medvedev, meanwhile, acted more cleverly and pulled away to 5-0 before suffering calf problems and having to take a medical timeout.

“I think I slipped on a few grains of sand. My foot buckled, I felt my calf. It was like football. The first few minutes were terrible. I couldn’t walk, but running wasn’t a problem,” explained Medvedev afterwards the encounter.

Nevertheless, the 26-year-old stayed focused and brought the set home to zero after 40 minutes.

Zverev improved as a result. He celebrated the first game win just as exuberantly as the first break to 2:1. However, Medvedev struck back and was back a little later (3:3).

The decision was made in the tenth game when Zverev served against the loss of the match at 4: 5 and conceded a break.

Zverev back 188 days after French Open injury

Zverev had suffered a serious ankle injury at the French Open 188 days earlier on June 3 and had not played a match until Diriyah.

Wawrinka convinces against Rublev

Stan Wawrinka shows a strong performance against the favorite Andrey Rublev.

The Swiss, now 37 years old and due to some injuries slipped to 149th place in the world rankings, didn’t let the loss of the first set in the tie-break throw him off his rhythm.

Wawrinka dictated what happened in the second round and was also the decisive player in the match tie-break. Ultimately, the three-time Grand Slam tournament winner used his second match ball.

Previously, on the same day, the Swiss defeated Matteo Berrettini 5:10, 10:4, 10:6 in round one, which was only played with match tiebreaks.

Surprise: Fritz throws Tsitsipas out

Cameron Norrie and Taylor Fritz will face off in the second semi-final on Friday.

The Briton Norrie caused a big surprise and defeated the world number four Stefanos Tsitsipas in two sets 6: 4, 6: 4.

The duel between Fritz and Hubert Hukracz was closer. The American ultimately had the upper hand 7: 6 (7: 3), 7: 5.