Alexander Zverev has reached the quarterfinals of the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Dubai. The German defeated Christopher O’Connell from Australia 7:5 and 6:4.
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last edited: 03/01/2023, 04:41 p.m
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Alexander Zverev can translate his progress into results for the first time after the long injury break: The Olympic champion from Hamburg is in the quarterfinals of the ATP tournament in Dubai. Zverev confidently beat Australian Christopher O’Connell 7: 5, 6: 4 on Wednesday and has already secured his best result of the season so far.
For the first time this year, Zverev managed to win two matches in one tournament. In the first round he was convincing in a three-set win against the in-form Czech Jiri Lehecka and was satisfied that he had “found a way”.
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Against O’Connell, the former world number two, who had to pause for months after his severe ankle injury last summer, made a physically strong impression again and consistently used his break chances. The German number one continues against Lorenzo Sonego (Italy), who won against Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada/No. 4) 7: 6 (4) and 6: 4.
Things were more exciting with Andrey Rublev, number two in Dubai. The Russian had to fend off five match points against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina before he was able to assert himself 1: 6, 7: 6 (6) and 7: 6 (3).
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