Thomas Etcheverry (49)The German Alexander Zverev has qualified for the semi-finals of Roland Garros for the third year in a row on Wednesday. In the quarterfinals he defeated the Argentinian tournament revelation Tomas Etcheverry in four sets. Zverev’s opponent will be Casper Ruud, who put Holger Rune over the knee in his quarterfinals.
A year ago, Alexander Zverev (ATP 27) at the Porte d’Auteuil left the field with crutches after twisting his right ankle in his semifinal against Rafael Nadal. After a year full of injuries, he is now keen on revenge.
In the quarterfinals, the German met the Argentinian tournament revelation Tomas Etcheverry, the number 49 in the world looked like a bite-sized piece on paper.
Zverev started well and took the first set, but the 23-year-old Argentinian showed his skills in the second set: Etcheverry balanced the score 6-3.
Zverev had to react and he did. With good tennis he brought in sets three and four, books. Zverev is thus in the semifinals in Paris for the third year in a row, it is his sixth semifinal at a grand slam tournament.
Also Ruud again in the last four
In the last four, Zverev faces gravel specialist Casper Ruud (ATP 4). The Norwegian beat his Danish neighbor Holger Rune (ATP 6) in his quarterfinals after a four-setter.
Ruud waltzed over 20-year-old Rune in the first two sets. Then Rune scribbled back one set, but Ruud finished it mercilessly in the fourth set.
The bill between Rune and Ruud was a reissue of last year’s quarterfinals. Then the Norwegian also beat the Dane in four sets. Ruud would eventually fall prey to Spanish gravel king Rafael Nadal in the final.
2023-06-07 21:32:00
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