German tennis player Alexander Zverev defeated Frenchman Luca Van Assche 6-3, 6-4 after 1h30m of play in the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 in Hamburg. Thus, the world No. 19 waits for Casper Ruud or Arthur Fils in the semifinals.
Alexander Zverev He signed a huge return to tennis, after a period of rehabilitation for a severe ankle injury. The best results of his season are the semifinals in Dubai, Geneva, Roland Garros and Halle, truly a few weeks more than interesting, which demonstrated all his hierarchy. In his last tournament he made quarters in Bastad. Now in Hamburg he beat Molcan in his debut to cross paths with Luca Van Assche. The 19-year-old Frenchman established himself in Pau and finished in Sanremo, to continue adding to the Top 100.
Zverev takes it in straight sets
Alexander Zverev and Luca Van Assche looked at each other in the quarterfinals of the Hamburg ATP.
Quickly at the start of the game, the German came out to dominate with his forehand, charging a lot on the wrong side to get his rival off the line. Pressing and playing deep, and with all the local support, he broke serve to take a three game lead. In the fourth game, the Frenchman managed to sustain escaping from break point to show some reaction. But then, Zverev did not lower his claims, he continued fine and precise with everything he tried and sealed the 6-3 after 41 minutes.
In the second set everything changed resoundingly. Luca increased his intensity, took risks with his blows, was encouraged to look for something different and found his chance to take advantage of it and break serve. With a lot of effort and great conviction, he confirmed the break by saving two break points. However, Sascha recovered dominance power, hurt again with her cross blows and recovered to level. Faced with a Van Assche who considerably decreased his speed and his concentration, Zverev overwhelmed him and eliminated him by 6-3, 6-4 after 1h30m.
2023-07-28 17:25:28
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