Alexander Zverev made it to the semi-finals at the ATP Masters in Miami with an overall convincing performance. The fourth-seeded Hamburger won in the quarterfinals against the stubborn Hungarian Fabian Marozsan 6:3, 7:5 and is now in the last four in Florida for the second time in his career.
“Fabian always challenges strong opponents, he’s an incredible player. That’s why I’m happy with how it went,” said Zverev, “I’m looking forward to the challenge ahead.”
The next opponent of the fifth in the world rankings is either the top seeded Wimbledon winner Carlos Alcaraz, who recently overcame Zverev 6:3, 6:1 in the quarter-finals in Indian Wells, or the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrow (No. 11). The second semi-final will be contested by Australian Open winner Jannik Sinner (Italy/No. 2) and Daniil Medvedev (No. 4).
Against the world number 57. Marozsan, who was in the quarterfinals of a 1000 tournament for the second time after Shanghai 2023, Zverev had the game firmly under control in the first set. The 26-year-old only allowed one break ball without any consequences, and he himself took the serve from Maroszan twice.
In the second set, things didn’t go quite so smoothly for the German; Zverev argued loudly at times. Marozsan played courageously and served strongly. But Zverev was there at the crucial moment and made it to the semi-finals with the only break of the set after 1:37 hours.
Zverev reached the final in Miami in 2018, but narrowly lost to the US giant John Isner. In 2023, the top German player failed at his opening hurdle.
2024-03-28 18:58:00
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