Alexander Zverev is in the semi-finals of the ATP Masters in Rome after a strong performance. Against the American Taylor Fritz Germany showed a concentrated performance from the first rally and won the match confidently 6:4, 6:3 despite a moment of shock.
von tennisnet.com
last edited: May 15, 2024, 10:56 p.m
The result looks clear: Alexander Zverev won 6:4 and 6:3 against Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinals in Rome. This suggests a poor performance from Taylor Fritz. But it was not like that. A really strong performance from Alexander Zverev. He’s getting into the match well. Especially in the longer rallies, Zverev usually has the better end for himself at the beginning.
Zverev’s dangerous fall in Fritz’s second service game
But then a moment of shock in Taylor Fritz’s second opening game. During a backhand return, Zverev loses his balance and falls on his left wrist. The physiotherapist and tournament doctor immediately come to the pitch and treat the German. After a medical timeout, however, Zverev continues. And after the break, Zverev got the break to make it 2-1 in the first set.
Afterwards, a balanced match develops in which Zverev often acts a bit more aggressively and, above all, more variably than his opponent. Zverev, for example, repeatedly appears successfully online. The logical consequence: Zverev wins the first set 6:4. Also thanks to a rate on his first serve of an incredible 81 percent.
Now also the favorite in the semi-finals
At the start of the second set the match is a bit more even. Since Taylor also finds Fritz at his service, no player can initially gain an advantage. In the seventh game of the second set, Alexander Zverev earned two break chances and used the first to take a 4-3 lead. Now Taylor Fritz’s resistance has been broken – and Alexander Zverev just won’t let up. With a double break, Zverev secured his place in the semi-finals in Rome and showed his strongest match on clay this year.
In the semifinals, Alexander Zverev will now face Djokovic’s conqueror Alejandro Tabilo.
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2024-05-15 20:51:00
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