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After his two victories in the Cologne tournament, Alexander Zverev also reached the final of the ATP Masters in Paris.
Germany’s best player won in the semifinals against world number two Rafael Nadal by 6: 4, 7: 5 and will face Russian third-seeded Daniil Medvedev on Sunday. 13-time French Open champion Nadal is still waiting for his first victory at the Paris-Bercy tournament.
In the first set, Zverev was clearly the best player on the field, against his serve and deep returns, Nadal could not find the means. After ten minutes, Zverev got the final break to 2: 1, Nadal did not make a point in this service game.
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After 37 minutes, Zverev used his third set ball at 6: 4 against the Spaniard, who gradually found his way into the game.
Zverev defeated Nadal in Paris
“You always have to play smartly against Rafa,” Zverev said after his quarter-final victory against Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland, and he stayed true to his own goal in the second set against Nadal. Again, the third game was decisive, Zverev secured the break at 2-1 against Rafael Nadal, who did not seem to be at his level for a long time.
That only changed in the eighth game of the second set, by then Nadal had defended himself from a few more break opportunities from Zverev and tied at 4: 4. With his first double error in the match, Zverev Nadal had paved the way to the break. , then the Spanish rose to zero to 5: 4.
But Zverev failed to take the second win in the seventh comparison to Nadal, after another break to 6: 5, he converted his second match point after 1:38 hours.
Zverev declined to comment on the new accusations of his ex-girlfriend Olga Scharypowa in Paris. In SIDHis new adviser, Bela Anda, made a request with reference to Zverev’s Instagram statement last week: “Alexander Zverev continues to support his clarifying statements made there.”
Sharypova was in the tennis magazine Racket New complaints of physical and psychological violence were made during the 13-month relationship. The Russian would like to renounce legal actions against her ex-boyfriend.
