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German tennis star Alexander Zverev kept his bid for an inaugural Grand Slam title alive with a close win over Borna Coric in the 2020 US Open quarterfinals on Tuesday. In January, Zverev reached the semifinal of a Grand Slam for the first time, which was at the Australian Open, before losing to Dominic Thiem.
Alexander Zverev outpointed Borna Coric in four sets 1-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-1), 6-3 to become the first German since Boris Becker (1995) to reach the semi-finals. . of the 2020 US Open. However, his US Open 2020 quarterfinal match did not end without an important talking point, namely, Zverev silenced a commentator during the match.
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US Open 2020: Alexander Zverev responds to commenter
An unusual incident occurred during the third set when Alexander Zverev lost his cool before serving Borna Coric. According to a report by Yahoo Sports, the world’s number 7 faced ESPN on-court commentator Brad Gilbert, who had been loudly discussing Zverev’s nine double faults. Zverev, while facing Gilbert, said that he was speaking too loud and that he could hear every word he said. Following Zverev’s outburst, Gilbert apologized to the player, going completely red after the incident.
After the incident, Zvererv claimed the third set tiebreak 7-1 and from there continued his dominance in the fourth set to seal his spot in the 2020 US Open semifinals. The German fifth-seeded now faces the Spanish Pablo Carreño Busta, who defeated Denis Shapovalov in their quarterfinal match of the 2020 US Open.
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Alexander Zverev now has a chance to lift the 2020 US Open title following Novak Djokovic’s disqualification from the tournament. World number one Novak Djokovic was suspended from his fourth-round clash against Pablo Carreño Busta for inadvertently hitting a line down the throat with a ball after becoming angry for playing poorly due to a sore shoulder.
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Following Novak Djokovic’s exit from the tournament, Alexander Zverev had said that the referees were simply doing their job and there wasn’t much he could say about it. He said the incident that left him a bit shocked and was very unfortunate and unfortunate.
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Live broadcast of the US Open in India
Tennis lovers can enjoy the live broadcast of the US Open in India by logging into Disney + Hotstar. While on television, US Open 2020 matches will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network. The live broadcast of the US Open in India will begin at 9:30 pm IST on Wednesday.
Image Source: Alexander Zverev / Twitter
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