Davidovich won the first set against Zverev, but lost in the round of 16 in Beijing

The Spanish Alexander Davidovich He had already lost to the Chinese early in the morning from Saturday to Sunday against the German Alexander Zvereveighth seed in ATP on hard court in Beijing6-7 (4), 6-2 and 6-1 in 2 hours and 34 minutes to bid farewell to the tournament in the Asian giant’s capital.

Carlos Alcarazthe last Spanish survivor in the draw, will seek his place in the quarterfinals against the Italian Lorenzo Musetti around 09:30 Spanish time on Sunday. Their match is scheduled in the third shift on the center court, with the activity starting at 12:30 pm in Beijing, six hours less than Spain (06:30 am).

Results

Round of 16

BEIJING ATP (hard court)
N. Jarry-M. Arnaldi, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-3
D. Medvedev-A. De Minaur, 7-6 (3), 6-3
A. Zverev-A. Davidovich, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-1
U. Humbert-A. Rublev, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (3)

The man from Malaga started the first game after the break, surrendering two aces from the German, but he responded in the next two with three dropshots that forced Zverev to climb the net, a weak point in this set, and gave up his service.

The German tennis player quickly regained a disadvantage after a long exchange of backhands that only ended when the Spaniard ventured a parallel that went over the line.

After a double exchange of breaks between the two stars on the center court of the Diamond Arena in Beijing, a ‘tie break’ was reached, with the world number 10’s services unable to withstand the drop of 25th in the ATP rankings.

The second action began in reverse roles, as the man from Malaga hit direct serves twice, but, above all, as the percentage of Zverev’s points at the net increased significantly to help him take the first break in the third game and another in the fifth.

This, added to the desperation shown by Davidovich due to the timing of the clash, put the set on a silver platter for the double semi-finalist in Beijing.

A situation that did not change in the third set, which started with a break in favor of Zverev and an ‘ace’ on his first serve where he showed that he was more mentally prepared than his rival to face the final stages .

Two more breaks due to the incompetence of the Spanish tennis player, who accumulated a total of 54 unforced errors in the match, 15 in the final act, sealed the match and the passage to the next round of the ATP 500 tournament for the German.

In the quarterfinals, Zverev will face Chilean Nicolás Jarry, number 23 in the world ranking and second racket in South America, who defeated Italian Matteo Arnaldi (n.48) this Saturday, 7-6(4), 6-7( 4) and 6-3 in two hours and 58 minutes.