The German Alexander Zverev He came close to being eliminated in the second round of the Paris Tennis Masters 1,000, but he struggled to overcome the Frenchman’s attacks. Ugo Humbert6-4, 6-7(3) and 7-6(5), and meet in the round of 16 of the tournament with the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.
The German, tenth favourite, took the match well, winning the first set with authority, and was on the brink of the second, where he had one serve to win, but he let it slip away and gave up in the end . Frenchman in the field, 26th in the world in his 25 years, which, supported by the public, forced the third.
There was also Zverev, a finalist in 2020, on the ropes, 4-2 down, but managed to level at 4 on a contested point, before firing ex officio to score the match in the tiebreaker game where he showed he has more. experience. than his rival.
With that victory, Zverev relaunched his chances of finishing the year in the top 8, which would mean qualifying for the Turin Masters.
In the round of 16 he will face Tsitsipas, who is one win away from securing the final tournament of the year in the Italian city.
This will be the thirteenth match between two players of the same generation, the first this season. In previous confrontations, Tsitsipas won; and Zverev, four.
Source: La Verdad
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