The German Alexander Zverev extended his ambitions to Madrid Masters 1000 with a solid victory over Canadian Denis Shapovalov (6-4 and 7-5) to reach the round of 16 where the Argentine will be measured Francisco Cerundolo.
He The fourth seed, a two-time Caja Mágica winner and another finalist, took one hour and 45 minutes to beat Shapovalovthat I already know won five times before in eight matches played; theirs, in the same scenario in 2018the first year the German won.
Zverev emphasized the high level of play he usually reaches in Madrid. Naa In the last two seasons he was surpassed only by Carlos Alcaraz, both champions.
For the first time this season, the Hamburg tennis player won two in a row on clay. After defeating the Croatian Borna Coric, he met Shapovalov, whom he knocked out without a reply.
Alexander Zverev There was enough of a break in the first set to take advantage of the scoreboard. He also took the second on the track with another break and served to win 5-4. He had a match point but Shapovalov reacted, managing to grab serve from his opponent for the first time in the match and level the set. However, the world number four player won two games in a row and closed out the set without having to reach a tiebreaker.
Zverev will face Argentine Francisco Cerúndolo in the round of 16, which He eliminated American Tommy Paul 6-7(5), 6-4 and 6-2.
Source: La Verdad
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