The German Alexander Zverev He advanced to the round of 16 of the Paris Masters 1,000 after defeating the Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor7-6(2) and 6-3, making him a strong candidate for the title against the Spaniard Carlos Alcarazwho was not playing saw how his path was cleared in the fall of the Russian Daniel Medvedev.
After the retirement of the world number 1, the Italian Jannik Sinnerboth are the main candidates to re-enact, in the same city but in a different setting, the final of the last Roland Garros tournament, which ended with the victory of the Spaniard.
The German, who after falling in the round of 16 of the United States Open fell in his tennis, regained his breath against a tough opponent, who forced him to raise his level to advance in a tournament where he had a good result. .
Finalist in 2020, semifinalist next year, in both cases a victim of the Russian Daniil Medvedev, Zverev seeks to add his second victory of the year in a Masters 1,000 in Paris, after winning the one in Rome .
The German will now face the Frenchman Arthur Filswho beat the German Jean-Lennard Struff6-3 and 6-4, in a packed day for local tennis players, and who beat him in the final of the Hamburg tournament.
Zverev’s path to the final does not look complicated. If he defeats Fils, his rival will leave the rivalry between the Greeks Stefanos Tsitsipas and the Argentine Francisco Cerundolo.
On his side of the draw the Dane also won Holger Runewinner of the tournament in 2022, defeating the Kazakh Alexander Bublik6-4 and 6-2 and will face the winner of the match between the French Arthur Cazaux and the American Ben Shelton.
The Australian also won Alex de Minaurin Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic6-4, 7-6(5) and the winner of the match between the Americans Taylor Fritzfifth favorite, and the British Jack Draper.
Source: La Verdad
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