Alexander Zverev surpassed Carlos Alcaraz by 7-6 (5) and 6-4 on the third and final day of the John Newcombe Group of the ATP Finals in Turin 2024. A result that confirmed the qualification of the German for the semifinals, as the leader after three victories, and the elimination of the Spaniards, who have accumulated one victory and two defeats.
The German is very comfortable on indoor and hard courts with a quick touch. He was the ATP Masters 1000 champion in Paris before arriving in Italy, where he has yet to drop a set, or his serve.
In his field he led an Alcaraz who did not arrive in time to recover from a cold, solve the consequences of the same in his bad debut against Casper Ruud.
Sasha Zverev He did not balance the record in his favor, 6-5. He has already won the quarterfinals of the Australian Open this season, but he dominated Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals of Indian Wells and, above all, in the final of Roland Garros. A KO in five sets that hurt the German even more.
He has also dethroned Alcaraz’s world number 2, although he would change everything for a Grand Slam, especially a Roland Garros. Have a good relationship with Carlos Alcarazthings get better for one or the other.
He got a laugh from Alcaraz, who was hurt by leaving a Masters, before leaving the court. They greeted each other closely on the network, and both were smiling. Zverev revealed what he told Alcaraz to make him laugh out loud in complicated sports situations.
“I told him that I had beaten myself so much this year, that I had to win at least once, in one of the important ones,” Zverev said.
“I think we offer entertaining tennis,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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