By defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5, 6-4 on Friday, Alexander Zverev advanced to the Paris Masters quarterfinals and eliminated the Greek player from the ATP Finals. Moreover, the lone break point he faced was saved by the third-seeded German.
Next up for a championship challenge is 2022 champion Holger Rune, who Zverev, the runner-up at the French Open, will meet. Despite never having won the hard-court title, Zverev has advanced to the semifinals in Paris for the third time in the last four years.
Tsitsipas struggled with his first serve in the eleventh game, which led to the first break point opportunity. Zverev’s unforced fault gave him the break for 6-5. Before Alexander Zverev ended the set, Tsitsipas saved two set points but wasted his single break-point opportunity with his seventeenth unforced error. Also read: David Goffin Net Worth 2024, prize money, annual income, Endorsements, Cars, Houses, Properties, Charities, Etc.
In the third game of the second set, Zverev broke once more to seize complete control. In his last three service games, he scored 12 points in a row. After winning the Almaty championship and making it to the Vienna final, Khachanov improved to 12-1 in the final three weeks.
A day after shocking Carlos Alcaraz, he will play local hope Ugo Humbert in the semifinals. Humbert overcame Australian Jordan Thompson 6-2, 7-6 (4). Humbert is the first Frenchman to advance this far in Paris in seven years and has advanced to his maiden Masters semifinal. Also read: Tomas Machac Becomes The Third Czech To Defeat Andrey Rublev In The Last 30 Days with A Win In Miami