Tennis - Alexander Zverev reaches quarterfinals in Hamburg
Tennis player Alexander Zverev won his second match at the ATP500-Tournament in Hamburg's Rothenbaum. The Olympic champion and title defender defeated the Frenchman Hugo Gaston after a tough fight 4:6, 6:2, 7:5 and advanced to the quarterfinals.
After an early break to lead 2:1, the 27-year-old struggled and lost the first set in 47 minutes. Zverev complained at the championship point that the ball had previously landed twice in Gaston's court. With anger in his heart, the Hamburg native won the second set.
After two serve faults in the third set, the local hero managed the decisive break to 6:5 and ended the match after 2 hours and 35 minutes with an ace at the first match point.
In the round of the last eight players, Zverev faces the Chinese Zhang Zhizhen on Friday (18.30 hours). For the title defender, the world number 34 is an unknown opponent. There has been no match between the two on the ATP Tour so far.
In his upcoming quarterfinal match, Alexander Zverev will be facing Zhang Zhizhen from China, an opponent he has yet to play against on the ATP Tour. Despite being ranked 34th in the world, Zhizhen will be challenging the ATP500-Tournament title defender in Hamburg, Germany.
Born and raised in Hamburg, Germany, Zverev has consistent success in ATP500 tournaments, having just advanced past the second round after winning against Hugo Gaston in a challenging three-set match.
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