Zverev eases into the home tournament semifinals
Tennis Champion Alexander Zverev Overcomes Injury from Wimbledon, Shines at Home Tournament in Hamburg
Tennis player Alexander Zverev reached the semifinals at his home tournament in Hamburg, Germany. The Olympic gold medalist and defending champion defeated Chinese player Zhang Zhizhen on Friday with a score of 6:4, 6:3.
The 27-year-old plays against Pedro Martinez on Saturday for a spot in the final of the ATP500 tournament. Martinez previously defeated the fourth-seeded Argentine Francisco Cerundolo with a score of 1:6, 6:1, 6:4.
Zverev, who suffered an injury at Wimbledon, is having less trouble with it in his play. "When I woke up, it went much better for my knee," Zverev said. "I had a lot fewer pains." He hopes that he might not even feel it in Paris anymore – which is very unlikely.
Zverev put on his best performance of the week against Zhang, whom he faced for the first time. From the start, he played confidently. His injured left knee seemed to cause fewer problems. The fourth-ranked player was able to rely on his serve again. The decisive break for winning the first set came at 3:2.
Zverev took Martinez's serve away from him at the beginning of the second set. After 1 hour and 6 minutes, he converted the first match point in front of 9,000 enthusiastic spectators.
The second semifinal will feature Argentine Sebastian Báez and Arthur Fils. Fils advanced to the semifinals due to the injury retirement of second-seeded Holger Rune.
Rune retired at a score of 4:6, 1:4. He had complained of knee problems the day before. The third-seeded clay court specialist Báez defeated Italian Luciano Darderi in the quarterfinals with a score of 2:6, 6:4, 6:4.
Alexander Zverev, the Tennis Champion, is set to play in the final of the ATP500 tournament in Hamburg, having successfully overcome his injury from Wimbledon. Despite initially facing challenges with his left knee, Zverev delivered a promising performance in Hamburg, showcasing his skills on the Tennis court.
