Great catch-up against Sinner
Zverev remains on course for the title in Monte Carlo
4/15/2022, 9:43 p.m
In a spectacular match against Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev fights his way into the semi-finals of the ATP tournament in Monte Carlo. After the surprisingly early end of world number one Novak Djokovic, the German tennis star is the favorite for the title.
Tennis Olympic champion Alexander Zverev reached the semifinals at the ATP tournament in Monte Carlo after a big fight. The 24-year-old defeated Jannik Sinner from Italy 5: 7, 6: 3, 7: 6 (7: 5) in a heated atmosphere and can continue to hope for his first tournament victory this year. After 3:07 hours, Zverev converted his first match point in a duel between two battered players, in the meantime the Hamburg player hit from below.
After the early exit of world number one Novak Djokovic, Zverev is the highest-ranked professional in the Masters 1000 clay court tournament, which is worth around 5.2 million euros. In the round of the top four, he meets either Diego Schwartzman from Argentina or Stefanos Tsitsipas from Greece. So far this season, Zverev has been in the Montpellier final.
The best German tennis player got off to a better start against Sinner, was quickly 4:1 ahead and dominated with powerful attacking play. However, cheered on by the majority of fans on Court Rainier III, Sinner fought back. When the score was 5:5, the South Tyrolean used his fourth breakball in this game and completed the set a little later with an ace. The rhythm at Zverev was initially gone. However, the Hamburg player immediately compensated for the loss of serve to 1: 2 and had his right thigh treated for a long time when the score was 3: 2. Sinner struggled with a blister on his big toe.
During the rallies, both players hardly noticed their injuries at first, and Zverev won the second round at a high level. The third in the world rankings seemed to be in control. When he served from below, the audience booed him. Zverev was ahead twice with a break, Sinner didn’t give up. The tie-break also remained tight, a backhand mistake by Sinner made Zverev’s success perfect.