2023-06-04 01:58:29
After an intense fight, Alexander Zverev overcame Frances Tiafoe (3/6, 7/6(3), 6/1, 7/6(5) in 3:41). He will face Grigor Dimitrov on Monday in the round of 16, his sixth consecutive Porte d’Auteuil
Alexander Zverev (41 winners, 46 unforced errors) was more consistent than his opponent (34 winners, 50 unforced errors). The 27th in the world also had a scare at the start of the third set when he fell on a grip, which revived the memories of his terrible injury last year in the semi-finals against Rafael Nadal. “I know what happened last year, underlined the German. It was moving to come back to the Philippe-Chatrier for the first time when I played Molcan, I’m not going to lie. But there, I came to play the best players in the world, and today that’s what I did. I’m happy with the win and to be in the next round.Despite the loss of his serve, he recovered at 5-5 as Tiafoe served to come back to two sets everywhere. In the tie-break, he concluded on his first match point. “I’m just happy to be in the eighth, for the second week of a Grand Slam. It’s something great for me.» «I think he is very competitive. He is not at the top of his game. He still played well tonight. He works very hard, and I’m sure he’ll be back very, very soon.“, predicts the American.
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