Alexander Zverev took a hit and landed in the top four of the Australian Open. Against. He played his best match so far in the tournament Carlos Alcaraz and left the first “big” of the season without his second favorite. Intractable on serve, good at hitting, effective and aggressive, the German, seeded sixth, won 6-1, 6-3, 6-7 (2-7) and 6-4, in three hours and six minutes of game, and will play in the semifinals of a Slam for the seventh time.
Zverev destroyed a very irregular Alcaraz in the first two sets, who was very quickly loaded with unforced errors and was unable to find his way with that powerful push which is one of the most dangerous on the circuit. It looked like the German was done when he led 5-2 in the third and was two points (30-30) away from victory. But Murciano showed signs of mental strength and achieved that partial. Although in the end it wasn’t enough to complete the resurrection and he said goodbye to the competition and his chances of regaining world number one.
“I played with one of the best in the world and when you are 6-1, 6-3 and 5-2 you start to think. When you are so close to winning and against an opponent like him, your head starts to spin and it’s not easy “We are human. Luckily I was able to play an excellent fourth set and carry the match forward. I’m happy to be in the semi-final and ready to continue”, commented the German post-match. Court interview with Jim Courier.
“Daniil has been bothering me a lot lately. But maybe this is my chance to beat him. I have the support of all the people, the energy of the Australian public is incredible,” he added. anticipating the duel that will be played on Friday against Daniel Medvedev.
Source: Clarin
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