World No. 3 Alexander Zverev discusses his semi-final victory against #NextGenATP Canadian Denis Shapovalov at the Mutua Madrid Open and reflects on the possibility of a budding rivalry with Shapovalov. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Watch highlights as World No. 3 Alexander Zverev advances to the fourth ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final of his career at the Mutua Madrid Open, in which he will face Austrian clay stalwart Dominic Thiem, who seeks his maiden Masters 1000 trophy. Photo Credit: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Alexander Zverev’s start to 2018 was not what you may have expected after a breakout 2017, which saw him win five ATP World Tour titles. Three of the German’s first four losses came against opposition outside the Top 50 of the ATP Rankings. But ever since, the 21-year-old has been on a tear. Zverev continued his run of excellent form on Saturday by defeating #NextGenATP Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 6-1 for his eighth consecutive victory, advancing to the Mutua Madrid Open final. "It was great. It was a great match," Zverev said. "Obviously it's not easy to play Denis. Great player. Great talent. Hopefully he'll still improve and there are a lot more matches like this in the future." It...
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