Top seed Alexander Zverev recovered from a set down to defeat countryman Yannick Hanfmann 6-7(12), 6-4, 6-2 at the BMW Open by FWU on Wednesday. "I am always happy to get a win like that," reflected Zverev. "Obviously [Hanfmann] played one of the best matches of his life today, so I wish him all the best and I hope he is going to continue playing like this in the next few weeks." The defending champion appeared to be in danger of an early upset after Hanfmann converted his seventh set point in a marathon first-set tie-break, but Zverev put the disappointment of failing to convert two set points of his own behind him to secure victory. The 21-year-old German improves...
Alexander Zverev made it a 21st birthday to remember on Friday night by reaching the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters semi-finals for the first time. The third-seeded German overcame the courtcraft and inventiveness of Richard Gasquet, in addition to a respectful and predominantly French crowd, to complete a hard-fought and thrilling 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 victory. It was his fourth straight win over 2005 semi-finalist Gasquet, who, one day prior, had become the first man from his country to record 500 match wins. "The third set was very intense, a lot of tight moments. I feel like in the tightest moments we both played the best tennis," Zverev said. "I'm just happy with my performance tennis-wise, also mentally-wise." With cheers of “Allez, Richard”...
Alexander Zverev discusses his victory against Richard Gasquet at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on his 21st birthday. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Watch highlights as Rafael Nadal raced past Dominic Thiem at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. He will face Grigor Dimitrov, while Alexander Zverev and Kei Nishikori booked their spot in the other semi-final Photo Credit: Julian Finney/Getty Images. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot takes you behind the scenes at the ATP Basketball Challenge, in which Marin Cilic, Grigor Dimitrov, Novak Djokovic, David Ferrer, Jack Sock and Alexander Zverev tackle a new sport in an intense competition.
