Alexander Zverev talks about qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals in London after beating Andrey Rublev during the China Open quarter-finals on Friday. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Alexander Zverev joins Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer as the third qualifier for the eight-man field Nitto ATP Finals, to be held at The O2 in London from 12-19 November.
Twenty-year-old Alexander Zverev is set to make his debut at the Nitto ATP Finals, to be held 12-19 November at The O2 in London. A winner of two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles this season, the German joins Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in the 2017 field, leaving five places up for grabs with six weeks to go until the season-ending tournament. Buy Tickets “I think it's great for any player to qualify for a prestigious event that we have in London,” said Zverev, who attended the tournament in 2015 to receive his ATP Star of Tomorrow Award presented by Emirates. “It's really an award for, I think, every player that shows that you've been one of the best...
Alexander Zverev joined Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on Friday as only the third player to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals, to be held 12-19 November at The O2 in London. Buy Tickets The 20-year-old German sprinted past #NextGenATP Russian Andrey Rublev in the China Open quarter-finals in Beijing to clinch his debut at the prestigious season-ending tournament. Zverev broke four times and needed only 70 minutes to beat Rublev 6-2, 6-3. He improves to 2-0 against the 19 year old in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series, having also beaten the Russian last year at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. Rublev is in second place in the Emirates ATP Race To Milan, which will determine seven of the eight players...
Alexander Zverev earned his 50th tour-level match victory of the season with a convincing 6-4, 6-2 win over Fabio Fognini in 73 minutes on Thursday, advancing to the quarter-finals of the China Open. Victory in Friday's quarter-finals against Russian Andrey Rublev will see Zverev qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals for the first time. “I thought in the beginning we both played pretty well, from the baseline especially. I think [it was] a pretty high level,” Zverev said. “I’m happy to get through.” The German, who broke the Italian four times, continued his pursuit of a tour-leading sixth ATP World Tour title in 2017. He is currently tied with fellow Beijing quarter-finalist Rafael Nadal and 19-time Grand Slam champion Roger...