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Zverev Has Much To Celebrate So Far On Clay

Alexander Zverev could have hardly envisioned a better European clay-court swing so far. With three weeks remaining, the 21-year-old has won two titles, reached three finals and compiled a 16-2 record on the red dirt. Earlier this week in Rome, the German had strung together winning streaks of 13 matches and 23 sets. On Sunday, he competed in his fifth ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final and took a set off Rafael Nadal on clay for the first time in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series before falling 6-1, 1-6, 6-3. But of all the results Zverev could celebrate, he said his second consecutive run to the Internazionali BNL d'Italia final in Rome is the “most satisfying”. “Even when I was...

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Zverev New Leader As ATP Race To London Takes Shape

Just two months ago, Alexander Zverev was 36th in the ATP Race To London. Following an 8-4 start to 2018, failing to reach a final in his first four events, the 2017 Nitto ATP Finals qualifier was not even the top-ranked German in the Race (Peter Gojowczyk, 28th). But Zverev, who reached three out of the next four ATP World Tour Masters 1000 finals, including Sunday’s championship match at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, has soared into the Race lead with 3,135 points. Last year, the final qualifier for the year-end championship was Jack Sock, who finished the Race with 2,765 points. So the Monte-Carlo resident has put himself in a strong position to make a return trip to London, even...

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