Alexander Zverev talks about his win over Italian No. 1 Fabio Fognini and looks ahead to playing Milos Raonic in the quarter-finals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Alexander Zverev, the #NextGenATP German, booked a place in his third ATP World Tour Masters 1000 quarter-final of the season (also Miami, Madrid) on Thursday with victory over Italian favourite Fabio Fognini at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. The 20-year-old Zverev silenced supporters at the Foro Italico with a performance of great maturity and efficiency in a 6-3, 6-3 win over 78 minutes. He will next face a fellow big-server, fifth seed Milos Raonic. Zverev, the No. 16 seed, controlled the pair’s first meeting – breaking once in the first set for a 3-1 lead, and later winning five straight games to 4-0 in the second set. Despite the best efforts of the Roman crowd, Fognini’s frustration was evident for all...
Overlooking the clay courts of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Tuesday, the ATP World Tour announced at a press conference the new rules for the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals in November in Milan. Get Tickets Now The new event is the buzz around the ATP World Tour as players are excited for the fresh innovation and keen to see it in action. “I’m excited about the event. I think the ATP has done a great job organising it, because we do have a strong group of guys who are playing great and who are getting up the rankings,” Alexander Zverev, the current leader in the Emirates ATP Race to Milan, said after his first-round win in Rome. “I think...
#NextGenATP Alexander Zverev, the No. 16 seed, worked hard to overcome former World No. 10 and qualifier Kevin Anderson, who is on the comeback trail from injury, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in two hours and 25 minutes on Tuesday for a place in the Internazionali BNL d’Italia second round. Zverev, the leader of the Emirates ATP Race To Milan for a spot at the Next Gen ATP Finals from 7-11 November, will now prepare for a second-round meeting against Serbia’s Viktor Troicki. The 20-year-old Zverev is 22-9 on the season, including two titles at the Open Sud de France (d. Gasquet) and the BMW Open by FWU (d. Pella). "I'm excited about the [Milan] event," said Zverev. "I think the ATP...
Alexander Zverev and Mischa Zverev, who captured the doubles title in Montpellier earlier this year, have teamed up again, this time in a bid for the Internazionali BNL d’Italia crown. The brothers began their quest with a 4-6, 6-2, 11-9 win over Sam Querrey and Gilles Simon on Monday in Rome, saving four of the six break points they faced in the 72-minute victory. They will next face Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, the second seeds and defending champions, in the second round. Florin Mergea and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi defeated Tommy Haas and Max Mirnyi 6-4, 6-2 to set a second-round clash with fifth seeds and Mutua Madrid Open champions Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo. John Isner and Jack Sock advanced...
