Alexander Zverev succeeds against Daniil Medvedev a prestigious success. The recipe told him Carlos Alcaraz.
by SID
last edited: 08/18/2023, 12:13 p.m
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Alexander Zverev is in the quarterfinals in Cincinnati
Alexander Zverev was visibly relaxed when he sat in front of the TV cameras in Cincinnati – and the top German player promptly revealed the amazing mastermind of his tactics for success against world-class player Daniil Medvedev. “I played golf with Carlos Alcaraz in Toronto,” Zverev said with a smile in an interview with Tennis Channel: “I asked him a few questions and he actually gave me a pretty good match plan.”
A match plan by the world number one, which helped him achieve 6: 4, 5: 7, 6: 4 prestige success and confirmed Zverev’s intended return to the top. He ended his losing streak against the 2021 US Open champion while also celebrating his first win against a top 10 player since suffering a serious ankle injury. “Now it was my turn,” said Zverev, who had lost all three previous duels with Medvedev this year.
In the quarter-finals, Zverev is now the favorite against Adrian Mannarino (France), before another location determination could follow in a match against Grand Slam record champion Novak Djokovic (Serbia) or Taylor Fritz (USA).
Zverev is improving
Zverev had won the Cincinnati 2021 hard court tournament, last year he was absent due to the serious ankle injury he suffered at the French Open against Rafael Nadal. At the US Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the year (August 28 to September 10), he is aiming for a good result – in 2020 he was only stopped in the final by his Austrian buddy Dominic Thiem.
The best possible placement position could help Zverev in New York. And the Hamburg ranking continues to climb. According to the current status, he should be at least 14th in the world rankings in the coming week. Zverev is also putting pressure on the competition in the race to participate in the ATP Finals in Turin.
The singles tableau in Cincinnati
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