The shock Humbert-Alcaraz was not the only fire poster this Thursday at Rolex Paris Masters. We left them “cold” after their epic battle in the final ofHambourg won by the French. A few months later, Alexander Zverev took his revenge by beating Arthur Son at his home, at Bercy6-4, 3-6, 6-3. The winner of Tokyo and semi-finalist of Basel had three opportunities to come back to 5 games throughout in the third round but the German was able to tighten the game to qualify for the quarters, the 4th here. There he will find a player he knows well, Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Video – Arthur Fils after his eighth against Zverev at Bercy
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“The atmosphere here is much noisier than at Roland Garros”
“I’m glad I held on today (Thursday),” confided Zverev on the court. “It was a very good match. He is a great player who has improved a lot this year. I look forward to the next battles we will fight. The atmosphere here is much noisier than at Roland Garros. It’s crazy. We have the impression that the court is smaller and that the audience is above us. It’s something we don’t have often on the circuit, but I love it. I love playing in Paris. It’s one of my favorite cities in the world to play in, because of the crowd. They are very energetic and very loud. Many players have difficulty playing against French people here. “
Survive to THRIVE 👌@AlexanderZverev passes the Fils test, 6-4 3-6 6-3 to reach his sixth Masters quarter-final of 2024. #RolexParisMasters pic.twitter.com/NiLOTtNYSC
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) October 31, 2024
