Top Seed Zverev Digs Deep to Reach Shanghai Last 16
The German top seed dropped the second-set tie-break before closing out the match in three sets and moving into the last 16.
- On Sunday, top-seeded Alexander Zverev defeated Frenchman Quentin Halys 6-4, 6-7 , 6-3 at the ATP 1000 Shanghai Masters to reach the last 16.
- World number two Zverev threatens Jannik Sinner's top ranking; the Italian remains sidelined in Shanghai due to injury, opening the door for the 29-year-old to usurp him.
- Zverev cut a frustrated figure, barking at his corner, while clinching the first set against 48th-ranked Halys in 38 minutes before breaking serve early in the deciding set.
- In the last 16, Zverev will face Alexander Bublik, who rallied to beat Brandon Nakashima 6-7 , 6-3, 7-6 in a separate match.
- "This year I have been picking my tournaments and places where I want to peak," Zverev said, noting two Grand Slam titles. Meanwhile, world number three Carlos Alcaraz faces Belgium's Zizou Bergs on Monday.
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Medicine Hat NewsUS Open champion Alexander Zverev advances in Shanghai Masters third round, Ben Shelton beaten
Top-seeded Alexander Zverev let two match points slip in the second-set tiebreaker before winning 6-4, 6-7 (8), 6-3 against Quentin Halys at the ATP 1000 Shanghai Masters. The U.S. Open champion never gave up a break-point chance in the third-round…
Third and last Frenchman hired in Shanghai on Sunday, Quentin Halys held the high dracée at the world number 2 Alexander Zverev, but was too irregular to beat him.
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France24Top seed Zverev digs deep to reach Shanghai last 16
The German top seed belatedly saw off the Frenchman 6-4, 6-7 (8/10), 6-3 to reach the last 16, despite moving a little uncomfortably at the end. "He plays unbelievably aggressive and serves incredibly," Zverev, himself one of the biggest servers on tour, said of his beaten opponent. "This year I have been picking my tournaments and places where I want to peak, I did not do that early in my career. "It paid off, I won two Grand Slams and reached …
Alexander Zverev will be the new number one in the tennis world rankings. On his way there he fights into the eighth final of the tournament of Shanghai. In the end there is a three-set victory - and pain in the ankle.
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