Tennis pro Alexander Zverev easily reached the semi-finals at the ATP tournament in Cincinnati and a week and a half before the start of the US Open gets a showdown with Novak Djokovic.
The Tokyo Olympic champion won 6-2, 6-3 against Frenchman Adrian Mannarino on Friday evening (08/18/2023, local time) and is thus in the semi-finals of the tournament he won in 2021. After his victory in just 72 minutes, the duel with the Serb Djokovic is now waiting, who also had no great trouble 6: 0, 6: 4 over the American Taylor Fritz.
“My tennis is developing well at the moment. Of course, after the bad week in Toronto, it was very important for me to stay in the competition and play good tennis. I’m happy to be in the semifinals here,” said Zverev after his strong performance .
Back in the top ten with tournament victory
He had previously defeated his rival Daniil Medvedev from Russia 6: 4, 5: 7, 6: 4 in the round of 16 of the ATP 1000 tournament. After nine consecutive defeats against top ten players, this win was particularly important for Zverev.
The duel with Djokovic increases on Saturday evening (local time) and should be an indicator for the US Open in New York (August 28 to September 10). The second semi-final will be played by Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz and Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz. If he won the tournament in Cincinnati, Zverev would celebrate a return to the top ten in the world rankings.