Alexander Zverev continues to be in top form at the Tennis Masters in Madrid and, after a gala serve, is in the final 6:2, 7:5 against Alexander Blockx. His final opponent Jannik Sinner is waiting there.
As in the quarterfinals against Flavio Cobolli, Zverev showed from the start that his opponent would have no chance against him that evening. Blockx opened the game and immediately had to take a break. Zverev dominated the rallies, using his power to push his opponent meters behind the baseline at almost every point, Blockx was dependent on the German’s mistakes. And because there weren’t too many of them, the first set ended 6-2 after just 41 minutes.
Incredible Serve numbers at Zverev
In the second round, tournament surprise Blockx played much more courageously, he advanced and took risks. This paid off in that he was able to hold his serve, although Zverev had a few opportunities to break again. The third in the world rankings continued to play well, he was untouchable on his own serve and so, despite his opponent’s improvement, it seemed only a matter of time before he decided the game.
And that happened with a lot of luck at 5:5. Zverev missed seven break chances during the set, and he took advantage of the eighth with a net roller that landed just centimeters above the net on the opposing side. It was the decision, because Zverev, who served 77 percent of his first serves in the entire match and scored 81 percent of the points on his own service, used his first match point after 1:38 hours and is reaching for his third triumph in Madrid in 2018 and 2021.
Sinner pays twofold tribute Madrid champion Zverev respect
In the fourth Masters of the season, Zverev made it to the final for the first time. The reason why he hasn’t been able to do that so far will confront him on Sunday. Sinner was the last stop for Zverev in the semi-finals in Indian Wells, Miami and Monte Carlo, and now he is trying to defeat the Italian again after eight defeats in a row. In the last five games, Sinner even defeated him with 2-0 sets. “I’m looking forward to him, maybe I’ll be able to cause more problems for him this time”said Zverev.
The world number one also confidently won his semi-final against Arthur Fils 6:2, 6:4, it was his 27th consecutive victory in the Masters tournaments, all of which he won this season, and he was also victorious at the end of the year in Paris. “Zverev has already won here twice, the tournament suits him and he has the perfect game to play well here. It may look easy for me at times, but I too have pressure and am happy to be in a final again.”Sinner said before the Zverev game about a possible final duel on “Sky”.
