Zverev, who lost the final twice in Halle (2016, 2017), immediately broke the first service of Cobolli. The Italian then came twice with 40-0 for the storage of Zverev, but did not break back. In the second set, the tennis players kept each other in balance to 6-6, after which the German won the tiebreak.
The first set had a remarkable moment, with Zverev left the track for a few minutes during the second game. Afterwards it turned out that he was struggling with stomach complaints. “Everything was fine before the game,” he explained. “Then I suddenly didn’t feel well, walked off the field and had to vomit. I have never experienced anything like that. After that I think I played a good game.”
Zverev meets the Russian Daniil Medvedev in the semi -final. The global number 11 previously beat the American Alex Michelsen 6-4 6-3 on Friday. The Italian title defender Jannik Sinner, the number 1 in the world, was eliminated on Thursday in the second round by the Kazakh Alexander Boeblik.
Alcaraz after a long fight with Munar quickly finished with Rindernech
Carlos Alcaraz has reached the semi -finals of the Queen’s grass tournament. The first placed Spaniard settled in two sets with the Frenchman Arthur Rindernech, who was admitted to the main schedule as Lucky Loser. It became 7-5 6-4.
Alcaraz after an epic duel of almost 3.5 hours in Queen’s, Bublik Stunt with victory in Sinner
A day before, Alcaraz still had to go far against his fellow countryman Jaume Munar in the heat in London, whom he defeated after three hours of play. “To be honest, I thought I would feel much worse today,” said five -time Grandslam champion Alcaraz on the track. “I’m glad it took only one hour and twenty minutes today.”
16 victories in a row
Alcaraz has now won 16 competition in a row. A record for the number two in the world.
In the semi -final, Alcaraz will compete against the fourth -placed Dane Holger Rune or the Spanish veteran Roberto Bautista Agut.