Alexander Zverev is in the quarterfinals of the 500 tournament in Halle. The best German tennis player narrowly prevailed against the Italian Lorenzo Sonego in three sets.
Alexander Zverev reached the quarter-finals of the ATP tournament in Halle with a hard-won three-sentence victory against the Lorenzo Sonego. The German prevailed after two and a half hours with 4: 6, 6: 4, 7: 6 (7: 2) against the strong Italian after a real will performance.
The 28-year-old had to go to his performance limit to conquer Sonego. In this way, Zverev can collect further match practice on the Grand Slam tournament in Wimbledon (30.6-13.7.) On the East Westphalian lawn.
Play level increases slowly
Both Zverev and Sonego started the game quite faulty, but both of them were able to win their service games. There were no spectacular balls to be admired, both searched for their solidity in the initial phase.
The game level slowly increased, Zverev managed to place his massive projects better and better. But Sonego found answers again and again, especially with his serve, which the Italian often drog over the net at 200 km/h.
Zverev suddenly unsafe
But the German also seemed stable in his surcharges before he suddenly acted uncertainly in the eighth game, at 3: 4 and built three slight mistakes. This was sufficient Sonego, who acted more braver overall and invested more in the match.
The Italian took the first chance of a break to 5: 3. In Sonego’s following service game, Zverev had no chance, the Italian finished 6: 4 with an ASS.
Zverev turns open
At the beginning of the second sentence, Zverev was to be seen that this sentence deficit frustrated him and that he wanted to take an increase in performance. After a successful service game, he developed two break balls at Sonego’s service, which the Italian defended with two consecutive stops and was still able to win the game.
Zverev was now closer, but he lacked the last consequence to make a decisive decisive factor. The 28-year-old won his impact games confidently, was able to put Sonego under pressure, but did not get the necessary consistency at a high level in his return game.
Up to 5: 4 for Zverev, both players did not show their nakedness, but then the German suddenly turned up and he managed a break to zero 6: 4.
Decision in the tiebreak
Zverev now looked more active and determined the game, Sonego reacted above all. The German had a significant increase in performance. But: The Italian continued to open and kept Zverev in chess. The quality of the game gradually increased.
Up to 6: 6, both players mostly won their service games confidently, they only wobbled slightly. The decision had to be made in the tiebreak. Zverev succeeded early on a mini break to 2-1 and even expanded his lead to 5: 2. In the end, Zverev completed with a volley to the hard-fought 7-2 success.
Our sources:
- Game of Alexander Zverev against Lorenzo Sonego on June 19, 2025
