Germany’s tennis star Alexander Zverev has in the ATP Masters in Miami reached the round of 16 and presented itself again in ascending form.
The Hamburg, which was set to number one, defeated the Australian on Monday Jordan Thompson In the third round after slight start difficulties with 7: 5, 6: 4 and now meets the French in the round of the last 16 Arthur Fils. Fils defeated the American Frances Tiafoe in a marathon match 7: 6 (13:11), 5: 7, 6: 2. “I did it well and I’m happy about the victory”said Zverev, who had increased massively after a 1: 4 deficit in the first sentence “I am happy With my level. “
The Australian open-Finalist fights against his weakness in Miami and for points in the world rankings. Two and a half weeks after his opening defeat at the Masters in Indian Wells Zverev had his second -round match against the British Jacob Fearnley won confidently, even on Monday he acted dominant over long distances – even if Thompson was not a real indicator. Zverev chased his first title at the 1000th tournament in Florida, in 2018 he lost the final.
Zverev is difficult at first
Against the world ranking 37. Zverev came into the game badly and gave his first impact game directly. The 27-year-old, who is not a big fan of matches at lunchtime, pulled the game more and more afterwards and used his BreakOpportunities ice cold. In the second round, the Tokyo Olympic champion was no longer stopped after an early break and used his second match ball to win.
In the absence of Jannik Sinner, who is still closed until May 4 because of his positive doping test from 2024, Zverev has set itself the goal of jumping to the top of the world rankings. After disappointing appearances in Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Acapulco, there was a preliminary low in Indian Wells.