Alexander Zverev reached the quarterfinals of the ATP tournament in Beijing. A few days after his tournament victory in Chengdu, the tenth in the world rankings prevailed on Saturday (September 30th, 2023) with 6:7 (4:7), 6:2, 6:1 against the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
In the quarterfinals on Monday, Zverev will face the Chilean Nicolas Jarry. Zverev kept the first set against Davidovich open until 5:5, then the Spaniard used his second break point to make it 6:5. Zverev countered, saved himself in the tiebreak and was ultimately left behind when Davidovich converted his first set point after 1:14 hours.
Then Zverev turned up the heat. 45 minutes later he had equalized the set 6-2 against an opponent who was now completely overwhelmed. After 2:34 hours he brought home his first match point against an opponent who was increasingly physically deteriorating.
Zverev wants third title in the comeback season
Zverev, a two-time semi-finalist in the Chinese capital (2017, 2019), can continue to hope for the third title in his comeback season and the 22nd overall on the ATP tour. Before winning the tournament in Chengdu, the Hamburg native triumphed in his hometown at the end of July.
With the exception of the US Open winner Novak Djokovic, a large part of the world’s elite is teeing off at the 500 tournament in Beijing. This also applies to world number two Carlos Alcaraz, who will face Italian Lorenzo Musetti in the round of 16 on Sunday.