19:14
Zverev – Shapovalov 3: 2
With a good serve to the body, the Canadian forces Zverev to make a return error and stays connected.
19:13
Zverev – Shapovalov 3: 1
When the score was 15:15, Shapovalov lured Zverev forward with the next short ball. Zverev does not place himself correctly and pushes his forehand into doubles.
19:12
Zverev – Shapovalov 3: 1
This is a perfect service game by Alexander Zverev! He doesn’t allow anything at all and takes the 3-1 lead in the first set.
19:10
Zverev – Shapovalov 2: 1
Strong combination from Zverev! He lashes out and sends Shapovalov wide off the field. This quickly runs back in the direction of the middle, but the German keeps track and sets his forehand against the running direction to the winner.
19:08
Zverev – Shapovalov 2: 1
Then Shapovalov gets through his service game after all. With three points in a row, he stays in the first set and prevents a possible preliminary decision.
19:07
Zverev 2-0 Shapovalov
Denis Shapovalov saves himself in the debut, but Zverev starts with a strong praise. This falls behind in front of the baseline, so that the advantage ends up on Zverev’s side.
19:05
Zverev 2-0 Shapovalov
Now the Canadian has woken up a bit. Zverev lets him come back with a backhand return error. Shapovalov then dares the short ball again and gets the German forward. Zverev counters with a forehand cross volley that Shapovalov can drop into the open field.
19:03
Zverev 2-0 Shapovalov
Denis Shapovalov has to be careful not to let this first sentence slip out of his hands too quickly. First his one-handed backhand slips out, then it’s double fault number two that quickly puts him in a precarious 0:30 deficit.
19:01
Zverev 2-0 Shapovalov
But then the arm warmed up and the German confirmed his break at 15. The length of the groundstrokes was right and the Canadian himself was still struggling with his precision. Without much trouble he puts his forehand through the middle behind the baseline.
18:59
Zverev 1-0 Shapovalov
Zverev seems to have looked at Shapovalov’s service game a little too well, because he also quickly throws in the first double fault.
18:58
Zverev 1-0 Shapovalov
Breakball number one is not enough, also because the first serve finally comes into the field. However, Zverev uses the second break chance immediately. The return goes over Shapovalov’s backhand and lands right in front of his feet. A little wildly he throws the ball over the cross side and the German gets the break.
18:57
Zverev 0-0 Shapovalov
This is not how the Canadian imagined his start. He followed the first double fault to 0:40 and immediately had three break chances against himself.
18:56
Zverev 0-0 Shapovalov
Dinner is served! Shapovalov needs to go over the second serve immediately, risking the early mistake on the defensive. Then he failed the forehand stop completely to 0:30.
18:50
players are there
The players have arrived in the arena. Alexander Zverev wins the coin toss and decides to return. His opponent will open the game after the warm-up time with his own service.
18:42
Shapovalov with form fluctuations
On the other side is Denis Shapovalov, the current number 27 in the world. The Canadian struggles with form fluctuations from time to time. Things are not going particularly well for the 24-year-old this year. In January he reached his only quarter-finals of the season in Adelaide. At all other tournaments, Shapovalov had to pack his bags earlier. In addition, he played the lawn tournament in Stuttgart last week, which ended immediately in the first round against Marton Fucsovics. In Halle, the Canadian survived the first round in straight sets against Lloyd Harris.
18:38
The way goes on
Alexander Zverev is still on his way back to the top of the world. A few weeks ago he achieved his first major result since his injury by reaching the semi-finals in Roland Garros. However, there was a slight setback afterwards, because Zverev had to postpone the start of the grass season. A strain prevented him from starting in Stuttgart. Now the German seems to be free of pain again. Yesterday he met his good friend Dominic Thiem in his first game here in Halle. Thiem is also still looking for a way back to his old form. Zverev, who is now number 22 in the world, prevailed in an impressive manner with 6: 3 and 6: 4.
18:35
Jarry with the surprise
Nicolás Jarry throws number two seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas out of the tournament. In two exciting sets he prevailed 7:6 and 7:5. The arena will now be free for the last match of the day in just a few moments.
16:55
Welcome
Hello and welcome to the Round of 16 at the Terra Wortmann Open. Alexander Zverev and Denis Shapovalov are scheduled for the fourth and last game in the Owl Arena. The planned start of 5:30 p.m. will be pushed back a little because the previous game between Tsitsipas and Jarry has just started. We’ll get back to you in good time as soon as we start here.