Tennis Olympic champion Alexander Zverev reached the semi-finals of the ATP tournament in Geneva shortly before the French Open.
In his quarter-final duel with Wu Yibing, the 26-year-old benefited from the resignation of his Chinese opponent after 21 minutes with a score of 4-1 in the first set. Zverev showed a dominant appearance up to this point and took the world number 59. twice his serve.
Zverev reacts empathetically
Zverev showed understanding for his opponent’s decision not to risk anything shortly before the start of the Grand Slam tournament in Paris on sand on Sunday. “It was the right decision for him. It’s not nice to win like that, but I’m happy to be in the semifinals“Said the former world number two in an interview on the pitch.
In the fight for the first final since his comeback after a serious ankle injury, Zverev now meets the winner of the match between the top seeded Casper Ruud from Norway and the Chilean Nicolas Jarry. Both French Openwhere Zverev injured himself in the semifinals against Rafael Nadal last year, he meets the South African in the first round Lloyd Harris.