Tournament in Toronto
Zverev loses semi -finals despite the match ball
07.08.2025 – 04:46 a.m.Reading time: 1 min.
After a long break, Alexander Zverev in Toronto again showed a good shape. But in the semifinals it was over.
Alexander Zverev missed the finale at the Masters in Toronto. Against the Russian Karen Chatschshanow, the German 3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 7 (4: 7), set number one. Zverev awarded a match ball in the third set and made too many slight mistakes against an opponent who wiggled several times.
In the final with a total of around 9.2 million US dollars (around 8 million euros), Hartplatz tournament in Canada endorsed in the final on Thursday (local time) to an American: Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton faced each other in the other semi-finals, which began after Zverev’s duel.
For Zverev, the ATP tournament in Cincinnati continues, the final preparation opportunity before the US Open in New York. This year there is a total record of $ 90 million (77.3 million euros). As the organizers announced, the Grand Slam tournament remains the highest-endowed event in tennis. For the winner and the winner in singles, $ five million (4.3 million euros) is awarded after it was 3.6 million a year ago.
Zverev had returned to the tennis tour in Toronto after a break of about a month. After his first -time end in Wimbledon, the Tokyo Olympic champion had talked about mental problems, prescribed a break and did not take part in a tournament until the start in Canada.