ATP Cup: Stefanos Tsitsipas defeats frustrated Alexander Zverev
Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Alexander Zverev 6-1 and 6-4 at the ATP Cup in Brisbane. It is 1-1 after the two singles, the decision must be made in double, which is contested on the German side by Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies .
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last edit: Jan 05, 2020, 12:07 pm
So you can kill the proverbial momentum: After a clearly lost first set against Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev manages his first break to make it 2-0 in round two. And the German number one hands it over with a double mistake. Everything was there, said Zverev when he switched to Captain Boris Becker the following time, only the serve didn't stop. In fact, Tsitsipas also dictated most of the rallies. And still took Zverev's next double mistake for the 3: 2 break with pleasure.
After that, it was more the Greek who was on another break than that Zverev could make a comeback. Tsitsipas acted as usual in tight situations, as the 21-year-old had recently won the ATP finals in the final against Dominic Thiem . After 74 minutes of play, Stefanos Tsitsipas converted his first match point with a fine half-volley stop.
Tsitsipas wins against Zverev for the fifth time
In the sixth match against each other, Stefanos Tsitsipas prevailed for the fifth time. Both players started with defeats in the ATP Cup: Tsitsipas lost twice to Denis Shapovalov in the tiebreak, Zverev could not turn a clear lead against local hero Alex de Minaur into a win. Australia already had their second win in the first game of the day against Canada, as they did 3: 0 against Germany.
In the first match of the night session, Jan-Lennard Struff prevailed against Greek number two, Michail Pervolarakis, as expected. Struff won 6: 4 and 6: 1. In the final doubles, Andreas Mies and Kevin Krawietz must now try to secure the first German victory in the ATP Cup. In the Greeks, the two individual players will probably compete with each other.