"That's really special": Alexander Zverev completes the collection of wins against "Big Four"
Alexander Zverev (ATP No. 4) defeated Andy Murray (ATP No. 121) for the first time in his round of 16 in Indian Wells and thus completed a special victory quartet.
by SID / tennisnet
last edit: Oct 13, 2021, 12:15 pm
It felt like a small milestone for Alexander Zverev. "That's really special. Because not many players have managed to win against all four in their career," said the German tennis star after he knocked out Andy Murray at the Masters in Indian Wells.
With the 6: 4, 7: 6 (7: 4) success against the three-time Grand Slam winner, Zverev completed his personal quartet against the so-called "Big Four". He had already beaten the major record champions Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. But he had missed a success against "Sir Andy" in the two previous meetings.
In the fight for the round of 16 at the highly endowed tournament in the Californian desert, the world number four had the better end on his side against the former number one, which clearly frustrated Murray: The Briton thundered his racket on the hard court. Zverev, on the other hand, has won 19 of the last 20 matches, including his Olympic victory - he only had to admit defeat to Djokovic in the semifinals of the US Open.
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Here you can read the match between Murray and Zverev in the live ticker.
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"You have to enjoy what you do. After Wimbledon, I enjoyed every second that I was on the pitch," said the man from Hamburg: "The second set in particular was on a high level."
The number three seeded Zverev will now meet the French Gael Monfils (No. 14). So far, he has been leading 3-0 in the direct comparison, but the last game was from 2016.
Here the single tableau in Indian Wells
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