Wimbledon 2021: Alexander Zverev beats Taylor Fritz after a set deficit
Alexander Zverev first had to stretch against the American Taylor Fritz , but finally made it to the round of 16 at Wimbledon 2021 in four sets ( you can read the match in re-live here ).
by SID / tennisnet
last edit: Jul 03, 2021, 06:13 pm
Alexander Zverev is still doing well in Wimbledon and has reached the round of 16. The world number six from Hamburg had to give up his first set in the tournament on Saturday, but defeated the American Taylor Fritz 6: 7 (3: 7), 6: 4, 6: 3, 7: 6 (7: 7) in the third round. 4). Zverev Angelique Kerber followed in the second week of the tournament, the 2018 winner had previously beaten Alexandra Sasnowitsch from Belarus 2: 6, 6: 0, 6: 1.
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In the duel between two strong servers there were initially almost no chances for the return players. Zverev only earned two break opportunities right at the beginning, but left them unused. Fritz, who joined the French a month ago
Open had to leave the pitch in a wheelchair and then undergo meniscus surgery on his right knee, was the more active player and deserved to win the first set in the tie-break. Zverev showed how much he was frustrated when he started the second round angrily knocked away a ball and received a warning. And this outbreak seemed to be having an effect. Zverev immediately gave the first break to 3: 1, the next he grabbed ice cold to equalize the set.
Well against Auger-Aliassime
Zverev increased the pressure from the baseline, made hardly avoidable mistakes and also looked more often for the way to the network. And with his own serve, the US Open finalist didn’t allow himself any wobbles - the two break opportunities in the fifth game of the second set remained the only ones for Fritz in the entire match. In the fourth set, the tie-break had to decide again - this time with the better end after 2:37 hours for Zverev.
In the round of 16, Alexander Zverev will now meet Canadian youngster Felix Auger-Aliassime, who benefited from a job by Nick Kyrgios in the round of 32. He had injured his abdominal muscles at the end of the first set and had to end the game after losing the second round with a score of 1: 1. The 20-year-old Auger Aliassime, meanwhile, should be a welcome opponent for Zverev, in the previous three duels between the two, the native of Hamburg has not made a sentence.