Wimbledon 2021: Alexander Zverev is subject to Felix Auger-Aliassime in the round of 16 in five sets
Alexander Zverev was eliminated in the round of 16 at Wimbledon. The German number one had to admit defeat to Felix Auger-Aliassime 4: 6, 6: 7 (6), 6: 4, 6: 3 and 4: 6. ( Here you can read the match in the live ticker ).
by Nikolaus Fink
last edit: Jul 05, 2021, 08:44 pm
Sometimes history repeats itself in sport as well: Alexander Zverev lost five sets to Stefanos Tsitsipas at the French Open after a 2-set deficit, and the Hamburg-born man also had to pay tribute to his false start despite a great catch-up race at Wimbledon.
This time it was Felix Auger-Aliassime who suddenly ended the dreams of Zverev's first Grand Slam title. The first two sets went to the Canadian, despite a 2: 4 deficit, who did not find his game in the two following rounds and had to give it up.
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At the beginning of the fifth set, Zverev had to accept an immediate break after a weak service game - the 24-year-old acted too inconsistently with his own service over the entire duration of the match - which he initially knew how to catch up under the roof, which has now been closed.
Auger-Aliassime in the quarterfinals against Berrettini
At the score of 3: 3 Auger-Aliassime again took the serve from his opponent, who was four years older than him. This break ultimately represented the preliminary decision: after a little more than four hours of play, the world number 19 turned. his second match point to 6: 4, 7: 6 (6), 4: 6, 3: 6 and 6: 4 success.
Auger-Aliassime is thus in a Grand Slam quarter-finals for the first time in his career. In this he will meet Matteo Berrettini on Wednesday, who clearly defeated Ilya Ivashka 6: 4, 6: 3 and 6: 1.
Here is the men's single tableau
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