Zverev Defies 'Physical Issues' to Reach Shanghai Masters Quarter-Finals
Zverev saved three set points and improved to 2-3 against Bublik as he advanced to face Alex de Minaur.
- On Tuesday, Alexander Zverev defeated Alexander Bublik 7-6 , 4-6, 7-6 to reach the Shanghai Masters quarterfinals in his first match since securing the year-end number one ranking.
- Zverev clinched the year-end top spot on Monday after third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz lost. He will officially overtake top-ranked Jannik Sinner next month after the Italian ended his season due to right knee inflammation.
- Bublik led 20-15 in aces but committed eight double faults compared to Zverev's one. Zverev, who saved three set points in the opening tiebreaker, noted, "My ankle was acting up," during the match.
- Zverev will next face Alex de Minaur in the quarterfinals after de Minaur defeated Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-4. De Minaur has won their last two meetings, both at the Laver Cup.
- Elsewhere at the tournament, 56th-ranked Arthur Gea defeated Jakub Mensik 7-6 , 6-4 in the fourth round. Zverev, who won the French Open and U.S. Open this year for his first two Grand Slam titles, remains in contention.
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Zverev defies 'physical issues' to reach Shanghai Masters quarter-finals
Alexander Zverev fought with a lot of effort in the quarterfinals of Shanghai on Tuesday. The top-ranked German, who will be number 1 in the tennis world for the first time this year, defeated the unpredictable Kazakh Alexander Bublik 7:6(6),4:6.7:6(1) at the ATP 1000 tournament in China.
The German has won his first game since he is sure to finish the year in the place of world number 1. A complicated victory against Kazakh Alexander Bublik (22nd) 7-6 (8/6), 4-6, 7-6 (7/1).
The ankle continues to cause problems, the opponent demands everything from him: Alexander Zverev survives a real tennis crime against Alexander Bublik and moves into the quarterfinals of Shanghai.
Since one day it is also highly official that Alexander Zverev in Bälde will be the number one in the tennis world. At ATP Masters In Shanghai he does justice to this role - but his ankle is worried.
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