ATP:”Sascha” wins youngster duel

Alexander Zverev has won the China Open quarter-finals against Andrey Rublev from Russia and is in the semi-finals in Beijing.

It was not the expected exciting duel between the number four of the world Alexander Zverev and the emotional Russian Andrey Rublev.From the beginning “Sascha” took control of the rallies and won 6:2 and 6:3.

The more alert and focused player in the youngsters’ quarter-final duel was the top 10 player from Germany.His opponent had to take his first break early in the game.Zverev defended well and broke his opponent’s serve to the quick 2:1.Rublev reacted with crushing forehand shots to the backlog, which Zverev played back with an excellent defensive game and forced his opponent to make mistakes.

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It didn’t take long before the Russian racket hit the floor of the Olympic Green Tennis Center for the first time.Zverev’s service games were flawless, the 20-year-old served strongly and variably.At a score of 5:2, Rublev saw himself again in the predicament and did not stand up to the pressure of the German.The second break of the game gave Zverev the first run through with 6:2.

Zverev was clearly the better player in second.Rublev did not make a comeback, as he did the day before against Tomas Berdych.The world number four took advantage of the young Russian’s weaknesses mercilessly and won the early break 3-1.Symbolic of the Russian’s appearance: Rublev barely managed to get past a point deduction for repeated club throwing.Zverev didn’t let anything burn in the second round and played solid and thoughtful tennis.The rare bright spots in Rublev’s game were wiped out by double errors or avoidable point losses.Cold-blooded Zverev put Zverev on 5:1 with another break and had the chance to finish the match with his own serve.

Rublev, however, didn’t get up and scored in an eight-minute service game with his seventh break point and defended a match point.The uprising of the world’s number 39 choked Zverev in the bud and after 71 minutes served itself to the 6:2 and 6:3 match win.With his 51st birthday.Victory this year Zverev makes a big step towards ATP finals in London.

In the semi-finals, Zverev is now calling for the next generation to join him.Nick Kyrgios is a tough one waiting for the German.Kyrgios benefited from the Belgian Steve Darcis’ loss in his quarter-finals.

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