Stefanos Tsitsipas, a serious injury against Rafael Nadal and Kasper Rud during the previous three years have crushed Alexander Zverev's dreams one step away from the finals - now he will have a new opportunity to finally break through the barrier called the semi-finals of Roland Garros.
The German tennis player is among the top four at the Grand Slam in Paris for the fourth time in a row, this evening he defeated Alex de Minor in three sets (6:4, 7:6, 6:4) and scheduled a new battle for the final with the debtor from last year - the Norwegian Ore.
"I'm happy to be in a new semifinal here, I hope I can go one step further," Zverev said with a smile after the match.
Zverev mostly controlled the events on the court against De Minor, and after the five-round two duels in Paris, which he won in five sets, he showed his mental strength tonight in the tie-break of the second set.
He was losing 4:0 at that moment, but then he scored five points in a row and there was no way out for De Minoro...
"I learned to fight, my father, who is also my coach, is responsible for that - sometimes that fight pays off like tonight," added Zverev.
Friday is decision day - Roland Garros is waiting for a new ruler.
Roland Garros, semi-finals
Friday
Alkaras - Siner
Rud - Zverev
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