German tennis player Alexander Zverev advanced to the semifinals of the Monte Carlo Masters today, after defeating the world's 40th player, Brazilian Joao Fonseca, after three sets - 7:5, 6:7, 6:3.
The world's third-ranked tennis player won after two hours and 41 minutes.
The tennis players won games on their serves in the first set until the 11th, when Zverev made a break point that was enough for him to take the lead in the match.
Zverev broke Fonseca's serve in the first game of the second set and had a two-game lead, 3:1, until the Brazilian player rolled over five games and turned it around to 5:3.
Zverev managed to break the tie, and after a game on his own serve, he tied the set at 5:5. The players then won a game on their own serve, and a tiebreak was played, which Fonseca won 7:3.
In the sixth game of the third set, Zverev broke for 4:2, maintained his lead, and after the second match point, advanced to the semifinals.
His opponent will be the winner of the duel between Italian Jannik Siner and Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime.
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