Alexander Zverev had a rather adventurous semifinal in Acapulco against Dominik Koepfer with an earthquake hitting the area during a rally. Sascha and Domink were playing a point at the beginning of the second set when things started to shake. The viewers from home could also see the camera shaking, but the players didn’t stop and eventually it was Zvever to win the point. Apparently, Sascha and Dominik didn’t even notice the earthquake that was of a 5.7 magnitude.
After the match, Sascha commented,
“I didn’t know what happened. Neither did Dominik. We just heard the crowd. I guess the lights started shaking and the crowd felt it more than we did. We were running around the court, so we had to play a point during the earthquake.
We didn’t feel much, but still obviously I know it happens here in Acapulco. I’ve witnessed it here before, so I guess it’s normal for Acapulco.”
The German no.1 managed to win the match 6-4 7-65 after recovering from a 1-4 deficit in the second set. Zverev will face Tsitsipas in the final. Their current record is 5-1 for Tsitsipas.
Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas faced off 6 times. Their record is 5-1 for Tsitsipas. Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-1 6-4 in the round robin in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney (ATP Cup) in January 2020.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Zverev in Acapulco, ranking, and results in 2021
Now ranked no.7, Alexander owns a composed 8-4 match record in 2021. The German is playing at the moment in Acapulco where he conquered Carlos Alcaraz Garfia 6-3 6-1, Laslo Djere 6-4 6-3, Casper Ruud w/o and Dominik Koepfer 6-4 7-65.
Alexander won 13 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 5 on clay courts and 5 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Tsitsipas in Acapulco, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked no.5 (career-high), Tsitsipas has achieved an overall 14-3 match record in 2021. The Greek is playing in Acapulco where he beat Benoit Paire 6-3 6-1, John Isner 6-3 6-2, Felix Auger Aliassime 7-5 4-6 6-3 and Lorenzo Musetti 6-1 6-3.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will fight against Zverev in the final. Their current head to head is 5-1 for Tsitsipas.
The Greek won 5 titles in his career: 1 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Dominik Koepfer in 2021
Ranked world no.71, Dominik played his last match on the 19th of March when he was overcome by Alexander Zverev 6-4 7-6(5) in the semifinal in Acapulco (draw).
This season the German has a 5-5 match record. Dominik Koepfer’s latest run in Acapulco was the best achievement of his season.
