Alexander Zverev dispatches Jannik Sinner 7-63 6-3 in the semifinal in Cologne on Saturday. Zverev will seek to keep on going in this event against Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the final.
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Zverev won the set after recovering 3 times from a break down. In fact, after dropping his serve 3 times in the 4th (1-3), in the 10th (5-5) and in the 12th (6-6) game, Zverev broke back 3 times in the 7th (3-4), in the 9th (5-4) and in the 11th (6-5) game before bringing the set at the tiebreak that he won 7-3.
Zverev failed to serve out the set when leading 6-5 to be broken at 30.
It is worth noting that a key moment of this set was when Alexander won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to convert the score from 1-4 to 5-4.
Tiebreak
The German won 4 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 4th (3-1), 8th (6-2) and 10th (7-3) point. On the other side, the Italian won a minibreak in the 2nd (1-1) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2, 6-3, 7-c
Zverev converted 60% of his break points (3/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 7th (2-4 0-40), the 8th (4-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40). In addition on the other side, Jannik converted 50% of his break points (3/6). He had his opportunities in the 4th (2-1 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 9th (4-5 15-40) and the 12th game (5-6 30-40).
They played 78 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the German won just 2 more points than the Italian (40-38). Alexander dropped 20 points on serve (22-20). On the losing side, Sinner conceded 18 points on serve (18-18).
Zverev conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Sinner in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That was sufficient for Alexander to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks.
They played 63 points. The German was the one to win the set after conquering 5 more points than Sinner (34-29). Zverev conceded 12 points on serve (25-12). on the other side of the court, the Italian conceded 9 points on serve (17-9).
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At the end of the match, Alexander scored 75 points vs. the Italian’s 65.
The German served exceptionally well to win 79% of the points (37/47) behind his first serve. Yet he won only 34% points (11/32) on his second serve. The German didn’t lose the concentration in converting 57% of the break points that he conquered (4/7). On the other side, the Italian wasn’t that great in converting his break points (only 38% – 3/8). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Zverev and Sinner is 1-1.
Highlights Alexander Zverev vs. Jannik Sinner bett1HULKS Championships – Cologne
Draw and next match H2H: Alexander Zverev vs. Diego Sebastian Schwartzman – stats
Zverev will take on Sebastian Schwartzman in the final.
This will be the 4th time that Alexander Zverev and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Sebastian Schwartzman (see full H2H stats), but Zverev leads 1-0 on I.hard.
The last time that they played each other, Sebastian Schwartzman won 3-6 6-2 6-4 6-3 in the 4th round in New York back in 2019.
Tennis Scores in Cologne
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Jannik SinnerSinner (7-63 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (6-4 5-7 6-4) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (1-2) – H2H details and stats
