Alexander Zverev routs Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 6-2 6-1 in the final in Cologne on Sunday after playing a great match to win his 13th career title, the 2nd of this season.
Sascha played great tennis and he was elated with his great performance. After the match he commented:
“I know in finals you have to play your best tennis to have a chance, so obviously [I am] extremely happy with my performance. Probably the best match of the past two weeks here. Diego is someone that you can really struggle with. He is somebody who doesn’t miss from the baseline.”
On the other side, Diego admitted that he couldn’t do much against the German as he was just too good. The Argentinian commented:
“Sascha was much better today. He deserved to win last week here and today he was perfect on court.”
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Zverev in this set stepped up in great fashion to overplay Schwartzman and without struggling too much he won 6-2 after breaking Diego in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.
Diego was completely outplayed in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-2 to 6-2.
Alexander converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-2 15-40) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Diego wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 6th game (2-3 40-A).
They contested 57 points. Alexander was the winner of the set after clinching 7 more points than Schwartzman (32-25). Zverev surrendered 11 points on serve (20-11). on the other side of the net, Diego conceded 12 points on serve (14-12).
Alexander won the set after he broke Diego 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game.
Schwartzman was eclipsed in the last 6 games of the set when the score went from 0-1 to 6-1.
The German converted 75% of his break points (3/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 2nd (1-1 30-40), the 5th (3-1 30-40) and the 7th game (5-1 15-40). On the other side, Alexander didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 43 points. Zverev won 15 more points than Schwartzman (29-14). The German was extremely solid on serve to concede just 2 points (12-2). On the other side, Schwartzman conceded 17 points on serve (12-17).
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At the end of the match, Alexander scored 61 points vs. the Argentine’s 39.
Alexander served exceptionally well to win 83% of the points (24/29) behind his first serve, and he won 50% points (8/16) on his second serve. The German didn’t lose the concentration in converting 63% of the break points that he procured (5/8). On the other side, Diego wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/1). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this contest, the head to head between Zverev and Schwartzman is 2-2. This was the 13th career title for Zverev. (see list of the title). Diego remains with 11 titles. (see list of the title).
Sascha will rest for the following week. He will be back to competitions in Paris and in London for the season’s finale. Diego will head to Vienna where he will face Lajovic in the opener.
Highlights Alexander Zverev vs. Diego Sebastian Schwartzman bett1HULKS Championships – Cologne
Tennis Scores in Cologne
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (6-2 6-1) – Stats and score progression
