Alexander Zverev overcomes Rafael Nadal 6-4 7-5 in the semifinal in Paris on Saturday. Zverev will seek to keep on going in this event against Daniil Medvedev in the final.
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Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the German grabbed in the 3rd game (2-1) just before finally winning the set (6-4).
Alexander was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 3rd game (1-1 0-40). On the other side, Zverev didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 52 points. Zverev was the one to win the set after conquering 6 more points than Rafael (29-23). Zverev lost 7 points on serve (20-7). on the other side of the court, the Spaniard conceded 9 points on serve (16-9).
Zverev won the set after he broke Nadal in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 11th (6-5) game. Nadal tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (4-4) game. However, the German managed to stay calm and finish the job to win the set 7-5.
The German missed the opportunity to break the Spaniard in the 7th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).
Zverev converted 28% of his break points (2/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 40-A), the 5th (3-1 30-40), the 7th (4-2 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Rafael converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 5th (2-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (3-4 30-40).
They contested 76 points. Zverev won 6 more points than Rafael (41-35). The German lost 10 points on serve (23-10). On the other side, Nadal conceded 18 points on serve (25-18).
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At the end of the match, Alexander scored 70 points vs. the Spaniard’s 58.
Zverev served exceptionally well to win 79% of the points (34/43) behind his first serve, and he won 53% points (9/17) on his second serve. The German blasted 13 aces and he committed 1 double fault. Alexander won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points since he converted only 38% (3/8) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Rafael was struggling when converting his break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Zverev and Nadal is 2-5 for Rafael.
Highlights Alexander Zverev vs. Rafael Nadal Rolex Paris Masters – Paris
Zverev’s Interview
Draw and next match H2H: Alexander Zverev vs. Daniil Medvedev – stats
Zverev will face Medvedev in the final.
This will be the 7th time that Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev clash against each other. The head to head is 5-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on I.hard.
Tennis Scores in Paris
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Milos RaonicRaonic (6-4 7-64) – Stats and score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Rafael NadalNadal (6-4 7-5) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (5-1) – H2H details and stats
