Alexander Zverev won an impossible match against the Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Cincinnati semifinal. After winning the first set, Sascha Zverev looked hopeless when the match went to the decider. The German champion was trailing 1-4 and down by 2 breaks. In addition, he had some nasty stomach issues that made him struggle for the first part of the third set. Eventually, he won the encounter 6-4 3-6 7-64.
Tsitsipas’ toilet break
Stefanos Tsitsipas is well known for taking long toilet breaks to regroup in between sets. The Greek player hit the headlines when he got at toilet break in Toronto after winning the first set in 23 minutes against Casper Ruud.
Tsitsipas did the same while playing against Sascha Zverev when he left the court for more than 6 minutes after losing the first set to refocus. The math was interrupted for more than 8 minutes. Zverev was extremely upset and Stefanos Tsitsipas was booed when he went back on court.
After he won the match, Sascha Zverev head a quick interview with the Tennis Channel. When asked to comment about what happened, Sascha commented:
“At the end of the day, we are two competitors that try to beat each other. I am somebody that likes to win and lose with tennis and I’ve always done that. I’m very proud of my career. I never take a medical time-out when I don’t need it. I never go to the bathroom when I don’t need it.
I always try to play as fairly as possible by the rules.
I was a little frustrated because it happened at the French Open already before the 5th. That it did happen in Acapulco as well so it was a little bit of frustration but it’s all good I we are competitors and we were trying to beat each other.”
Fortunately, everything ended pretty well between Stefanos and Sascha and they had I rather nice exchange at the net.
Zverev in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked no.5, the German has managed to achieve a 37-11 record in 2021. The German is playing at the moment in Cincinnati where he bested Lloyd Harris 7-63 6-2, Guido Pella 6-2 6-3, Casper Ruud 6-1 6-3 and Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 3-6 7-64.
Alexander Zverev will fight against the world no.7 Andrey Rublev in the final. Their record is 4-0 for Zverev.
Zverev conquered 3 titles in 2021 in Acapulco, in Madrid and in Tokyo.
Alexander won 16 titles in his career: 5 on hard courts, 6 on clay courts and 5 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
Currently the world no.3 (career-high), Tsitsipas played his last match on the 21st of August when he lost to world no.5 Alexander Zverev 6-4 3-6 7-6(4) in the semifinal in Cincinnati (draw).
At present, during this year the Greek has achieved a compiled 48-14 match record. Stefanos has won 2 titles in 2021 in Monte-Carlo and in Lyon. Stefanos was the runner-up in Acapulco, in Barcelona and at the French Open.
Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas squared off 9 times. The head to head is 6-3 for Tsitsipas. The last time they played each other, Alexander Zverev won 6-4 3-6 7-6(4) in the semifinal in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open) on the 21st of August 2021.
Alexander Zverev |
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