Alexander Zverev beats Paul in the quarter at the Australian Open – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

Alexander Zverev gets the better of Tommy Paul 7-6(1) 7-6(0) 2-6 6-1 in the quarter in Melbourne on Tuesday. Zverev will clash against Novak Djokovic in the semifinal. The battle lasted 3 hours and 28 minutes. This run will match his best result in this competition. Here you can see his history at this event.

Melbourne

Zverev's Record

The German added to his prize money $ 435,000 after winning this match. He has already won $ 1,100,000 as of now in this event. If he wins the next match, Alexander will add $ 800,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 1,900,000.

Highlights Alexander Zverev vs. Tommy Paul Australian Open – Melbourne

Zverev’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Zverev

Paul

7-6¹ 7-6⁰ 2-6
6-1
3h:28

135

135

Total points

118

118

67

67

Winners

51

51

50%

50%

Ratio Winners

43%

43%

36

36

Unforced

56

56

39%

39%

Ratio Unforced

61%

61%

24/33

24/33

Net Approaches

35/47

35/47

73%

73%

Perc

74%

74%

-- Serve --

7

7

Aces

9

9

5

5

Double Faults

2

2

69%

69%

1st in

64%

64%

72%

72%

1st won

67%

67%

67/93

67/93

1st won

51/76

51/76

52%

52%

2nd won

50%

50%

22/42

22/42

2nd won

21/42

21/42

222

222

Fastest serve

217

217

207

207

AVG 1^st Serve

188

188

176

176

AVG 2^nd Serve

144

144

-- Break Points --

4/7

4/7

Total

4/11

4/11

57%

57%

Won

36%

36%

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At the end of the match, Zverev scored 135 points vs. Tommy’s 118.

Zverev

Zverev didn’t lose the concentration in converting 57% of the break points that he conquered (4/7).

Paul

On the other side, Paul had some problems converting his break points (only 36% – 4/11). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this contest, the head to head between Zverev and Paul is 1-2 for Tommy.

Draw and next match H2H: Alexander Zverev vs. Novak Djokovic – stats

Zverev will come up against Djokovic in the semifinal.

This will be the 13^th time that Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic clash against each other. The head to head is 8-4 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 5-1 on hard.

Live score progression and stats

The German conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 11^th (5-6) game, The German broke back in the 12^th (6-6) game before bringing the set at the breaker that he won 7-1.

Tiebreak

Zverev won 4 minibreaks in the 2^nd (2-0), 6^th (5-1), 7^th (6-1) and 8^th (7-1) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1, 7-1

The German was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 12^th game (5-6 40-A). On the other side, Tommy converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 5^th (2-2 30-40) and the 11^th game (5-5 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 79 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the German won just 3 more points than Tommy (41-38). Zverev dropped 14 points on serve (27-14). In addition, on the other side, the American conceded 14 points on serve (24-14).

Zverev had a racing start in this set after breaking Tommy Paul in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Notwithstanding, Zverev succeeded in coming back to break the American in the 9^th (4-5) game before winning the set at the breaker at 0.

Tiebreak

The German won 4 minibreaks in the 1^st (1-0), 4^th (4-0), 5^th (5-0) and 7^th (7-0) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0, 6-0, 7-0

The German converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 7^th (2-4 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9^th game (3-5 0-40). In addition on the other side, Tommy converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 2^nd (3-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10^th game (5-4 30-40).

They played 76 points. Alexander conquered the set after winning 10 points more than Paul (43-33). Alexander dropped 11 points on serve (29-11). on the other side of the net, the American conceded 14 points on serve (22-14).

Zverev didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Tommy Paul in the 1^st game (1-0). Tommy extended his lead after breaking Alexander in the 7^th (5-2) game before conquering the set (6-2).

Tommy was spot on in converting all his break points in the 1^st (0-0 30-40) and the 7^th game (4-2 30-40). On the other side, Paul didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 44 points. The American won 10 more points than Alexander (27-17). The American dropped 5 points on serve (16-5). on the other side of the court, Zverev conceded 11 points on serve (12-11).

Zverev had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Tommy Paul in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 5-0. The German reinforced his lead after breaking Tommy in the 4^th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).

There was a pivotal moment in this set when Zverev won 5 consecutive games in the 4^th set to change the score from 0-0 to 5-0.

Alexander converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2^nd (1-0 15-40), the 3^rd (3-0 15-40) and the 6^th game (5-0 40-A). On the other side, Tommy was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 7^th game (1-5 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 54 points. Zverev conquered the set after winning 14 points more than Paul (34-20). The German dropped 10 points on serve (20-10). On the other side, Tommy conceded 14 points on serve (10-14).

Tennis Scores at the Australian Open

• Alexander ZverevZverev – Tommy PaulPaul (7-6¹ 7-6⁰ 2-6 6-1)
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz (4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4)

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