Zverev gets by Krajinovic in the quarter of the German Tennis Championships

Alexander Zverev victorious over Filip Krajinovic 2-6 7-5 6-2 in the quarter in Hamburg on Friday. Zverev will face Nikoloz Basilashvili in the semifinal.

Score, report, and key facts

Sascha recovered from a tough 2-6 2-5 deficit to win an incredible match.

1^st set.

Filip in this set was too strong for Alexander and for that reason he won 6-2 after breaking Zverev in the 6^th (4-2) and in the 8^th (6-2) game.

Zverev was unable to find the solution in the last 4 games of the set (from 2-2 to 6-2).

2^nd set.

Krajinovic conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Zverev in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. However, the German was not done to come back to break Krajinovic in the 9^th (4-5) and in the 11^th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).

Krajinovic was completely knocked out in the last 5 games of the set (from 2-5 to 7-5).

3^rd set.

Zverev started the set strong after breaking Krajinovic in the 1^st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, there was more work to do for Zverev to win the set since Krajinovic succeeded in breaking back in the 4^th (2-2) game. Alexander kept his cool to break the Serbian in the 5^th (3-2) and in the 7^th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).

Krajinovic was completely wiped out in the last 4 games of the set (from 2-2 to 6-2).

After this encounter, the head to head between Zverev and Krajinovic is 2-0 for Alexander.

Next Match: Alexander Zverev vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili – H2H and stats

Zverev will square off with Basilashvili in the semifinal.

This will be the 3^rd time that Alexander Zverev and Nikoloz Basilashvili clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they squared off, Zverev won 7-5 6-4 in the 2^nd round in Shanghai back in 2018.