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

GERMAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS - HAMBURG. Zverev ousts Krajinovic to face Nikoloz Basilashvili in the semifinal

Alexander Zverev in Hamburg

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.

1st set.

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

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

2nd set.

Krajinovic conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Zverev in the 2nd 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 9th (4-5) and in the 11th (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).

3rd set.

Zverev started the set strong after breaking Krajinovic in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, there was more work to do for Zverev to win the set since Krajinovic succeeded in breaking back in the 4th (2-2) game. Alexander kept his cool to break the Serbian in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (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 3rd 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 2nd round in Shanghai back in 2018.

Alexander Zverev in Hamburg

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