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Alexander Zverev moved one step closer to claiming his first title of the season Wednesday at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, where the third seed overcame an early tumble and outlasted Taylor Fritz in a heavy-hitting quarter-final.
Zverev, the highest seed remaining in Rome, used a dominant serving performance and squeaky-clean baseline play to down the American 6-4, 6-3.
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The German suffered a scary tumble in the third game of the match, falling on his stomach when recovering to the middle of the court after hitting a backhand return. Zverev began bleeding from both hands and sought treatment from the physio.
Despite the fall, Zverev earned a break that game (he tumbled while leading 0/30) and never looked back to gain a one-set advantage. The 27-year-old showed no physical concerns throughout the remainder of the one-hour, 30-minute match.
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A two-time Nitto ATP Finals champion, Zverev improved to 5-3 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Fritz. Wednesday marked their first encounter on clay, the surface on which Zverev has won seven of his 21 tour-level trophies.
Zverev is aiming for his sixth ATP Masters 1000 crown and first at that level since Cincinnati in 2021. The No. 5 in the PIF ATP Rankings next faces No. 29 Alejandro Tabilo, who — like Zverev — is yet to drop a set this tournament, including the Chilean’s second-round upset against six-time champion Novak Djokovic. Friday’s semi-final will be Zverev’s first meeting with Tabilo.
Zverev, the highest seed remaining in Rome, used a dominant serving performance and squeaky-clean baseline play to down the American 6-4, 6-3.
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The German suffered a scary tumble in the third game of the match, falling on his stomach when recovering to the middle of the court after hitting a backhand return. Zverev began bleeding from both hands and sought treatment from the physio.
Despite the fall, Zverev earned a break that game (he tumbled while leading 0/30) and never looked back to gain a one-set advantage. The 27-year-old showed no physical concerns throughout the remainder of the one-hour, 30-minute match.
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A two-time Nitto ATP Finals champion, Zverev improved to 5-3 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Fritz. Wednesday marked their first encounter on clay, the surface on which Zverev has won seven of his 21 tour-level trophies.
Zverev is aiming for his sixth ATP Masters 1000 crown and first at that level since Cincinnati in 2021. The No. 5 in the PIF ATP Rankings next faces No. 29 Alejandro Tabilo, who — like Zverev — is yet to drop a set this tournament, including the Chilean’s second-round upset against six-time champion Novak Djokovic. Friday’s semi-final will be Zverev’s first meeting with Tabilo.
