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topicnews · October 9, 2024

Tennis: Zverev insults one more round in Shanghai

Tennis: Zverev insults one more round in Shanghai

Alexander Zverev

Alexander Zverev reached the third round of the Masters in Shanghai despite health problems. He beat Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 7:6 (8:6), 2:6, 7:6 (7:5)Oct 8, 2024 | 0:33 minutes

An ailing Alexander Zverev also mastered the second hurdle at the Masters in Shanghai. The Hamburg native beat the unseeded Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 7:6 (8:6), 2:6, 7:6 (7:5) in the tournament worth around $10.3 million.

Zverev rages against referees

Zverev appeared very emotionally upset in Shanghai on Tuesday and argued with the chair referee. In the round of 16, the world number three will now face David Goffin (Belgium). For Zverev, who had complained of fever and cough during the Laver Cup in Berlin and had to take a week-long break due to pneumonia before the tournament, it was hard work against Griekspoor from the start.
Alexander Zverev in an interview after his defeat.

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Towards the end of the first set, Zverev loudly argued with chair referee Mohamed Lahyani, despite a correct decision by the Swedish referee, Zverev complained:

You decide the whole match. What have we been investing so much in for nine months?

Alexander Zverev

He then threw away his racket, much to the displeasure of the audience. He calmed down slowly and narrowly avoided a point penalty. During his first win in the tournament against the Italian Mattia Bellucci (6:4, 6:2), Zverev had already struggled with the referee’s decisions several times.

Zverev weak in the second set

But against Griekspoor he finally caught himself, secured the first set in the tie break after 67 minutes and shouted his joy unusually loudly.

Afterwards, however, the French Open finalist seemed completely weak – he finished the second round with almost no resistance. It went to the 28-year-old Dutchman after just over half an hour.

In the deciding set it was finally evenly matched again; the decision was made after the German missed four match points in the tiebreak. Zverev (27) kept his nerve and prevailed with the successful eighth match point after 2:48 hours.

Source: Reuters

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