ATP Rome: Alexander Zverev fails in the semifinals against Stefanos Tsitsipas - Hamburger offers a big fight

In the semi-finals in Madrid, Zverev celebrated his first victory over Tsitsipas on clay exactly a week ago, then clearly lost in the final against 19-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz. For Zverev it was the eighth defeat in the twelfth duel with Tsitsipas (1: 4 on sand).

Before the start of the French Open, Zverev still gained self-confidence. The clay court season is going well with two semi-finals (Monte Carlo and Rome) and the final in Madrid – Zverev has only been waiting in vain for the first tournament win of the year. That should change in Roland Garros, but Zverev has not yet won a Grand Slam tournament.

The game started evenly, Zverev handed a break to win the first set. But in his first service game in round two he made two double mistakes to break. Tsitsipas, for his part, now brought the lead to the finish. In the third set, the man from Hamburg lost his service twice, to make it 2:3 and to make it 2:3.

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