The 26-year-old Zverev got off to a flying start, winning the first set 6-1, the second 6-3 and leading 5-2 in the third. But then the Spaniard entered the game better and turned the tables in his favor in a quick final game.
However, in the battle that lasted three hours and eight minutes, Zverev still prevailed, winning the fourth set 6:4. “I played against one of the best players in the world, a two-time Slam winner. When I was ahead 5-2 in the third set, all kinds of thoughts started spinning in my head. We are all human,” said the winner, who for the second time in his career he reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open.
In 2020, Zverev lost to Dominic Thiem in the semifinals, but this year he will face Russian Daniil Medvedev. “He’s really kicked my ass over the years. Now it’s my turn to do it in the semi-finals,” Zverev looks ahead to the match in which he will face Medvedev, the third man in the world rankings.
There were no major surprises in the men’s competition at this year’s Australian Open. In the second semifinal, world number one Novak Djokovic will meet fourth-ranked Jannik Sinner.
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