TORONTO (AP) — Top-seeded Alexander Zverev rallied to defeat No. 18 Alexei Popyrin of Australia, 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-3, on Monday, Aug. 4, to reach the semifinals of the National Bank Open. Zverev, the 2017 tournament champion, will face No. 11 seed Karen Khachanov of Russia, who beat No. 26 Alex...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — There's all sorts of ways beyond merely the score to measure just how dominant Jannik Sinner was while outplaying and frustrating Alexander Zverev during the 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory Sunday, Jan. 26, that earned the 23-year-old Italian a second consecutive Australian...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An injured Novak Djokovic quit because of a torn muscle in his left leg after dropping the first set of his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev on Friday, Jan. 24. Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts during his semifinal match against Alexander Zverev of...
PARIS (AP) — Alexander Zverev reached the Paris Masters final for the second time after beating former champion Holger Rune 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Saturday, Nov. 2. The 2020 runner-up next plays 15th-seeded Frenchman Ugo Humbert, who downed 2018 champion Karen Khachanov 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-3 to reach his...
NEW YORK (AP) — As he watched one last errant forehand from his higher-ranked, more-accomplished U.S. Open opponent land wide, Taylor Fritz dropped his neon-colored racket, clenched both fists and screamed, “Come on!” Taylor Fritz, of the United States, returns a shot to Alexander Zverev, of...
LONDON (AP) — After Taylor Fritz deposited a backhand that Alexander Zverev didn’t even chase, wrapping up the American’s comeback from a two-set hole in Wimbledon’s fourth round Monday, July 8, the men met at the net for what turned into a longer-than-usual chat. Taylor Fritz of the United...
PARIS (AP) — As Carlos Alcaraz began constructing his comeback in Sunday's French Open final, a 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Alexander Zverev for a first championship at Roland Garros and third Grand Slam title in all, there arrived the sort of magical shot the kid is making a...
PARIS (AP) — Alexander Zverev beat Alex de Minaur, 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-4, on Wednesday night, June 5, to reach the French Open semifinals for the fourth year in a row. Germany's Alexander Zverev plays a shot against Australia's Alex De Minaur during their quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis...
PARIS (AP) — The noise was loud and relentless, a chorus of thousands of belting out “ Ra-fa! Ra-fa! ” whenever their guy found the occasional moment of brilliance of the sort he has conjured up so often at the French Open and elsewhere through the years. Spain's Rafael Nadal returns the ball...
PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal is in the French Open field, after all, and Thursday’s draw set up the 14-time champion for a challenging first-round matchup against No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev. Rafael Nadal, right, and Alexander Zverev (AP/File photo) “That’s going to be hard, but he is a...
ROME (AP) — The Italian Open was where it all began for Alexander Zverev with his first Masters Series title seven years ago. Alexander Zverev, of Germany, poses with his trophy after defeating Nicolas Jarry, of Chile, in the Italian Open tennis tournament final match at Rome's Foro Italico,...
ROME (AP) — For about an hour, Alexander Zverev had no answer to the rocket-like forehands and perfectly placed drop shots that Alejandro Tabilo kept producing on Rome’s red clay. Germany's Alexander Zverev returns the ball to Chile's Alejandro Tabilo during a men's tennis semifinal match at...
