Alexander Zverev cruised into the semi-finals of the French Open for the first time with a 6-4 6-1 6-1 win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. After a tense opening set in which both players struggled to hold serve – and the 22-year-old Spaniard had thrown his racket into the ground which bounced up and was caught by a spectator – world number six Zverev stepped up a gear. Zverev will go on to face the winner of Tuesday night’s late match between world number two Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas. Speaking after his win on Court Philippe-Chatrier, Zverev said: “After the first set, I think my baseline game improved a lot, and I dominated the points much more. “In the beginning I did not play that well, I think I can play better hopefully.

Source: The Irish Times June 08, 2021 18:33 UTC