The no. 2-seeded Alexander Zverev has reached the round of eight at the NOVENTI OPEN by showing a strong performance He pushed through winning 6:3, 7:5 against the US-American Steve Johnson.
To always serve especially well when under attack – that is one of the things that makes a top-player. Alexander Zverev showed this strength in his second service game. At a score of 15:40 he unpacked four services that couldn’t be returned by Steve Johnson and fended off the American’s attack. Furthermore, you see the strength of a top-player in his ability to grab his chances. At 3:3 the title-holding world champion got his first break points and also got the break. After just a few more minutes Alexander Zverev hat decided the first set – with a break 6:3.
The spectators at the NOVENTI OPEN had to wait longer for these special shots in the second set. Both players served exceedingly well, leaving the respective return-player with no chances. Top-player Alexander Zverev showed his strength once again in the deciding phase of the match. At a score 6:5 he achieved the break, which decided the match after 78 minutes. The German converted his first match point.
A clearly very relieved Alexander Zverev after reaching the quarter-finals: “It wasn’t easy for me to withdraw from the doubles competition yesterday. But today went very well. This is wonderful, because I really enjoy playing in Halle. But it went really well.“
Alexander Zverev now meets Belgian David Goffin in the quarter-finals.
