Novak Djokovic loses to Alexander Zverev at Tokyo Olympics, ending Golden Slam bid
Tennis | July 30, 2021 15:45 ISTDjokovic was attempting to become the first man to win all four Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic gold in the same year.
Djokovic was attempting to become the first man to win all four Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic gold in the same year.
It will be the youngest matchup in the men's semifinals at Roland Garros since a couple of guys named Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic met in 2008.
The sixth-ranked German overcame a slow start to beat Spanish opponent Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 in little more than 1 1/2 hours.
Alexander Zverev has reached his third French Open quarterfinal by eliminating Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-1, 6-1.
24-year-old Zverev saved three set points at 4-5 in the second set and then won nine of the next 11 games to get past Djere. Zverev struck 31 winners and converted seven of 10 break points for victory.
Zverev has been in excellent form in the buildup to the clay-court major. He is among the top contenders in Paris following his title in Madrid, where he beat Rafael Nadal.
The inevitable question remains - can Nadal beat the odds, once again, to lift an unprecedented 14th on la terre battue?
The World No. 6 earned 11 break points and broke serve on three occasions to snap a four-match losing streak against Thiem.
The top-seeded Zverev, who won the tournament in 2017 and 2018, hit six aces, saved three of the five break points he faced and converted five of his own against his 89th-ranked opponent.
The earthquake lasted for around 10 seconds as the camera shook wildly, as Zverev and Koepfer played, unfazed.
It wasn't the day's only upset in Rotterdam, with third-seeded Alexander Zverev also losing.
He dropped the opening set against Alexander Zverev, one of the young guys trying to shove aside Djokovic and the rest of the Big Three.
Top-ranked Djokovic set up a match against Dominic Thiem on Saturday as he goes for a record-tying sixth title.
Alexander Zverev kept his tournament hopes alive with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Diego Schwartzman on Wednesday at the season-ending ATP Finals.
Medvedev prevailed 6-3, 6-4, while Djokovic cruised past Finals debutant Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-2 in an empty O2 Arena.
The German tennis player gave a more detailed denial of domestic abuse allegations made by a former girlfriend,
The third-seeded Russian secured just his second win against the fourth-seeded Zverev in seven matches, and his previous victory against the imposing German was also in a Masters final last year in Shanghai.
Alexander Zverev advanced to the Paris Masters final for the first time by beating top-seeded Rafael Nadal 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday, denying Nadal the chance to win a tournament that continues to elude him.
The 23-year-old German tennis player was responding to the domestic abuse allegation made by his former girlfriend Olga Sharypova.
Zverev hit nine aces, saved the only break point he faced and converted five of his own to beat the French Open semifinalist. The first set was over in 38 minutes, the second in just 33.
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