Federer to face Zverev, Djokovic takes on Anderson in semifinals of ATP Finals
Tennis | November 17, 2018 16:58 ISTZverev is the youngest player at 21 to reach the semifinals since 2009 and the first from Germany since 2003.
Zverev is the youngest player at 21 to reach the semifinals since 2009 and the first from Germany since 2003.
Alexander Zverev defeated John Isner 7-6 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the ATP Finals for the first time in his career.
Despite requiring a tissue to blow his nose between points, Djokovic beat Zverev 6-4, 6-1 on Wednesday to close in on a spot in the semifinals at the season-ending tournament.
Roger Federer reached the semi-finals on Friday by beating eighth-seeded Kei Nishikori 6-4, 7-6 (4). His first two matches both went three sets.
Federer, the defending champion, beat Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the second round despite being broken late in the second set.
Roger Federer earlier put Team Europe ahead by saving three match points for a 6-7, 7-6, (10-7) victory over John Isner.
The 24-year-old Thiem leads 4-2 overall against Zverev, but lost to him last month in the Madrid Masters final.
Djokovic, currently ranked 22 in the world, will now face 13th seeded Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut in the Round of 32, scheduled to be played on Friday.
The 21-year-old Zverev won his eighth career title and second of the season after also winning the Munich Open last weekend.
Alexander Zverev defeated three-time former champion Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-3 to defend his Munich Open title on Sunday.
The American had just won the biggest title of his 14-year career, holding every service game and rallying past Alexander Zverev in the finals.
Dominating with his serve and aggressive baseline strokes, the 6-foot-10 Isner ended a 15-match winning streak for del Potro, who won Indian Wells two weeks ago by beating Roger Federer in the final.
Five-time major winner Sharapova was back at the Australian Open for the first time since 2016, when a failed test for Meldonium led to a 15-month doping ban.
Jack Sock finished the group stage with a 2-1 record and will next face Grigor Dimitrov in the semifinals of the year-ending tournament on Saturday.
With Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray also absent due to injuries, the top-ranked Nadal's withdrawal on Monday left Federer as the only member of men's tennis' 'big-four' in the tournament.
Player coaching, normally forbidden during a men's match, is being trialled at the ATP's Next Gen Finals in Milan this week, and conversations like the above are giving fans new insight, and entertainment.
World number one Rafael Nadal, who is hoping to recover from a knee injury in time to play in the season-ending tournament, has been drawn in Boris Becker Group.
Nadal maintained the top spot in the latest ATP rankings despite the loss at the Shanghai Masters final on Sunday against Roger Federer.
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