PARIS : A resurgent Alexander Zverev shrugged off a mid-match wobble to battle his way into a third consecutive French Open semi-final with a 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4 victory over Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry on Wednesday.The German exited Roland Garros in agony last year after tearing ankle ligaments in his
PARIS : A resurgent Alexander Zverev shrugged off a mid-match wobble to battle his way into a third consecutive French Open semi-final with a 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4 victory over Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry on Wednesday.
"It was the most difficult year of my life," Zverev said of his season-ending injury which needed surgery.Zverev piled the pressure on Etcheverry's serve early and was rewarded with a break in the seventh game, but the towering 26-year-old had to claw his way back from 15-40 in the next to hold on to his advantage.
But Etcheverry flipped the script to wrap up the second set after sealing two late breaks and went ahead in the next, before Zverev regained focus and mounted a spirited comeback to retake the lead in the contest. He then hit some stunning winners with his back to the wall but Zverev weathered the storm and completed the victory with a venomous serve to draw huge cheers from the Court Philippe Chatrier crowd.
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