Ahead of the semi -final Cincinnati Masters 2025, Alexander Zverev admitted that his physical strength was not guaranteed. The German player even considered giving up, but finally decided to play. However, before a Carlos Alcaraz was too strong and brave, he was unable to win tickets.
Entering set 1, the game took place quite balanced. Zverev has 3 break-point in game 4 but cannot take advantage. After that, the German player lost the break in game 7 before losing with a score of 4-6.
Set Set 2, Zverev started to go down clearly. He played in a state of sweat, and at the same time needed medical care at the time of being led 1-2. Since then, the world's No. 3 player has no longer retain his physical strength to make a difference.
Alcaraz opened the set with two breaks, but then “donated” to the opponent by himself when he made 3 consecutive double serve errors. However, it was almost the only chance of Zverev, before Alcaraz increased pressure and closed the match with a score of 6-3 in the second set.
After the match, Alcaraz admitted that he regretted seeing the exhausted opponent: “It is not easy to play with an opponent not in a 100%state. And even harder than that is Sascha – an excellent player, a wonderful person in the yard. We have a very good relationship.
We started the match with high quality, but then he suddenly felt wrong. At that time, my mind thought more about his condition instead of focusing on playing. It was really a awkward situation for me, and I just wanted to wish him all the best. ”
With this result, Alcaraz officially won tickets to the final of Cincinnati Masters 2025. Notably, his last opponent Jannik Sinner. The world's No. 1 player has previously surpassed the 136th rank player in the world Terence Atmane with a score of 7-6 (April 7), 6-2.
This was the fourth meeting this year Alcaraz encountered Sinner. Spanish player won in Roland Garros but lost in the Wimbledon final.
