Young German tennis player Alexander Zverev in the final of a major clay tournament in Rome series ATP 1000 unexpectedly beat the second racket of the world Novak Djokovic.
On the way to the finals of the “Internazionali BNL d’italia” 20-year-old native of Hamburg consistently beat Kevin Anderson and Viktor Troicki and Fabio Fognini, Milos Raonic and John Isner.
In the final match of Zverev demonstrated tennis, close to perfect. A German in the match with Novak Djokovic made three breaks, and on his serve and did not allow a single break point.
“I am very happy with the way played today and all week. Today’s match was probably one of my best. I knew that I needed to be aggressive from the first ball to the last,” – said Zverev at the awards ceremony.
Alexander Zverev became the youngest player since 2007, who won the tournament masters. German – the first tournament champion of the ATP 1000 born in the 90s.
In this season ATP tour, only three players managed to win at least three titles. To Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal joined Zverev, on account of which the victory in Montpellier, Munich and Rome.
A new week Alexander Zverev has started on a record eighth line in the ATP ranking. In the title race Asia Pacific German is the fourth, and with a huge lead in the youth classification.
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