Miami, Arthur fils overturns Alexander Zverev and gives Jannik Sinner a gift
Alexander Zverev’s adventure at the Miami Masters 1000 ends in the round of 16. The German tennis player, in fact, was defeated in a comeback by Frenchman Arthur Fils with a score of 3-6 6-3 6-4, after more than two hours of play.
In the first set, it was Zverev who first broke the’balance, finding the first and decisive break in the eighth game, then closing out the partial 6-3 in the next round.
The second set was decided from the opening bars with Filils finding three consecutive games. At that point, the Frenchman is adept at containing the number one seed’s comeback attempts until the final 6-3.
The third and decisive set is full of regrets for Zverev, who gets off to a rocket start with a three-games-to-one lead. At that point, however, comes the blackout for the German, who loses the next four games, allowing Fils to fly away in the score and close out the score at 6-4.
The third and decisive set is full of regrets for Zverev.
The elimination also cost dearly in terms of ATP Ranking for Alexander Zverev, who will not be able to overtake Jannik Sinner before the Madrid tournament. The South Tyrolean, therefore, will reach 47 weeks as world number one.
