French Open
Thriller until 1:40 am! Zverev defeats Rune
German tennis star Alexander Zverev can continue his title mission at the French Open in Paris after another five-set thriller. The 27-year-old won his highly eventful round of 16 match against Denmark's Holger Rune 4:6, 6:1, 5:7, 7:6(2) and 6:2 to reach the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam tournament on clay for the fourth time in a row.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Zverev's hard-fought victory on Court Philippe Chatrier was only decided at 1.40 a.m. on Tuesday night after 4:11 hours of play. The Olympic champion had already averted an impending exit in five sets against Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor in the third round.
Now De Minaur awaits
In the round of the best eight on Wednesday, the Hamburg native will face Australian Alex De Minaur, who had surprisingly beaten the Russian world number five Daniil Medvedev 4:6, 6:2, 6:1, 6:3 during the day.
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