One week after winning his 12th career title in the first of two consecutive ATP 250 tournaments to be held this October in Cologne, Alexander Zverev will have a chance to double after beating the promising young Italian Jannik Sinner in the semifinals this Saturday by 7-6 (3) and 6-3.
The German, very serious and focused since he was trained by Spanish David Ferrer, did not get caught up in Sinner even though he started 4-1 against in the first set. Sascha came back and in the second set was superior. This Sunday (7:30 pm), Zverev will face Argentine Diego Schwartzman, who was able to beat Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime (6-4, 5-7 and 6-4).
The Roland Garros semifinalist is still on a roll. After coming back from a duel he had practically lost against Alejandro Davidovich on Friday, with match point against, the Buenos Aires player did not fall apart when Auger-Aliassime resisted and added a break when Diego served 5-4 to win the match and lost three games in a row and, consequently, the second set. In the third, physical problems seemed to weigh on the 20-year-old Canadian, who still won spectacular points, and Schwartzman, with a break to go 5-3 and serve., raised a 15-40 and did not forgive as he had done in the second sleeve. He finished with a tremendous forehand winner. It will be Peque's tenth final, in search of his fourth ATP title.