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2019 Australian Open: Dominic Thiem outlasts Alexander Zverev to make final

Martin Parry, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 09:06 PM

Thiem, the first player from Austria ever to reach the Melbourne decider, battled past Zverev 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4) on a sweltering Friday evening. Read more »

Tennis: Zverev sweeps past Wawrinka to make first Grand Slam semi

Martin PARRY, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 29 03:32 PM

Alexander Zverev stormed into his first Grand Slam semi-final on Wednesday, rallying from a set down to shatter the dreams of veteran Stan Wawrinka at the Australian Open. Read more »

Australian Open: Stress-free Zverev cruises past Verdasco into fourth round

Sudipto Ganguly, Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 11:04 PM

MELBOURNE - Seventh seed Alexander Zverev credited a stress-free life off court for his strong run at the Australian Open after marching into the fourth round with a 6-2 6-2 6-4 win over Spanish veteran Fernando Verdasco on Saturday.   Read more »

2019 Australian Open: Faultless Alexander Zverev strolls into 3rd round

Reuters
Posted at Jan 23 07:09 PM

Seventh seed Zverev cruised into the third round on Thursday with a dominant 7-6 (5), 6-4, 7-5 win over Belarusian battler Egor Gerasimov. Read more »

Tennis: Tsitsipas whips Zverev as top names crash at ATP Cup

Martin PARRY, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 10:10 AM

Stefanos Tsitsipas whipped an error-strewn Alexander Zverev to win the battle of the big guns at the ATP Cup on Sunday. Read more »

Tennis: Tsitsipas reaches ATP Finals semis after Nadal thriller

John WEAVER, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 14 09:57 AM

Stefanos Tsitsipas coasted past defending champion Alexander Zverev in straight sets to advance to the last four of the ATP Finals on Wednesday. Read more »

Tennis: Nadal loses ATP Finals opener to Zverev as Tsitsipas triumphs

John WEAVER, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 12 10:39 AM

Rafael Nadal refused to make excuses after being outplayed by defending champion Alexander Zverev at the ATP Finals on Monday as Stefanos Tsitsipas got his campaign off to a flying start. Read more »

Tennis: Medvedev feels 'invincible' after thumping Zverev to win Shanghai

Peter STEBBINGS, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 14 10:17 AM

Daniil Medvedev conceded that he had been "invincible" after he won his fourth title of a spectacular year with a thumping 6-4, 6-1 victory over Alexander Zverev in the Shanghai Masters final on Sunday. Read more »

Tennis: Zverev completes Laver Cup win for Europe

Reuters
Posted at Sep 23 09:54 AM

Alexander Zverev snatched the Laver Cup for Team Europe as he beat Canada's Milos Raonic in the final rubber of a thrilling three days of action in Geneva's Palexpo Arena on Sunday. Read more »

Not yet, NextGen: why tennis’s Big Three still rule Wimbledon

Exie Abola
Updated as of Jul 14 08:34 AM

The next generation isn’t quite ready to take over from the Big Three of men’s tennis, and other takeaways from the first week of this year’s Wimbledon. Read more »

Tennis: Gauff eclipses Venus to steal day one limelight

Martyn Herman, Reuters
Updated as of Jul 02 11:03 AM

American 15-year-old Cori Gauff stole the show on the opening day of Wimbledon with a debut victory over five-time champion and her inspiration Venus Williams. Read more »

Tennis: Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev into French Open last 16

Dave James, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 01 11:04 PM

Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas turned up the heat at Roland Garros on Saturday, booking their places in the last 16. Read more »

Tennis: Zverev outlasts Jarry in thrilling final to clinch Geneva Open title

Reuters
Posted at May 26 09:18 AM

Germany's Alexander Zverev did his French Open preparations a world of good by beating Chile's Nicolas Jarry 6-3 3-6 7-6(8) in a gruelling, rain-hit final at the Geneva Open on Sunday. Read more »

Tennis: 'I'm in a hole', admits Zverev after Barcelona shock

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 24 12:02 PM

Alexander Zverev has admitted he is at a loss to explain his dip in form after the world number three was beaten by lucky loser Nicolas Jarry in the second round of the Barcelona Open on Tuesday.   Read more »

A star is born, another returns to glory: Notes on the 2019 Australian Open

Exie Abola
Updated as of Feb 02 10:46 AM

Women’s tennis has a new star in Naomi Osaka, peak Novak Djokovic wreaks havoc in the men’s game, and other observations from the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. Read more »

Zverev implodes as Osaka sets up Svitolina quarter-final

Martin PARRY, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 21 03:21 PM

Alexander Zverev self-destructed Monday to slump out of the Australian Open at the hands of Milos Raonic, as Japanese US Open champion Naomi Osaka ground her way into an quarter-final with Elina Svitolina. Read more »

Zverev, Kerber put Germany on track for Hopman final

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 02 05:56 PM

Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber steered Germany closer to a second successive Hopman Cup final after winning their singles matches against lower-ranked French opponents in Perth Wednesday. Read more »

Comeback king Djokovic puts shock loss into perspective

Martyn Herman, Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 12:18 PM

Considering where Novak Djokovic began his year he was able to quickly put his defeat by fast-rising German Alexander Zverev in the ATP Finals title match into perspective on Sunday. Read more »

Zverev stuns Djokovic to claim ATP Finals title

Martyn Herman, Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 12:00 PM

Twenty four hours after being booed for having the audacity to take down a tennis great, Alexander Zverev returned to topple another one as he stunned Novak Djokovic to win the ATP Finals title on Sunday. Read more »

Tennis: Zverev defies boo-boys to stun Federer, sets up Djokovic final

Martyn Herman, Reuters
Posted at Nov 18 07:39 AM

Alexander Zverev claimed one of most significant wins of his fledgling career as he beat Roger Federer to reach the ATP Finals title match but became an unwitting pantomime villain in bizarre scenes at the 02 Arena on Saturday. Read more »