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PARIS — The Latest from the French Open (all times local): ___ 4:30 p.m. Roland Garros debutant Jannik Sinner ousted U.S. Open finalist Alexander Zverev from the French Open with a 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory that could hardly be called an upset, so impressive has the 19-year-old Italian been on his run to the quarterfinals. Pulling the No. 6 seed this way and that with his precision groundstrokes, the 75th-ranked Sinner is the first debutant to reach the men's quarterfinals since Rafael Nadal, who'll be his next opponent. Nadal didn't stop at the quarterfinals as a newbie in 2005: He won the first of his 12 titles on the Paris clay.
PARIS — The Latest from the French Open (all times local): ___ 4:30 p.m. Roland Garros debutant Jannik Sinner ousted U.S. Open finalist Alexander Zverev from the French Open with a 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory that could hardly be called an upset, so impressive has the 19-year-old Italian been on his run to the quarterfinals. Pulling the No. 6 seed this way and that with his precision groundstrokes, the 75th-ranked Sinner is the first debutant to reach the men's quarterfinals since Rafael Nadal, who'll be his next opponent. Nadal didn't stop at the quarterfinals as a newbie in 2005: He won the first of his 12 titles on the Paris clay. Top-seeded Alexander Zverev advanced to the quarterfinals of the Cologne Indoors by beating Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 6-1. Germany’s Alexander Zverev puts on a face mask after his ATP bett1HULKS Indoors tennis match against Spain’s Fernando Verdasco in Cologne , Germany
Top-seeded Alexander Zverev advanced to the quarterfinals of the Cologne Indoors by beating Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 6-1 on Thursday. Alexander Zverev was playing indoors for the first time this year after a mixed record on indoor hard courts in 2019.
COLOGNE, Germany — Top-seeded Alexander Zverev advanced to the quarterfinals of the Cologne Indoors by beating Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 6-1 Thursday.
© Provided by The Canadian Press Zverev was playing indoors for the first time this year after a mixed record on indoor hard courts in 2019. He has been strong in those conditions in the past with three career indoor titles, including the 2018 ATP Finals.
Zverev had seven aces and didn't face a break point against Verdasco. He will next play Lloyd Harris in the quarterfinals.
Zverev beats Canada's Auger-Aliassime in Cologne to end title wait
COLOGNE, Germany — Alexander Zverev ended his 17-month wait for a title by drawing on the pain of his U.S. Open final defeat to beat Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-3 and win the Cologne Indoors on Sunday. Zverev has had a breakthrough year in Grand Slam tournaments with his first semifinal at the Australian Open in January and first final at the U.S. Open last month, when he lost to Dominic Thiem. Zverev has said he thinks almost constantly about that final, and he credited it with raising his game in Cologne. “I had a very tough final in New York and, the next final I played here, I wanted to come out and play my best tennis,” he said. COLOGNE , Germany (AP) — Top-seeded Alexander Zverev advanced to the quarterfinals of the Cologne Indoors by beating Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 6-1 Thursday. Zverev was playing indoors for the first time this year after a mixed record on indoor hard courts in 2019.
Alexander Zverev at Cologne Indoors . (Photo Credit: AP). He will next play Lloyd Harris in the quarterfinals . Zverev could win his first title of the year and his third in his native Germany following victories at the clay-court Munich tournament in 2017 and 2018.
Zverev is looking for his first title of the year and his third in his native Germany following victories at the clay-court Munich tournament in 2017 and 2018.
Roberto Bautista Agut booked his place in the quarterfinals after defeating the experienced Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-4, 7-6 (5). His reward is a match against Hubert Hurkacz.
Third-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime earned a 6-4, 6-1 win against qualifier Henri Laaksonen. The Canadian next faces Radu Albot of Moldova for a place in the semifinals.
Eighth-seeded Marin Cilic was upset 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 by Spanish player Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who set up a quarterfinal against Austria's Dennis Novak.
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Ex-GNTM candidate Brenda Patea: After separation from Alexander Zverev: She is pregnant .
Ex- GNTM candidate Brenda Patea (27) and tennis pro Alexander Zverev (23) officially went through life together since November 2019. The two showed themselves to be very busy on Instagram and let share in their love . That was suddenly over and the rumors of separation promptly circulated in the summer. The news that Brenda and Alexander are expecting children together is all the more surprising. © James D.
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