FRANCE: German tennis star Alexander Zverev beats 13th seed Pablo Carreno Busta 6-2, 7-5, while Jannik Sinner pulled off a thrilling victory over Andrey Rublev by 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 to book their quarter-final clash of the Monte Carlo Masters.
The five-time Masters 1000 champion Zverev thumped his Spaniard counterpart, Carreno Busta, to book his spot into the final eight of the tournament. The 24-years-old dominated the match throughout and pushed Busta on the backfoot.
The two-time Nitto ATP Finals champion was particularly impressed with his serve. Zverev won 79 per cent of his first-serve points, while Carreno Busta only won 57 per cent.
Sinner, on the other hand, after being forced to retire in the Miami Open quarter-final against Francisco Cerundolo, bounced back from the injury and secured a third-round win to book another quarter-final berth.
Both Sinner and Rublev were aggressive throughout the match, punishing short balls mercilessly, but the Italian’s defence and retrieving vexed his opponent as the game progressed.
Sinner showed no signs of slowing down after taking the lead in the second set after appearing to struggle with his movement late in the first and went on to win Rublev by 5-7, 6-1, 6-3.
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