A sort ofAlexander Zverev will compete with the outstanding genius Novak Djokovic for the opportunity to win Olympic medals and historic gold medals in Tokyo. Thanks to an exciting and safe success in the quarter-finals on Thursday, the fifth-ranked man in the world entered the semi-finals against Serbia’s top stars. Of course, Zverev defeated the French outsider Jeremy Chardy 6:4, 6:1-the first German Olympic men’s singles medal in 21 years was only one less victory.
The last time Tommy Haas won a silver medal in a Sydney men’s match was in 2000. A tennis player from Germany has never won a gold medal in the Olympics. But another very special chapter in tennis history with Djokovic’s game is at risk: the world’s number one-the ruler of the season-is the first since Steffi Graf in 1988. A man who won four Grand Slam tournaments and won a gold slam. Olympic gold medal.
Almost no doubt
With Friday’s coup in Djokovic, Zverev will not only receive his own Olympic honor, but also the unique status of German sports icon Graf. If lost to Djokovic, Zverev will still be a bronze medal duel-in any case, the German No. 1 will be favored. In the other semi-final, Pablo Carreno-Busta from Spain played against the Russian professional tennis player Karen Chanov.
Zverev bet on a doubles medal chance. One day after his thought-provoking quarter-finals with Jan-Lennard Struff, Zverev had little doubt about his progress. Alfons Hörmann originally sat in the stands as one of the few spectators, and the chairman of DOSB can also see how his opponent helped Zverev in the first place. In the second serve game, ranked 68th in the world did it. Two double errors. Zverev does not need to do much to take the lead during the break.
Zverev only won two games
In the end, the remaining German singles missed the opportunity to expand their lead in the first sentence. However, in his own serve, the 1.98-meter-tall athlete did not have trouble, even if his dominance was not as good as the previous round.
In the first game of the second set, the fourth on the seed list briefly grabbed her buttocks after a turnover. But his domineering appearance has not changed. On the contrary: Zverev’s performance is getting better and better, and robbed the Frenchman of hope in a quick breakthrough in the second set.
In eight comparisons with the 20-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic, Zverev only won twice. Recently, he was defeated at the Australian Open earlier this year. Two sets in Tokyo are enough, which increases his possibilities.
