Alexander Zverev reached the semifinals at the Cincinnati Masters 1000, despite saying he didn’t like the surface before the tournament began. The world number 3 has played excellent tennis so far and left a few games to Ben Shelton in the quarterfinals, also taking advantage of the fact that the American star was exhausted after lifting the trophy in Toronto and having to get used to totally different conditions.
Despite achieving a very easy success, Sascha worried everyone when he declared that he felt good on the court for no apparent reason. He will have to return to action against Carlos Alcaraz today and there is a lot of curiosity to understand his condition, given that the last Grand Slam of the season – the US Open – will kick off on August 24 and certainly represents one of the German’s main goals.
Zverev’s game improves
The champion from Hamburg is trying to regain his certainties after the crisis that hit him and there is no doubt that the period spent in Manacor together with Toni Nadal has helped him from all points of view. Alexander confided that he had received valuable advice from both him and Rafa, as well as adding that Toni could be more present in his garage next year.
Through his X profile, top analyst José Moron admitted that he saw something different in Zverev in Cincinnati: “I don’t know if the credit should be attributed to the advice of Toni and Rafa, who suggested him to be more aggressive during his experience in Mallorca, but I see a very different version of Sascha than in recent months. His game seems more effective to me and his shots are more incisive. He will certainly be one of the most anticipated players in the last Grand Slam of the season.”
The former world number 2 will use these hours to recharge his batteries in view of the semifinal in Ohio, but he certainly does not want to risk a week before the start of the US Open. In New York, the German reached his first Grand Slam final in 2020.
