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DRONS ORMANTIONS AND CIVIRE FIRSTING: ZVEREV fails in Rio
Alexander Zverev is duked by an Argentine youngster at the sandplace tournament in Rio de Janeiro. An incident with a drone over the square was curious.
Tennis-ace Alexander Zverev missed the semi-finals at the sandplace tournament in Rio de Janeiro after a drone incident. The top seeded Hamburger lost 6: 4, 3: 6, 4: 6 against Francisco Comesana from Argentina and had to cope with the next bitter disappointment at the second clay court tournament of the year. Zverev had previously failed in Buenos Aires in the quarter -finals.
“Better level than in Buenos Aires, but it’s a shame that the tournament ends,” said the Olympic champion of 2021: “I still enjoyed my time in Rio and hope that I can come back.”
Zverev takes game interruption through drone with humor
In the first sentence, the world ranking second had to briefly interrupt its service because a drone hovered over the square. After the German had passed a ball towards the aircraft with the permission of chair referee Aurelie (France), the troublemaker disappeared.
In Rio, Zverev fought itself, especially with Comesana, which the world ranking 86. “I kept saying how nice it is to be alive,” said Comesana after his greatest sporting success: “I really enjoyed the game.”
As in the two rounds before, Zverev had lived up to the start of his role as a favorite and got the first break early on. But even in the quarter -finals, this was not enough for the world ranking runners -up to march smoothly. Zverev left his second serve and only came to win the set via another break.
Comesana plays into a frenzy
However, Zverev failed to dismiss the mistakes from the first round – inconsistency during the serve and shaky return – and in the second and third sets it was less and less common to take advantage of its advantages in the crucial moments. At the same time, his opponent grew self -confidence with every point won.
Comesana impressively demonstrated this in the final round after Break deficit when he made the giant surprise perfect with five gains in a row.
While the Argentinian is in the semi-finals of a professional tournament for the first time, Zverev only has a look ahead. Already on Thursday, the Hamburger is opening at the Hartplatz tournament in Acapulco, Mexico. Zverev is also in position one there.
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Source: Stern
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