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  • Zverev scrapes through Griekspoor to Shanghai Masters last 16

    Zverev scrapes through Griekspoor to Shanghai Masters last 16

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    Emman Ovuakporie
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    Second seed Alexander Zverev scraped through to the last 16 of the Shanghai Masters on Tuesday, winning two tiebreaks against the Netherlands’ Tallon Griekspoor in an ill-tempered match that ended 7-6 (8/6), 2-6, 7-6 (7/5). Novak Djokovic meanwhile powered through the third round, steamrolling Italian Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 6-2 in just over an hour. Zverev’s…

  • Zverev sees off Thiem to reach Madrid Open final

    Zverev sees off Thiem to reach Madrid Open final

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    Bayo Millz
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    Alexander Zverev backed up Friday’s upset of Rafael Nadal by defeating Dominic Thiem to reach the final of the Madrid Open on Saturday. Zverev is looking for his first Masters title since he got the better of Thiem in the final in the Spanish capital three years ago. The Austrian had won all four of…