Matchballs awarded: Alexander Zverev loses quarterfinals of Indian Wells against Taylor Fritz

Alexander Zverev has a great opportunity forgive: the Olympic champion lost in the quarterfinals of Indian Wells - despite two match balls.

Maybe Alexander Zverev was already with his thoughts with Nikolos Basilashvili, maybe even in the final. 5: 2 in the third set against Taylor Fritz - a clear thing. For two match balls Zverev was missing only a single point to victory, and yet it was said to almost two and a half hours: journey home instead of semi-finals at the Masters in Indian Wells. Zverev (24) had a huge opportunity forgiven and was frustrated.

After the Greek Stefanos TsitsiPas had failed as a supposedly largest counterpart shortly before a surprisingly to Basilashvili, the way for the tennis-Olympic champion seemed to be free. The more painful thing was out of the World Rank List-39., Zverev did not make a secret.

I just want to go home to be honest, the defeat hurts, because I knew that I was looking for the defeat of Stefanos the favorite on the tournament victory, Zverev said, I was so short to win before, but I did not constantly bring the level.

On top of that, he was annoyed by the behavior of some spectators: On one side, a couple who have always talked between the first and second surcharge and did not say so beautiful things, Zverev said, Then I said at some point, okay, third sentence , Tiebreak, at least be respectful.

In decision-making, ZVEREV had put the course early on victory, but it missed both at 5: 2 and 40:30 as well as at 5: 3 and own surcharge to make the last point. In Tiebreak, Fritz (23) moved to 4: 0 and finally brought his goal to his third matchball. Boris Becker (1987 and 1988) remains the only German winner at the elite tournament in the California desert.

Alexander Zverev: Victory over Murray Completed Big Four

With convincing achievements Zverev had first played in the quarterfinals of the Hartplace Tournament. Among other things, he struck the three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray and completed his victory collection against the Big Four . The Major record champions Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic had previously beaten Zverev.

Since his triumph of Tokyo, he had won 20 out of 21 matches, only in the semi-finals of the US Open was the world s world ranking Djokovic the revenge for his Olympic defeat. Almost 4500 kilometers from New York, Zverev s victory train took a sudden end.

At least a small consolation remains: Already by its third-round collection Zverev had qualified prematurely for the ATP Finals in Turin (14 to 21 November). It is his fifth participation in series at the final tournament he had won 2018.

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