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German to face Berrettini in final Following his quarter-final win against Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev told reporters that his final-set tie-break loss to Dominic Thiem in last year’s US Open final would be on his mind when he faced the Austrian in the Mutua Madrid Open semi-finals. The German was able to use that experience as motivation on Saturday to defeat Thiem 6-3, 6-4 on Manolo Santana Stadium. The World No. 6 earned 11 break points and broke serve on three occasions to snap a four-match losing streak against Thiem. Zverev owns a 1-8 ATP Head2Head record against the World No. 4 outside of Madrid, but he has won both his encounters with Thiem on this court. Zverev also beat the third seed in straight sets in the 2018 championship match. ....
Views: Visits 10 Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka celebrates beating Australia’s Ashleigh Barty during their 2021 WTA Tour Madrid Open tennis tournament singles final match at the Caja Magica in Madrid on May 8, 2021. (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP) Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka stunned world number one Ashleigh Barty to win the Madrid Open for the first time on Saturday. Sabalenka was beaten by Barty in the final in Stuttgart last month but exacted revenge at the Caja Magica, a storming 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 victory clinching the biggest title of her career. The 23-year-old has never gone past the fourth round at a Grand Slam but on this evidence she will be among the contenders at the French Open, which starts in Paris later this month. ....
Nadal admits Zverev defeat step back World number two suffers 6-4, 6-4 defeat to German player in Madrid Open quarter-finals AFP May 08, 2021 MADRID: Rafael Nadal admitted his 6-4, 6-4 loss to Germany s Alexander Zverev in the Madrid Open quarter-finals on Friday was a step back but insisted there were plenty of positives as he plots his way to a 14th Roland Garros title. Nadal has now fallen early in two clay-court Masters tournaments ahead of the Grand Slam in Paris, after going out in the Monte Carlo quarter-finals last month before winning in Barcelona. Even in Barcelona, however, he needed to save a championship point to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final. ....
Nadal admits Zverev defeat step back but positive as Roland Garros nears Issued on: 07/05/2021 - 23:18 Rafael Nadal was beaten by Alexander Zverev at the Caja Magica in Madrid on Friday. GABRIEL BOUYS AFP 4 min Madrid (AFP) Rafael Nadal admitted his 6-4, 6-4 loss to Germany s Alexander Zverev in the Madrid Open quarter-finals on Friday was a step back but insisted there were plenty of positives as he plots his way to a 14th Roland Garros title. Nadal has now fallen early in two clay-court Masters tournaments ahead of the Grand Slam in Paris, after going out in the Monte Carlo quarter-finals last month before winning in Barcelona. ....