German tennis player Alexander Zverev has won his fourth ATP title of the year, beating Kevin Anderson in the final of the Washington Open.
Rising tennis star Alexander Zverev has won his first ATP title on an outdoor hard court, claiming the Washington Open against veteran South African Kevin Anderson.
The eighth-ranked Zverev easily dispatched Anderson 6-4 6-4 on Sunday to win the Washington event for his fourth ATP title of the year, matching Rafael Nadal's victory total. Only Roger Federer has more titles this season, with five.
Zverev didn't lose a set after the opening match of his tournament against Australian Jordan Thompson and grew stronger as the event went on, having little trouble with the hot and humid conditions in Washington or the late nights brought on by rain delays.
Anderson, 31, came in to the final with a tournament-best 62 aces, but his German opponent got enough first serves back to give himself ample break opportunities. Zverev broke Anderson early in each set and never faced a break point on his own serve.
"It was a great match," the 20-year-old said.
"I felt unbelievable starting from the quarter-finals and from then it got better and better every match I played."
Zverev's previous titles this year came at a Masters event on clay in Rome, along with wins on clay in Munich and on indoor hard courts in Montpellier, France.
He said the next goal is to go deeper into the grand slams, ahead of the US Open starting later in August.
"I've lost in five sets against Rafa, five sets against (Milos) Raonic," he said.
"At some stage I want to win those kind of matches and get further in grand slams.
"The best I've done is fourth round. I know I still have to improve a lot to be able to go far in the big tournaments."
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http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/08/07/zverev-wins-washington-atp-title
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Zverev Dominates To Claim Citi Open Title
Zverev captures fifth title in past 11 months
Before this week, outdoor hard courts had been the lone surface Alexander Zverev hadn't yet had success on during his career. But if his dominating week at the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. is a sign, he's well on his way to mastering those conditions as well.
The #NextGenATP German dropped only one set all week in the U.S. capital and finished the stretch with an exclamation point, beating South African Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday to win his first ATP World Tour 500 title.
The 20-year-old Zverev has now won four titles this season – the Open Sud de France (indoor hard), the BMW Open by FWU (outdoor clay) and the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 in Rome (outdoor clay) – and five since September (St. Petersburg Open, indoor hard). He's the youngest player to win four titles in a season since Juan Martin del Potro in 2008. This season, only two men have won as many or more tour-level crowns: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
“I think I improved a lot in the last few months and in this off-season so I can be able to win these kinds of tournaments,” Zverev said. “I showed in Rome and I'm showing it here again. I just hope I can continue playing well like this or even make it better in the summer. We'll see what the next few big tournaments hold for me.”
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http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/zverev-anderson-washington-2017-final
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Zverev Surprises, Impresses New Coach Ferrero
http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/ferrero-zverev-partnership-washington-2017
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Zverev wins Washington ATP title
German tennis player Alexander Zverev has won his fourth ATP title of the year, beating Kevin Anderson in the final of the Washington Open.
Rising tennis star Alexander Zverev has won his first ATP title on an outdoor hard court, claiming the Washington Open against veteran South African Kevin Anderson.
The eighth-ranked Zverev easily dispatched Anderson 6-4 6-4 on Sunday to win the Washington event for his fourth ATP title of the year, matching Rafael Nadal's victory total. Only Roger Federer has more titles this season, with five.
Zverev didn't lose a set after the opening match of his tournament against Australian Jordan Thompson and grew stronger as the event went on, having little trouble with the hot and humid conditions in Washington or the late nights brought on by rain delays.
Anderson, 31, came in to the final with a tournament-best 62 aces, but his German opponent got enough first serves back to give himself ample break opportunities. Zverev broke Anderson early in each set and never faced a break point on his own serve.
"It was a great match," the 20-year-old said.
"I felt unbelievable starting from the quarter-finals and from then it got better and better every match I played."
Zverev's previous titles this year came at a Masters event on clay in Rome, along with wins on clay in Munich and on indoor hard courts in Montpellier, France.
He said the next goal is to go deeper into the grand slams, ahead of the US Open starting later in August.
"I've lost in five sets against Rafa, five sets against (Milos) Raonic," he said.
"At some stage I want to win those kind of matches and get further in grand slams.
"The best I've done is fourth round. I know I still have to improve a lot to be able to go far in the big tournaments."
cr. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/08/07/zverev-wins-washington-atp-title
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Zverev Dominates To Claim Citi Open Title
Zverev captures fifth title in past 11 months
Before this week, outdoor hard courts had been the lone surface Alexander Zverev hadn't yet had success on during his career. But if his dominating week at the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. is a sign, he's well on his way to mastering those conditions as well.
The #NextGenATP German dropped only one set all week in the U.S. capital and finished the stretch with an exclamation point, beating South African Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday to win his first ATP World Tour 500 title.
The 20-year-old Zverev has now won four titles this season – the Open Sud de France (indoor hard), the BMW Open by FWU (outdoor clay) and the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 in Rome (outdoor clay) – and five since September (St. Petersburg Open, indoor hard). He's the youngest player to win four titles in a season since Juan Martin del Potro in 2008. This season, only two men have won as many or more tour-level crowns: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
“I think I improved a lot in the last few months and in this off-season so I can be able to win these kinds of tournaments,” Zverev said. “I showed in Rome and I'm showing it here again. I just hope I can continue playing well like this or even make it better in the summer. We'll see what the next few big tournaments hold for me.”
cr. http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/zverev-anderson-washington-2017-final
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ประเดิมแชมป์แรกของโค้ชใหม่เลย
Zverev Surprises, Impresses New Coach Ferrero
http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/ferrero-zverev-partnership-washington-2017
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