CM – Munich Open: Alexander Zverev is out after losing to Ilya Ivashka in the quarterfinals-Sports News, Firstpost

Despite winning the opening set with a tie-breaker, Zverev, the Munich champions of 2017 and 2018, was eliminated 7: 6 (7: 5), 5: 7, 3: 6 after Ivashka from Belarus converted his first match point.

Alexander Zverev. AP

Munich: Top seed Alexander Zverev fell after a shock defeat against Ilya Ivashka in the quarter-finals of the Munich ATP clay court tournament on Friday.

Despite winning the opening set with a tie-breaker, Zverev, the Munich champion of 2017 and 2018, 7: 6 (7: 5), 5: 7, 3: 6 after Ivashka from Belarus converted his first match point.

The 27-year-old is 101 places below the number six in the world . Zverev, 24, made numerous mistakes and rowed in the stands with his coach, who is also his father, throughout the game.

« This is a game that I should never have lost – I am sad and disappointed » , the German Zverev admitted.

Half of his 14 double faults came in the decisive set when Zverev lost after two hours and 33 minutes, while Ivashka reached a semi-final on tour for the first time in his career.

Im In the semi-finals on Saturday Ivashka will meet the German Jan-Lennard Struff, who needed exactly three hours to achieve a 6: 4, 4: 6, 7: 6 (7: 3) win against fourth Filip Krajinovic.

« Ivashka plays pretty good tennis here, » said Struff after the 27-year-old Belarusian « knocked out » Finn Emil Ruusuvuori 6-1, 6-2 in the first round.

This is the first time since 2014 that the 31-year-old Struff reached the semi-finals in Munich. This is his eighth attempt to reach the final of an ATP tournament for the first time.

« I haven’t taken this last step to play for a title and of course I would like to, » added Struff added.

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April 30, 2021 10:38:07 PM IST

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