The aborted comeback. Alexander Zverev qualified for the semi-finals of the Australian Open after a four-set victory against Carlos Alcaraz on Wednesday in Melbourne. However, we believed that the Spaniard had definitely found his modjo at the end of the third set. Until then, the German had played his best tennis against an opponent who did not put one foot in front of the other in the first two sets (6-1, 6-3).
But, while 5-2 Zverev in the third, we had started to look away from the TV, sure of the outcome of the match given the defeatist attitude of his opponent, the Spaniard suddenly began to make winning shots and find his power and accuracy to push his opponent to the tie-break. And to win it hands down (7-2) thanks to a few points that will make you jump off the couch.
The former Roland-Garros injured player never lowered his head and, when we thought the affair was completely overturned in favor of El Palmar’s shock absorber, the German was able to break at the right moment, at the end in the fourth set, to win on his second match point. In the semi-final, Zverev, who has never reached a world top 5 Grand Slam, will face Daniil Medvedev, world number 3.