Alexander Zverev reached his 21st Masters 1000 semi-final on Monday by ending the Canadian title defense of Alexei Popyrin 6-7 (8\/10), 6-4, 6-3 at the ATP Toronto Masters.<\/p>\n
The final game, with Zverev serving at 5-3, was interrupted by shouts from an unruly fan who was tossed out by security.<\/p>\n
The distraction ended a run of 14 consecutive points on serve, with the seed double-faulting once he was able to continue serving.<\/p>\n
He finished off the evening with a sharp volley winner at the net on his first match point.
\nZverev completed his 40th win of the year in just over two and a half hours.
\nThe world number three won the tournament in 2017 but had not been past the quarter-finals in Canada since.<\/p>\n
“After losing the first set, I had to tell myself we were both playing well,” the holder of seven Masters trophies said.<\/p>\n
“I had one or two mistakes at the end of the first, but it was a high-level match.<\/p>\n
“I felt that if I kept playing well, I would get my chances — and I did. I can’t complain about the second and third sets.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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