Alexander Zverev Archives - uSports.org https://usports.org/tag/alexander-zverev/ Sports News & Views Wed, 04 Aug 2021 05:26:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.8 Novak Djokovic Loses At Tokyo Olympics, Misses Out On Golden Slam https://usports.org/novak-djokovic-loses-at-tokyo-olympics-misses-out-on-golden-slam/ https://usports.org/novak-djokovic-loses-at-tokyo-olympics-misses-out-on-golden-slam/#respond Wed, 04 Aug 2021 05:26:56 +0000 https://usports.org/?p=193264 Novak Djokovic Loses to Juan Martin del Potro at Rio2016 Olympics
Novak Djokovic has had his name etched into tennis’s history books on a number of occasions, but he will not have it put down as a golden slam winner. Djokovic fell to German Alexander Zverev in the Tokyo Olympics. “I’m not only playing for myself I’m not only playing for my parents, for my brother, for my […]

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Novak Djokovic Loses to Juan Martin del Potro at Rio2016 Olympics

Novak Djokovic has had his name etched into tennis’s history books on a number of occasions, but he will not have it put down as a golden slam winner. Djokovic fell to German Alexander Zverev in the Tokyo Olympics.

“I’m not only playing for myself I’m not only playing for my parents, for my brother, for my family, But I’m also playing for everybody, all the (German) athletes here back at the base and everybody back at home watching,” Zverev noted about his monumental upset over the world’s current number one player.

Djokovic lost the best-of-three match by a set scoreline of 1-6, 6-3, 6-1. The match was the Olympic semifinal and would have put Djokovic one win away from the Golden Slam. The “Golden Slam” is when a tennis player wins all four major tournaments and gold in the Olympics; Djokovic was hoping to become the first player ever to do so.

“At the end of the day he’s the greatest of all time because he’s going to win the most Grand Slams, he’s going to win the most Master Series, he’s going to be the longest at the world No. 1, and I’m sure 99% that this is the case when it’s all said and done,” Zverev said of his opponent.

The loss is Djokovic’s first in over two months. He will now compete for a bronze medal. Interestingly, Djokovic’s only Olympic medal was bronze and was won in 2008. He still has a chance at gold in mixed doubles.

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https://usports.org/novak-djokovic-loses-at-tokyo-olympics-misses-out-on-golden-slam/feed/ 0 uSports.org RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 07: Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays a forehand against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina in their singles match on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Tennis Centre on August 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Australian Open 2018 Draw: Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka, Alexander Zverev In Bottom Half https://usports.org/australian-open-2018-draw-roger-federer-novak-djokovic-stan-wawrinka-alexander-zverev-bottom-half/ https://usports.org/australian-open-2018-draw-roger-federer-novak-djokovic-stan-wawrinka-alexander-zverev-bottom-half/#respond Thu, 11 Jan 2018 21:34:07 +0000 http://usports.org/?p=47308 NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 29: Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a shot to Frances Tiafoe on Day Two of the 2017 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 29, 2017 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
The Draw for this year’s Australian Open has been released, and Rafael Nadal is the top seed. Australian Open 2018 Draw News The 31-year-old Spaniard and World No. 1 should not face much of a challenge to start the tournament: he will face fifth-seeded Dominican Victor Estrella Burgos in his first match. In the second round, Nadal would face Leonardo […]

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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 29: Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a shot to Frances Tiafoe on Day Two of the 2017 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 29, 2017 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

The Draw for this year’s Australian Open has been released, and Rafael Nadal is the top seed.

Australian Open 2018 Draw News

The 31-year-old Spaniard and World No. 1 should not face much of a challenge to start the tournament: he will face fifth-seeded Dominican Victor Estrella Burgos in his first match.

In the second round, Nadal would face Leonardo Mayer or Nicolas Jarry, then Damir Dzumhur in round three.

Meanwhile, Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov is set to face Jack Sock or Kevin Anderson in the quarterfinals. Roger Federer leads the way in the bottom half. The second-seeded Swiss and defending champion — who has won five times in Melbourne — will open the tournament against Aljaz Bedene, then would face Jan-Lennard Struff or the wild card Kwon Soon-woo, a 20-year-old South Korean.

In the third round, Federer could meet Frenchman Richard Gasquet, who beat the 36-year-old Swiss just two times on 18 matches played. In the fourth round, the 19-time Grand Slam winner would meet American Sam Querrey or Canadian Milos Raonic, then Belgian David Goffin or Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro in the quarters.

Also featured in the bottom half of the draw are 20-year-old German fourth seed Alexander Zverev and Austrian youngster Dominic Thiem as the top seed.

In the quarters Novak Djokovic would meet Zverev, and 2016 US Open winner Stan Wawrinka would face off against Thiem. The Open begins on Monday.

Here is the full draw:

TOP HALF

(1) R. Nadal  [ESP]  vs V. Estrella Burgos  [DOM]
N. Jarry  [CHI]  vs L. Mayer  [ARG]
J. Millman  [AUS]  vs B. Coric  [CRO]
P. Lorenzi  [ITA]  vs (28) D. Dzumhur  [BIH]

(24) D. Schwartzman  [ARG]  vs D. Lajovic  [SRB]
Q vs Q
A. Dolgopolov  [UKR]  vs A. Haider-Maurer  [AUT]
M. Ebden  [AUS]  vs (16) J. Isner  [USA]

(10) P. Carreno Busta  [ESP]  vs J. Kubler  [AUS]
G. Simon  [FRA]  vs M. Copil  [ROU]
Q vs M. Jaziri  [TUN]
F. Delbonis  [ARG]  vs (23) G. Muller  [LUX]

(31) P. Cuevas  [URU]  vs M. Youzhny  [RUS]
D. Sela  [ISR]  vs R. Harrison  [USA]
Q vs Joao Sousa  [POR]
Y. Lu  [TPE]  vs (6) M. Cilic  [CRO]

(3) G. Dimitrov  [BUL]  vs Q
Q vs Q
Q vs M. Baghdatis  [CYP]
D. Ferrer  [ESP]  vs (30) A. Rublev  [RUS]

(17) N. Kyrgios  [AUS]  vs R. Dutra Silva  [BRA]
V. Troicki  [SRB]  vs A. Bolt  [AUS]
S. Tsitsipas  [GRE]  vs D. Shapovalov  [CAN]
Q vs (15) J. W. Tsonga  [AUS]

(11) K. Anderson  [RSA]  vs K. Edmund  [GBR]
P. Herbert  [FRA]  vs D. Istomin  [UZB]
G. Melzer  [AUT]  vs N. Basilashvili  [GEO]
Q vs (18) L. Pouille  [FRA]

(27) P. Kohlschreiber  [GER]  vs Y. Nishioka  [JPN]
A. Seppi  [ITA]  vs C. Moutet  [FRA]
I. Karlovic  [CRO]  vs L. Djere  [SRB]
Y. Sugita  [JPN]  vs (8) J. Sock  [USA]

BOTTOM HALF

(5) D. Thiem  [AUT]  vs G. Pella  [ARG]
S. Johnson  [USA]  vs Q
Q vs J. Vesely  [CZE]
F. Krajinovic  [SRB]  vs (26) A. Mannarino  [FRA]

(20) R. Bautista Agut  [ESP]  vs F. Verdasco  [ESP]
C. Stebe  [GER]  vs M. Marterer  [GER]
J. Chardy  [FRA]  vs T. Sandgren  [USA]
R. Berankis  [LTU]  vs (9) S. Wawrinka  [SUI]

(14) N. Djokovic  [SRB]  vs D. Young  [USA]
G. Monfils  [FRA]  vs Q
T. Smyczek  [USA]  vs A. Popyrin  [AUS]
J. Donaldson  [USA]  vs (21) A. Ramos-Vinolas  [ESP]

(32) M. Zverev  [GER]  vs H. Chung  [KOR]
T. Kokkinakis  [AUS]  vs D. Medvedev  [RUS]
M. Kukushkin  [KAZ]  vs P. Gojowczyk  [GER]
T. Fabbiano  [ITA]  vs (4) A. Zverev  [GER]

(7) D. Goffin  [BEL]  vs Q
J. Benneteau  [FRA]  vs T. Daniel  [JPN]
E. Donskoy  [RUS]  vs F. Mayer  [GER]
H. Zeballos  [ARG]  vs (25) F. Fognini  [ITA]

(19) T. Berdych  [CZE]  vs A. de Minaur  [AUS]
G. Garcia-Lopez  [ESP]  vs B. Paire  [FRA]
Karen Khachanov  [RUS]  vs Q
F. Tiafoe  [USA]  vs (12) J. del Potro  [ARG]

(13) S. Querrey  [USA]  vs F. Lopez  [ESP]
R. Albot  [MDA]  vs M. Fucsovics  [HUN]
N. Kicker  [ARG]  vs J. Thompson  [AUS]
L. Lacko  [SVK]  vs (22) M. Raonic  [CAN]

(29) R. Gasquet  [FRA]  vs B. Kavcic  [SLO]
Q vs Robin Haase  [NED]
S. Kwon  [KOR]  vs J. Struff  [GER]
A. Bedene  [SLO]  vs (2) R. Federer  [SUI]

NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 29: Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a shot to Frances Tiafoe on Day Two of the 2017 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 29, 2017 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

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Miami Open 2017: Federer And Nadal Advance To Quarter-Final, Alexander Zverev Beats Stan Wawrinka https://usports.org/miami-open-2017-federer-nadal-advance-quarter-final-alexander-zverev-beats-stan-wawrinka/ https://usports.org/miami-open-2017-federer-nadal-advance-quarter-final-alexander-zverev-beats-stan-wawrinka/#respond Wed, 29 Mar 2017 21:26:54 +0000 http://usports.org/?p=36439 Alexander Zverev beats Stan Wawrinka at Miami Open Round of 16
Alexander Zverev, a 19-year-old German 16th-seed, stunned at the Miami Open on Tuesday by defeating top-seed Stan Wawrinka on the Swiss star’s 32nd birthday. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal Reach Miami Open Quarterfinals Zverev, who also beat 2016 U.S. Open champion Wawrinka at the St. Petersburg Open in September to claim his first ATP title, topped the Swiss 4-6, […]

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Alexander Zverev beats Stan Wawrinka at Miami Open Round of 16

Alexander Zverev, a 19-year-old German 16th-seed, stunned at the Miami Open on Tuesday by defeating top-seed Stan Wawrinka on the Swiss star’s 32nd birthday.

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal Reach Miami Open Quarterfinals

Zverev, who also beat 2016 U.S. Open champion Wawrinka at the St. Petersburg Open in September to claim his first ATP title, topped the Swiss 4-6, 6-,2 6-1 to reach the Miami Open quarterfinals.

The German will next face 12th-seeded Australian youngster Nick Kyrgios on Thursday morning at 10 am EST. Kyrgios defeated Belgian David Goffin. 

Fifth-seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal, meanwhile, saw off Frenchman Nicolas Mahut 6-4, 7-6 (4), while fourth-seed Roger Federer eliminated 14th-seeded Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4). Federer will play tenth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych in Thursday morning’s other quarterfinal. Nishikori will face Italian Fabio Fognini on Wednesday afternoon (3 pm EST), while Nadal will play 24-year-old American Jack Sock, a 13th-seed from Nebraska, on Wednesday night (9 pm EST).

Sock had beaten compatriot Jared Donaldson 6-2, 6-1, and Fognini eliminated American Donald Young, 6-0, 6-4. Federer’s win was his 16th in 17 matches in 2017.

Second-seed Kei Nishikori of Japan, a finalist at Key Biscane last year, rallied from a break down in the last set to top Argentina’s Federico Delbonis 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.

Second-seeded Czech Karolina Pliskova reached the women’s semifinals with a 6-3, 6-4 win over 26th-seeded Croatian Mirjana Lucic-Baroni.

Caroline Wozniacki progressed to the women’s semi-finals with a straight sets win over Lucie Safarova.

The Danish former world number one, seeded 12th in Miami, was a 6-4 6-3 winner against her Czech opponent.

Wozniacki and Pliskova will face off on Thursday morning (10 am EST).

Top-seeded German Angelique Kerber and 11th-seed Venus Williams will play each other in Wednesday night’s quarterfinal at 7 pm EST.

KEY BISCAYNE, FL – MARCH 28: Alexander Zverev of Germany in action against Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland at Crandon Park Tennis Center on March 28, 2017 in Key Biscayne, Florida. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

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https://usports.org/miami-open-2017-federer-nadal-advance-quarter-final-alexander-zverev-beats-stan-wawrinka/feed/ 0 uSports.org KEY BISCAYNE, FL - MARCH 28: Alexander Zverev of Germany in action against Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland at Crandon Park Tennis Center on March 28, 2017 in Key Biscayne, Florida. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)