Alexander Zverev expect another tough fight in his fifth match of the year with Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the ATP Finals, on Saturday in Turin (Italy).
“We have faced each other in practically every major hard court tournament this year, in the ATP Cup, the Open de Australia, the Olympic Games and the US Open“said Zverev, who beat the Serbian only in the semifinals of Such, a step prior to the conquest of Olympic gold.
I think every game we have played has been fought. We needed to do our best to win and one or two points decided the games.
Djokovic won their ATP Cup clash 6-7 (3), 6-2, 7-5 in February and 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (6) in the quarterfinals from Australia. Zverev won his Tokyo semi-final 1-6, 6-3, 6-1, before Djokovic beat the 24-year-old again, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 , in the semifinals of the US Open.
‘Nole’ dominates him (7-3) counting all his direct duels and 2-1 in the Masters, although the victory of ‘Sasha’ was very important for him, in the final of ‘teachers’ of 2018.
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“I am looking forward to the match. It is always interesting and contested when we meet, so I expect another tough match. There will be a lot of long rallies, we will run a lot more and we will suffer, in a way, a lot more as well,” Zverev said.
“I think every game we have played has been fought. We needed to do our best to win and one or two points decided the games. I don’t expect anything different here, “added the German.
The world No. 3 knows that Djokovic has a huge following in Italy, but Zverev has also enjoyed his time in Turin. “I love Italy and I think the fans can relate to me too,” said Zverev, who won the Masters 1,000 de Roma in 2017. “The food is excellent and I feel like the Italian fans are louder, more electric and follow the sport,” concluded Zverev.
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