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Madrid (AP) - Alexander Zverev also defeated the US Open winner Dominic Thiem at the tennis tournament in Madrid and reached the final.
One day after beating Rafael Nadal, the German number one prevailed against the 27-year-old Austrian 6: 3, 6: 4.
After 97 minutes, the again strong player from Hamburg turned his second match point.
In the eleventh comparison with Thiem, it was Zverev's third victory.
At the US Open in New York, the 24-year-old lost in five dramatic sets in the final.
In the fight for the title, Zverev will meet the Norwegian Casper Ruud or the Italian Matteo Berrettini on Sunday.
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