Zverev won in the final in Acapulco against Koepfer.
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ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP
Germany's Alexander Zverev, seeded No.2, qualified without trembling for the final of the hard tournament in Acapulco (Mexico) on Friday, beating 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) his compatriot Dominik Koepfer, unlike Earth who experienced a slight shake during their match.
Zverev will try to win his first title on Saturday this season, against the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (N.1) or the surprising Italian Lorenzo Musetti, from the qualifications, opposed in the other semi-final in the night session.
"Did you feel something, you?"
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It was during a rally in the first game of the second set, just after Zverev won the first, that the short, slight earthquake occurred.
Without the two players, nor the public showing concern, both at the moment and after these unexpected seconds.
Zverev even laughed at the incongruity of the situation, asking his opponent if he had sensed anything, to which the latter replied in the negative.
The earthquake was however measured at 5.9 on the Richter scale, its epicenter being 60 km away, in San Marcos.
Led 4-1, then 5-3 by Koepfer in the next round, the 7th player in the world recovered by sticking to the score, before pulling out the good shots in the tie-break to win after two hours and nine minutes.
In search of a 14th title, he will play his 23rd final on the ATP circuit, his second in Acapulco where he lost in 2019 to Australian Nick Kyrgios.
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