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Even a slight earthquake during the German semi-finals did not prevent tennis professional Alexander Zverev from entering the final of the ATP tournament in Acapulco, Mexico.
The German number one prevailed against compatriot Dominik Koepfer after a hard fight over 2:09 hours with 6: 4, 7: 6 (7: 5).
In the fight for his 14th title, Zverev will meet the number one Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas at the $ 1.2 million hard court event.
“I didn't know what happened.
And neither does Dominik, ”Zverev described a scene at the beginning of the second movement when the earth suddenly shook.
“I think the lights started to flicker and the audience felt it more than we did.
We ran around on the pitch and had to play a point, ”said the 23-year-old from Hamburg.
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In the middle of the rally, the television cameras began to shake.
However, the players were not impressed by this - especially since Zverev later said that he had already experienced this at the tournament a year ago.
Fear opponent Tsitsipas
In this phase Koepfer made the better impression.
He took the lead 4-1, but then showed nerves.
The world number seven, Zverev, found his way back into the match and scored 5-2 in the tie-break.
Now it was Koepfer who managed to catch up to 5: 5.
But after more than two hours of play, Zverev transformed his first match ball.
"I didn't play a bad game today, but he made it really difficult for me," said Zverev.
Dominik Koepfer delivers a great fight
Source: dpa
Tsitsipas, however, is not one of Zverev's favorite opponents.
In six duels, the Greek prevailed five times.
Only in 2018 in the first comparison, Zverev won the semi-finals in Washington.
"That doesn't mean anything," said Tsitsipas after his 6: 1, 6: 3 in the semifinals against Lorenzo Musetti on his record against Zverev.
"I'm not trying to think about it." It was also his first final against Zverev.
Koepfer can comfort himself despite being eliminated in his first semi-final: As of Monday, the 26-year-old from Donaueschingen will be in 54th place in the world rankings.
He has never made it higher before.