By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, October 31, 2024
Picture credit score: Matthew Calvis
Alexander Zverev performed demolition man in Paris right now.
Zverev smashed 16 aces heading off proficient Frenchman Arthur Fils 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to advance to his thirty first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal.
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The 6’6″ Zverev is second on the ATP in aces trailing solely Hubert Hurkacz and is third on Tour in service video games held in 2024 behind solely world No. 1 Jannik Sinner and former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini.
The 20-year-old Fils cites three the explanation why Zverev’s serve is so devastating: top, heaviness and havoc it creates even whenever you get a racquet on the ball.
Fils stated Zverev’s top creates a distinct trajectory that is powerful to trace and his serves heaviness makes it onerous to regulate returns.
“He is very tall, so it comes from very excessive,” Fils stated of Zverev. “It comes very strongly. So that you attempt to anticipate a bit of bit, to grasp what he is doing, however clearly indoors it is completely different than being on clay.
“In the event you’re not on the observe of the ball, you’ll be able to’t return it. In the event you’re on it, it is tough to regulate. So that is what makes him among the best servers. That is the way in which I see him.”