Tied with Becker
Final! Zverev draws level with Becker in Rome
Olympic tennis champion Alexander Zverev reached his third Rome final on Friday with a 1:6, 7:6(4), 6:2 victory over Chile's Alejandro Tabilo. It is the eleventh Masters 1000 final for the third-ranked German, tying him with compatriot Boris Becker. His opponent in the final is Tabilo's compatriot Nicolas Jarry, who defeated the American Tommy Paul 6:3, 6:7(3), 6:3. Jarry is the first Chilean to reach a 1000 final in 17 years.
Jarry's compatriot Fernando Gonzalez last achieved this in Rome in 2007. For the 28-year-old South American, it is the first Masters final of his career and his fourth on the ATP Tour. Jarry had won all of the first three.
Meanwhile, a remarkable run in Rome came to an end for the number 29 seed Tabilo, who hadn't dropped a set until the semi-finals, where he also put Novak Djokovic on his hit list. Against Zverev, the outsider seemed to continue in the same vein, especially in the first set, but Zverev managed to turn things around with a consistently played tie-break. The South American will nevertheless improve to a career high in the world rankings in 25th place. For Zverev, it's now about his second Rome title; the German defeated Djokovic in the eternal city in 2017 and lost to Rafael Nadal the following year.
Djokovic still without a title win this year
Djokovic, on the other hand, drew the conclusion that he has only played six matches this clay court season. The world number one will now probably spend his 37th birthday next Wednesday in Geneva, as he has registered for the clay court tournament there. The "Djoker" will thus get some match practice before the French Open in Paris, which starts next Sunday. Djokovic is still without a title win on the tour this year.
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