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Zverev wins see-saw conflict with Cerundolo for Munich SF spot

Dwelling favorite will tackle Cobolli in final 4

April 17, 2026

Alexander Zverev held his nerve after a manic begin to snap his clay dropping streak towards Francisco Cerundolo and e book a semi-final spot on the BMW Open by Bitpanda.

The highest seed and defending champion in Munich, Zverev recovered from letting slip a double break lead within the opening set to earn a 5-7, 6-0, 6-2 quarter-final victory towards fifth seed Cerundolo. Now into his fifth Munich semi-final, the No. 3 participant within the PIF ATP Rankings will tackle Flavio Cobolli for a spot within the championship match.

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Having misplaced his first three tour-level conferences with Cerundolo (all of which happened on clay), Zverev has since reeled off 5 straight wins to guide 5-3 within the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head collection. In his newest victory towards the Argentine, Zverev’s intent to dictate from the baseline was usually clear, significantly on return: the 28-year-old transformed seven of 12 break factors he earned within the two-hour, 15-minute encounter, in line with Infosys ATP Stats.

“I believed it was an unbelievable stage,” stated Zverev. “Even within the first set once I was up 4-1, he began taking part in unbelievable. He began returning unbelievable. My first-serve share was very excessive, and he began returning a foot in entrance of the baseline. So there was nothing I might do, to be trustworthy. I used to be proud of my stage even within the first set. Undoubtedly completely satisfied to get the win at present towards Francisco, for the primary time on clay.”

Zverev is now 21-6 for the season, in line with the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index, having reached the semi-finals at 5 of the six occasions through which he has competed (together with Munich). He’s this week chasing a report fourth trophy in Munich, the place he beforehand triumphed in 2017, 2018 and 2025.

On Saturday, Zverev will bid to keep up his unbeaten report towards Cobolli, having defeated the Italian final yr at Roland Garros and likewise in Halle. Earlier on Friday, the fourth-seeded Italian Cobolli had little hassle advancing to his maiden Munich semi-final. The World No. 16, already an ATP 500 champion this yr in Acapulco, downed Vit Kopriva 6-3, 6-2.