‘My head is spinning. I can not get any…’: Alexander Zverev battles dizziness, struggles in Cincinnati semis vs Alcaraz | Tennis Information

The German had cruised by the opening half of the event, beating Nishesh Basavareddy, Brandon Nakashima, and Karen Khachanov. Barring the Russian, he took down all his different opponents in simply two units, maintaining his hopes alive for a maiden Cincinnati Open title.

Nevertheless, throughout his match towards Ben Shelton within the quarterfinal, as he was a set and a break up, he all of the sudden motioned for assist and wanted on-court medical consideration. “My head is spinning,” he was heard saying. “I can not get any air into my lungs.” In truth, spectators noticed him making uncommon stretching motions after every level, which ultimately escalated right into a timeout within the second set when he was 2-1 up.

Regardless of the problem, Zverev wrapped up the match in simply an hour and 17 minutes to beat Shelton.

Though he admitted he was unlikely to be at his finest within the semifinal towards Alcaraz, he seemed in elegant contact in the beginning of Saturday’s match, managing to search out the proper response to the Spaniard’s cross-court recreation. Nevertheless, following a late surge from Alcaraz that noticed him seize the opening set, Zverev’s situation resurfaced.

Within the second set, he took a medical timeout and left the court docket as he was feeling unwell, probably dizzy as a result of excessive temperatures within the metropolis. Upon his return, he by no means seemed the identical, missing power and discovering it troublesome in exchanges.

The anxious ordeal resulted in fast time as Alcaraz reached his seventh consecutive ATP Tour closing, the place he’ll face rival Jannik Sinner for the fourth time this 12 months.