Prime seed Alexander Zverev switched into survival mode to say a milestone five hundredth ATP match win on Thursday, preventing again to beat Matteo Arnaldi 6-7 , 6-3, 6-2 on the Toronto Masters.
Germany’s Zverev broke twice within the deciding third set to achieve the fourth spherical of the US Open tuneup, changing his second match level to again up his defeat of the Italian ealier this yr in Acapulco.
“It is an incredible achievement,” Zverev, winner of 24 ATP titles, mentioned of reaching 500 profession match wins. “Not a variety of participant attain this milestone.
“However I nonetheless need 500 extra possibly much more,” he joked. “You all the time wish to win as many matches as doable. I am all about this.”
Unable to achieve the higher hand in an 82-minute first set, Zverev mentioned his recreation improved because the minutes dragged on in opposition to 2024 Canadian semi-finalist Arnaldi.
“I began taking part in higher from the baseline and located my rhythm a bit. My backhand felt off however I used to be comfy and pleased with my stage,” added Zverev who subsequent faces Francisco Cerundolo a 6-3, 6-4 winner over fellow Argentine Tomas Echeverry.
Alex Michelsen reached a Masters 1000 fourth spherical for the primary time with a 3-6, 7-6 , 6-4 upset victory over third-seeded Lorenzo Musetti.
The 20-year-old American survived practically 50 unforced errors and transformed simply two of 9 break possibilities, however it was sufficient to conquer Italy’s Musetti, a two-time Grand Slam semi-finalist ranked tenth on the earth.
“It feels actually good,” the Twenty sixth-ranked Michelsen mentioned after lastly changing his seventh match level.
“I’ve put in a variety of onerous work and it is paying off somewhat bit. I used to be questioning when it might occur and I assume it’s beginning to occur proper now.
“I returned very well at this time,” he added. “I performed offensive tennis and executed very well.”
Michelson will face fellow American Learner Tien for a spot within the quarter-finals. Tien beat compatriot Reilly Opelka 7-6 , 6-3.
Fifth-seeded Holger Rune superior with an environment friendly 6-2, 6-4 end result over Frenchman Alexandre Muller.
Eighth-seeded Casper Ruud shook off a gradual begin to beat Portugal’s Nuno Borges 7-5, 6-4.
The Norwegian was taking part in solely his fourth match since Roland Garros after lacking Wimbledon due to harm.
Trailing 4-1 within the first set, Ruud thwarted Borges’s two possibilities for a 5-1 lead, methodically lifting his recreation and taking management with a late break earlier than incomes the lone break of the second set for his twentieth win of the season.
“I simply crawled into the primary set,” mentioned Ruud, who fired 9 aces. “I used to be in a position to get again into it. One break and issues can occur. I raised my return recreation and received extra balls again into play.
“Within the second set I received the break and served my means by.”
Regardless of his sluggish begin, Ruud was delighted to beat Borges after falling to him at Roland Garros in Might.
“It was good to get my revenge,” mentioned Ruud, who subsequent faces Eleventh-seeded Karen Khachanov.
Khachanov, seeded Eleventh defeated US qualifier Emilio Nava 6-7 , 6-4, 6-1 to e-book his second Masters spherical of 16 spot this season.
Ruud and Khachanov final performed in a 2022 US Open semi-final gained by the Norwegian.
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