The German said something weird when talking about Stefanos Alexander Zverev doesn’t seem to be a huge fan of his upcoming opponent: Stefanos Tsitsipas. The German and the Greek are going to square off in the quarters in Madrid, and last year Zverev wasn’t very diplomatic after he lost in quarters to Stefanos 3-6 7-6 (11) 6-4 not to give credit to Tsitsipas for his win. The German commented “I don’t think he played that well. I think the match was absolutely pathetic on all levels. I’m very honest with you guys. Today was an absolute pathetic match I don’t even think he played well.” (see article) Was Zverev deriding Tsitsipas? During the press conference preceding their clash in Madrid, Sascha hinted that Stefanos is so high in the rankings only because he plays a lot of tournament to comment “Tsitsipas is one of the best players in the world. He plays almost every week. Many people are looking forward to that match.” Head to head Stefano Tsitsipas vs. Sascha Zverev The H2H between Stefanos and Sascha is 1-all. This will be fun. Prediction, odds and live streaming The pick for Tennis Tonic is Tsitsipas that should win in 3 sets. As per the initial odds, Tsitsipas is the pick to win this match. Tsitsipas -> 1.61 Zverev -> 2.30 Click here to see the updated quotes and live streaming (only selected countries - USA excluded). To be able to watch live streaming bet365, a funded account is required or you need to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. 18+ BeGambleAware. Here where top tennis events are broadcasted or streamed online (ATP, WTA). At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.<doc-sep>Alexander Zverev defeated Hubert Hurkacz in three sets to reach the Madrid Open quarter-finals. The German, who features in the Spanish event as the defending champion, has now won all the seven matches he has played in Madrid. "It's a place where I always have had good memories, I always played well, and it is nice to come back here and to show that I'm still one of the best players in the world and be able to play my best and always find a way as well. Today was a very tough match, so I hope tomorrow's going to be better for me. I needed that win for sure because the last two matches, I lost where I had match points and I lost 7-5 in the third and 7-6 in the third. So a match like this I really need. And I was down a break in the second, down with a break in the third, and I always try to find a way and today was very important I think for me. I'm still No. 4 in the world so I still know how to play tennis even though if I didn't have the results I wanted in the last few months. I didn't forget how to swing a tennis racquet and I hope I can play better. I hope I can still play better and continue building and then the results will come by themselves." On his next match against Stefanos Tsitsipas, Zverev concluded: "Yes, a great player. Obviously, he's one of the best players in the world this year. Played unbelievable at the beginning of the year. He's played a lot as well. He has been playing almost every week."<doc-sep>The 8th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas has joined Daniil Medvedev on 25 wins in 2019, beating the Spanish veteran Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-4 in an hour and 27 minutes, advancing into the second Masters 1000 quarter-final. The Greek served at 75% and needed that percentage badly, struggling on the second serve and saving three out of four break points to mount the pressure on the other side of the net. Fernando suffered three breaks of serve from five chances he gave to the youngster, spaying 25 unforced errors and trailing in the shortest and most extended rallies for the ATP loss number 399! Stefanos saved a break point in the third game with a service winner and stole Verdasco's serve at 15 in the next game to move 3-1 up, converting the fifth set point at 5-3 after repelling another break chance for Fernando. From 40-15 in the opening game of the second set, the Spaniard lost four straight points to give serve away when his forehand finished in the net, falling 4-1 down following another forehand mistake in game five. Losing the focus a little bit, Stefanos suffered a break in the next game when Verdasco's forehand found the right target but was not to be denied, blasting a forehand down the line winner at 5-4 for a hold at love and the place in the quarters where he will face Alexander Zverev. The defending champion overpowered a qualifier Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and nine minutes, playing another encounter below his level from previous years but finding the way to cross the finish line first and advance into the 12th Masters 1000 quarter-final. Hubert gave his best to book the place in the second Masters 1000event of the season, winning one point more than Alexander and hitting 28 winners and 42 unforced errors to have the upper hand in the rallies. Zverev lingered on a 19-32 ratio, staying behind the Pole in the shortest points and overcoming the deficit in those that passed the four-shot mark to avoid another early exit after a terrible start of the season. Hubert won eight of the first nine points on the return to open a 3-1 advantage, firing a forehand down the line winner in game nine to grab the opener 6-3 in 33 minutes. Zverev was in a very tough position when he lost serve at 3-3 in set number two following a bullet from Hubert's backhand, pulling the break back a few minutes later after a volley error from the Pole who played another poor game at 4-5 to hand the set to the German. Hurkacz returned stronger in the decider, opening an early lead before Alexander broke back in game four to extend his chances. Staying neck and neck in the next five games, Hubert served to stay in the match at 4-5 and couldn't endure the pressure, hitting a double fault to propel Zverev over the top and missing a chance to add the fourth top-10 win to his tally.<doc-sep>Weird stuff in Madrid where Alexander Zverev received a ridiculous time violation when playing against Stefanos Tsitsipas. What happened The German and the Greek were locked on a 1-1 40-40 scoreline during their match in the quarters while Tsitsipas “went for a towel” before Sascha’s serve. The German waiting for the Greek to be in the position to receive a horrible time violation from the umpire that evidently didn’t see that Stefanos was out of position for most of the time. Sascha was completely upset to say to the umpire: “I was standing there. I was waiting for him. Honest!” The umpire replied: “I looked at him and he was ready. You still had 10 seconds.” Sascha asked Tsitsipas for a confirmation, but apparently the Greeks ignored him. Zverev getting the time violation that got him so fired up. (TSN) pic.twitter.com/LrLOX2cKtN — Michael Gallo (@Galloots) May 10, 2019 and Nadal? The irony is that in the same event home favorite Nadal is allowed to average around 30 seconds in between points. That means that on average he breaks the rule (25 seconds) every single point and he rarely receives a time violation. During his first match in Madrid against Felix Auger-Aliassime at a certain point, it took 56 seconds for Nadal to serve without being disturbed by external factors. Is this fair? Sorry but this time violation is totally stupid. And it is not very sportmanslike from Stefanos. Zverev was ready and Stefanos not. Then Zverev walks a few steps back. — Anna-Maria (@Icicestanna1) May 10, 2019 Zverev didnt deserve that time violation warning at all 😩😩 — 👑 (@HailDemigoddess) May 10, 2019 It’s already building up to a bit of spicy matchup. Zverev is ready to serve, moves back because Tsitsi isn’t ready to return then Zverev gets given a time violation warning. Supervisor brought onto court as well. — Jake Davies (@jakedavi5) May 10, 2019 Zverev was totally right there. Was ready to serve and Tsitsipas was still getting his towel, turned around and waited for him to be ready, then got called a time violation… — aidan (@ajdeaidan) May 10, 2019 Time violation pour Zverev qui s’embrouille avec l’arbitre… Pour être franc, Stef a pris un peu de temps pour se mettre en position de retour. #MMOPEN #HomeOfTennis pic.twitter.com/vBO4JBlzgN — TsitsipasFR (@TsitsipasFR) May 10, 2019<doc-sep>
In the battle of the most promising youngsters on the Tour, the 8th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas took down the 3rd seed and defending champion Alexander Zverev 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 in two hours and ten minutes for the second straight win over the German. The first came last year in Toronto when Stefanos played in the first Masters 1000 semi-final and this will be his second, passing Daniil Medvedev with 26 ATP wins to become the Tour leader in 2019. The Greek won four points more in an intense and high-quality clash, erasing four out of five break points to put the struggling German under pressure and prevailing with three breaks from eight opportunities to set the duel against Rafael Nadal or Stan Wawrinka. Zverev played incredible tennis here a year ago for one of the most dominant Masters 1000 runs, especially on clay, but he is miles from that level this year despite a solid effort here in Madrid, losing steam in the decider to drop a lot of points and leave the top-4 for the first time since November. Stefanos delivered easier holds in the first set and broke at love at 5-5 when Alexander netted an easy forehand. The Greek closed the opener with a hold in the next game after another error from the German who had to raise the level in the rest of the encounter to stand a chance of title defense. The second set offered seven good holds and some excellent points on both sides that kept the crowd on the edge of their seats before Zverev took charge, delivering one winner after another for 12 of the last 13 points and the set. Alexander broke at love in game eight and secured the set with a forehand crosscourt winner that gave him a massive momentum before the start of the decider. He had his chances there in the opening games, wasting three break points at 1-1 and hitting a double fault in the next game to hand the serve to Stefanos who clinched the triumph with another break in game eight for the place in the last four and one of his best results on clay.