Zverev joins the elites with record Madrid win

Alexander Zverev backed up a win this month over Flavio Cobolli and moved into elite ATP company as the third seed reached another semi-final at the Madrid Masters on Thursday.

The German’s 6-4, 6-1 win boosted him alongsideĀ Roger Federer (2006), Rafael Nadal (2010, 2011) and Jannik Sinner (2026) as only the fourth man to reach the semi-finals at each of the first four Masters 1000 events of the season since the series began in 1990.

The two-time Madrid champion reached the final four on the back of eight aces to complete his third top 20 win of the season.

Bill Scott

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