By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, October 31, 2024
Picture credit score: Matthew Calvis
Alexander Zverev performed demolition man in Paris at this time.
Zverev smashed 16 aces keeping off gifted Frenchman Arthur Fils 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to advance to his thirty first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal.
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The 6’6″ Zverev is second on the ATP in aces trailing solely Hubert Hurkacz and is third on Tour in service video games held in 2024 behind solely world No. 1 Jannik Sinner and former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini.
The 20-year-old Fils cites three explanation why Zverev’s serve is so devastating: top, heaviness and havoc it creates even while you get a racquet on the ball.
Fils mentioned Zverev’s top creates a distinct trajectory that is robust to trace and his serves heaviness makes it arduous to regulate returns.
“He is very tall, so it comes from very excessive,” Fils mentioned of Zverev. “It comes very strongly. So that you attempt to anticipate a little bit bit, to grasp what he is doing, however clearly indoors it is completely different than being on clay.
“In the event you’re not on the monitor of the ball, you’ll be able to’t return it. In the event you’re on it, it is troublesome to regulate. So that is what makes him the most effective servers. That is the best way I see him.”
