Faller of the Portuguese Nuno Borges (6-2, 7-5), this Tuesday, May 14, in the round of 16 of the Masters 1000 in Rome, Alexander Zverev will face the American for a place in the last four.
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Alexander Zverev reached the quarter-finals of the Masters 1000 in Rome, this Tuesday, May 14, after his success in two sets against Nuno Borges. | EPA/MAXPPP
The German Alexander Zverev reached the quarter-finals of the Masters 1000 in Rome without incident by beating the Portuguese Nuno Borges, 53rd in the world, 6-2, 7-5 on Tuesday.
A third consecutive victory on clay
The world No. 5 will play his third quarter-final of the year in Masters 1000 after Indian Wells and Miami. He also scored a third victory on clay, something he had not yet managed to do this season on ocher. A notable performance since he has still not lost a single set in the Italian capital.
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He will be opposed on Wednesday to the American Taylor Fritz (13th), winner earlier in the day of the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (10th).
