“I’m extremely happy to be in the quarterfinals and only losing one set,” said Zverev, who dealt with a bicep injury at the United Cup. “The set I lost my opponent played incredible, and I didn’t have a lot of chances of winning it.
“A week ago I was very unsure of my level and tennis. Couldn’t really play that many points in practice, couldn’t really prepare the way I wanted to.
“That’s why I’m even more happy to be in the quarterfinals, but I definitely want to play three more matches here.”
Paul encountered no such difficulties earlier in the day at Margaret Court Arena, needing an hour and 27 minutes to dispatch a jaded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-1 6-1 6-1.
Davidovich Fokina entered having won back-to-back five-setters from two sets down, something Paul was well aware of.
-“He obviously had some long matches. I knew that going in. I wanted to try and play longer points. He didn’t really let that happen in the first set,” said Paul, who claimed the opening set in 22 minutes. “He wanted quick sets.
“When you’re playing one of those guys, it’s always tough because you don’t know at any point (if) he can turn it on, and the match could be completely different.
“Those are the matches you really got to lock in the whole time.”
Paul did just that.
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