Malek Jaziri managed to win his match against Alexander Zverev at the China Open by 7-6, 2-6 and 6-4 on Thursday night.
Zverev, the 21 years old German player already fallen in the world rankings to World no. 5 after not delivering impressive play on the Grand Slam stage and falling out of the US Open’s third round.
Despite the fact that Zverev managed to pick up Toru Tiles of Madrid Open, Washington Open and Bavarian Open this year, he still failed to win against the world no. 61 Malek Jaziri. He was so shocked and frustrated at his defeat that he smashed his racket on the court right after his defeat.
34 years old Tunisian player managed to win the first set by 7-6 before losing to Zverev in the second set by 6-2. However, Jaziri managed to hold his nerve and managed to win the third set. Jaziri is now going to face up Nikoloz Basilashvili at their Friday’s quarterfinal match. Nikoloz managed to get into the quarter-final after winning against Fernando Verdasco by 7-6 and 6-4.
Verdasco who managed to eliminate he Britain’s top p[layer Andy Murray in both US Open and Shenzhen Open this year could not manage his form against Nikoloz. With this win, Nikoloz has become the first Georgian player to win the ATP tournament earlier this year.
On the other hand, Britain’s no. 1; Kyle Edmund secured his quarter-final spot on his Wednesday match and is now set to face against Serbian player Dusan Lajovic on Friday. Top seed Juan Martin del Potro is up against Fillip Krajinovic next.
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