China News Service, November 8th. The 2020 ATP Paris Masters ended two men's singles semi-finals last night and this morning. In one of the focus games, Nadal suffered three breaks in the whole game, losing to Zverev 4:6/5:7, stopping in the semi-finals, and his dream of winning the first championship here was once again broken.
Facing Zverev in excellent form, although Espanyol once chased three consecutive games when he was behind 2:4 and 0:40 in the second set. But in the end, the former still won in two straight sets. He reached the final and will compete with Medvedev for the championship.
This game was Nadal's second consecutive defeat against Zverev in the indoor hard court match. His hope of winning the first championship here was once again lost. He could only wait next year to tie the Djokovic Masters' 36 championship record. While Nadal's 10-game winning streak of singles came to an abrupt end, he also missed the opportunity to advance to the finals of the Paris Masters again. Next, he will go to London to participate in the ATP year-end finals , which will be the last stop of the ATP event 2020 season. After the game, Nadal did not seem too disappointed, and he highly praised his opponent's performance on the field. "I have been very competitive in this game until I met a player who performed well on this kind of field. He has really won a lot recently. The results of this game are still quite positive for me."
"I am not happy to lose, but this is also part of the game. I can only accept this result. He did play better. Of course I really hope to win the championship, but it will always be very difficult here. However, throughout the game, I maintained a positive attitude and fought to the end in every game." Nadal said.
In addition, Nadal's eyes have also turned to the London year-end finals a week later. He said: "The opportunity to play four games is very helpful for me to compete in London. I need to adapt to a lot of things, but I do a good job in important things. I have a week and need to continue working hard. I look forward to preparing for the London finals."
Data photo: German player Zverev celebrates his victory. China News Agency reporter Yin Liqin photographed
In contrast, Zverev has won 12 consecutive victories after winning. Starting from US Open , his total record is 21 wins and 2 losses. Regarding this victory, Zverev said: "I had many opportunities in the second set, especially at 4:2, and I led 40:0 in his serve, but I couldn't get it. Usually that would be the turning point in the game, especially against Rafa, but I improved again when I was behind 4:5, and the subsequent game went quite smoothly."
Zverev will play against his old opponent Medvedev in the final. If he wins, he will be his fourth Masters championship. (End)
Source: China News Network
