It’s really emotional for me,” Tiafoe said. “This is the best week I’ve had in my career. It was the first tournament for Tiafoe with more than one win against a top-20 opponent. He beat top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas after battling back from trailing 3-0 in the final set, and ended an 11-match winning run from Jannik Sinner as he recovered from a set and 5-2 down against the Italian. Tiafoe impressed at the Austrian indoor event with two come-from-behind wins. The tennis he has shown this week was really world class.” “If he keeps it up, he might be top 10 next season. “Frances is a very dangerous opponent, especially when he’s having fun on the court,” Zverev said. Tiafoe lost his next service game without scoring a point as Zverev closed out the win with a backhand return. Tiafoe held off four break points in the second set before he missed his only chance on Zverev’s serve at 4-4. He failed to hold on to an early break for 3-1 as the 49th-ranked Tiafoe broke back right away, but Zverev broke the 49th-ranked American again at 6-5 when Tiafoe hit a forehand wide. I have won the biggest event of the world – the Olympics – and I have won two ATP 500 and two Masters events,” Zverev said. “The season has been unbelievable so far. Zverev is 25-2 since losing to Felix Auger-Aliassime in the fourth round of Wimbledon, a run that included titles at the Tokyo Olympics and the Cincinnati Masters. The fourth-ranked German improved to 5-0 in finals this season, becoming the second player after Norwegian Casper Ruud with a tour-leading five tournament wins in 2021. VIENNA - Alexander Zverev won his fifth ATP title of the season and 18th overall by defeating American qualifier Frances Tiafoe 7-5, 6-4 at the Erste Bank Open.
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