World No 3 Alexander Zverev rallied from a set down to see off Italy's Lorenzo Sonego and advance to the quarterfinals on grass in Halle on Thursday.
The 28-year-old German won 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) against the 46th-ranked Sonego and next plays another Italian, Flavio Cobolli for a place in the semifinals.
What. a. match. 💥@AlexZverev prevails past Sonego 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(2) by landing 74/82 first serves!@ATPHalle | #ATPHalle pic.twitter.com/KxA6SFYdGh
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A finalist in Halle in 2016 and 2017, Zverev recorded his fifth victory in as many meetings with Sonego, a year after beating him at the same stage of the same competition.
Sonego took advantage of his only chance to break in the first set at 4-3. The German struggled throughout to break his opponent's serve.
However, Zverev dug deep in the second set, leading 5-4, to win the set before dominating the tiebreak in the final set.
'MATCH WINNER' 🦁
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Look what it means for @AlexZverev to escape that epic with Sonego @ATPHalle | #ATPHalle pic.twitter.com/xEGhTAJ1HB
Sascha secures the win 🚀@ATPHalle | #ATPHalle pic.twitter.com/k5QUtV2BQr
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