ATP: Zverev on the London course at the moment - Goffin on the neck
The semi-final entry at the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Beijing has brought Alexander Zverev back to a starting position for the ATP final in London. But the German shouldn't feel safe.
by tennisnet.com
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Oct 07, 2019, 11:45 am
Alexander Zverev may still be worried about his semi-final defeat against Stefanos Tsitsipas a few days later, but the Hamburg native has only achieved the short-term goal: and that means that in the annual ranking, the Race to London, he was one of the first to place eight ranks. At the moment one can state in the case of Zverev: precise landing.
Five players have already secured their start ticket for the O2 Arena, starting with the Tokyo winner and industry leader Novak Djokovic, through Rafael Nadal, who is pausing this week, then Roger Federer, Daniil Medvedev and Dominic Thiem, who has his 15th career in Beijing Title and celebrated its first ever in Asia. Stefanos Tsitsipas also has excellent prospects, his lead over the number seven in the race, Roberto Bautista Agut is just under 1,000 points.
However, Zverev also faces danger from behind. David Goffin was also able to write tremendously last week, after his move to the semi-finals at the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Tokyo, the Belgian was only 20 points short of Alexander Zverev. Matteo Berrettini and Gael Monfils, on the other hand, lost some ground. For Kei Nishikori, who has to miss the Asian swing due to injury, things are not looking good at the moment.