PARIS: German sixth seed Alexander Zverev slipped to the French Open final 16 for the fourth consecutive year on Friday having a straight-sets triumph over Serbia’s Laslo Djere.
The 24-year-old, a season’s US Open runner-up, watched the 55th-ranked Djere 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 on Court Philippe Chatrier.
The cozy character of success was for Zverev, who’d fought back from 2 sets down to beat unheralded compatriot Oscar Otte in around before edging three tight places from Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin.
“Here is the primary objective of my fitness careerto win Grand Slams, to get to the very top of the ranks.
I really feel like the past year I am on the Perfect track ,” stated Zverev, at the other half of the attraction on Rafael Nadal,” Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.
He’ll then confront former world number four Kei Nishikori, whose third-round competitor Henri Laaksonen retired wounded after the opening series, to get a quarter-final place.
Rain temporarily hit Roland Garros on Friday, however Zverev and Djere managed to keep underneath the Chatrier roof.
The world number six, that defeat Nadal en route into the Madrid Open title a month, hit 31 winners and four masters past Djere.
He pulled himself from trouble at the next group, saving three set points in 3-5 down Djere’s function, but won 10 of their following 12 games.