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April 28, 2026
He Admires Djokovic and Will Play for Him, Novak Received Bad News, Zverev "Survived" and Increased His Lead Over the Serb on the ATP List
German tennis player Alexander Zverev defeated Jakub Mensik after three sets - 2:1 (6:4, 6:7, 6:3) and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Madrid Masters, where he will play against Flavio Cobolli, who was also better than Daniil Medvedev in the maximum number of sets played. With this result, the German escaped Novak Djokovic by 655 points and further complicated the Serb's task of overtaking him before Roland Garros.
TL;DR
- Alexander Zverev beat Jakub Mensik 2:1 (6:4, 6:7, 6:3) to reach the Madrid Masters quarterfinals.
- Zverev will play against Flavio Cobolli, who defeated Daniil Medvedev 2:1 (6:3, 5:7, 6:4).
- Zverev's win increased his lead over Novak Djokovic to 655 points.
- The first set saw Zverev break early and hold his lead.
- The second set was tight, leading to a tie-break won by Mensik.
- Zverev secured the win in the third set with crucial breaks.
- Cobolli initially led Medvedev but lost the second set before winning the third.
- Cobolli broke Medvedev's serve in the ninth game of the third set to secure the win.
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