Alexander Zverev beat Matteo Berrettini to clinch his 2nd Madrid Open title

In tennis, World number six Alexander Zverev beat Matteo Berrettini to clinch his second Madrid Open title.

 

After beating top-seeded Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals and fourth-ranked Dominic Thiem in the semifinals, Zverev rallied to defeat Italian world number 10 Berrettini 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-3 in the final.

 

In the men’s doubles final, Marcel Granollers of Spain and Horacio Zeballos of Argentina defeated Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic of Croatia 1-6, 6-3, 10-8, claiming the doubles title yesterday.

 

Earlier, Aryna Sabalenka turned the tables on world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty to win the women’s title. The world number seven Belarus's Sabalenka beat Australian player 6-0, 3-6, 6-4.

Aryna Sabalenka stunned world number one Ashleigh Barty to win the Madrid Open for the first time on Saturday.  In the women's singles final, the world number seven Belarus's



Sabalenka beat Australian player 6-0, 3-6, 6-4.

 

In the men’s semifinals, No. 6-ranked Alexander Zverev followed his triumph over Rafael Nadal with a win over No. 4 Dominic Thiem of Austria 6-3, 6-4 to reach the final.

 

German player Zverev will now face world No. 10 Matteo Berrettini of Italy in the final, when he will be trying for his second title of the year after Acapulco in March. In second semifinals, Berrettini defeated No. 22 Casper Ruud of Norway 6-4, 6-4. 

 

In the women’s doubles final, Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova, both from the Czech Republic, defeated Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada and Demi Schuurs of France 6-4, 6-3.

 

Earlier, Germany’s Alexander Zverev and compatriot Tim Puetz beat India’s Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov of Canada 6-4, 3-6, 10-5 to enter the men's doubles semi-finals.