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Second set: Djokovic* 6-4, 1-0 Zverev (* denotes server): Djokovic yells out in anger after whipping a simple forehand out of court, giving Zverev a foothold back into the game at 30-30. He recovers with his first ace of the day, then a solid serve down the middle is too much for his opponent.
Perhaps rattled by failing to get it over the line in the last game, Zverev goes 0-30 down in the next, but an ace helps him back to 30-30. Djokovic earns himself a set point though, which Zverev is lucky to survive after a long smash just clips the line. He’s not so lucky a moment later, hitting long again to give Djokovic another set point – which he fails to take, dumping the ball into the tramlines. A third set point pops up after a Zverev error – and the set ends incredibly disappointingly with the German dumping the ball into the net twice for a double fault.
Written by Jacob Steinberg earlier and Tom Bryant (now)
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2018/nov/14/novak-djokovic-v-alexander-zverev-atp-world-tour-finals-live under the title “Novak Djokovic v Alexander Zverev: ATP World Tour Finals – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
