(VIDEO) Kid hilariously shades Alexander Zverev by snubbing him for Stefanos Tsitsipas prior to Paris Masters tie
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Alexander Zverev in a Photo at the Beginning of the Match against Stefanos
Tsitsipas at the 2023 Paris Masters.
The tennis
players Zverev and Tsitsipas faced each other for the 13th time since their
first match in 2018, with Tsitsipas leading the head-to-head 8-4. In the round
of 16 at the Paris Masters, Tsitsipas secured victory in two sets, 7-6(2), 6-4.
This win
earned him the sixth spot in the ATP Finals, with just two slots left for the
year-end tournament that gathers the top 8 players of the year. Zverev also had
the opportunity to secure his place, but this loss requires him to await the
results over the next few days.
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Despite
this, 'Sascha' remains in a favorable position to qualify, ranking seventh and
practically securing a spot, pending the performance of Holger Rune and Alex De
Minaur in Paris. In the electrifying match between Zverev and Tsitsipas, a
hilarious situation occurred at the start of the match during the customary
photo session.
This time,
a young boy was involved, who paid more attention to Tsitsipas, playfully
sidelining Zverev. The former world No. 2 German player approached to place his
hand on the boy's shoulder for the photo, but the boy only approached
Tsitsipas, playfully ignoring Zverev.
The Greek
player advanced to the quarter-finals after defeating Zverev and faced Karen
Khachanov, whom he defeated with a score of 6-3, 6-4. This victory secured his
spot in the semi-finals, marking his return to the final four of a Masters 1000
tournament after six months, with his last appearance at this stage being in
the Rome Open where he was defeated by the Russian, Daniil Medvedev.
In the
semi-finals, he will go up against the Bulgarian player, Grigor Dimitrov,
currently ranked 17th in the world. Dimitrov has had a strong finish to the
year and this week he eliminated Lorenzo Musetti (22nd), Daniil Medvedev (3rd),
Aleksander Bublik (33rd), and Hubert Hurkacz (9th).
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