Zverev knocks out Shapovalov at the Halle Open and will face Nicolas Jarry in the quarterfinals.

Alexander Zverev easily defeated Denis Shapovalov at the Halle Open with a score of 6-2, 6-4, advancing to the quarterfinals.

The German has already shown good form during the clay season. He reached the semifinals of the 2023 French Open, matching his result from last year, and lost to Casper Ruud. Despite not having excellent results, his recent losses before Roland Garros were against top players, such as Medvedev in the Madrid Open, Alcaraz in the Rome Open, and an in-form Jarry in the Geneva Open (who also ended up winning the tournament).

At Queen's Club, Zverev is proving that he can also perform well on grass and has already secured a victory against Dominic Thiem in a tough match, as well as against Denis Shapovalov in the second round.

In the first set against 'Shapo', it took the German only 32 minutes to achieve a 6-2 score, breaking in the first game of the match and putting pressure on almost every service game of the Canadian. Zverev hit 5 aces, had a 66% first serve percentage, winning 81% of those points. He also won 64% of points on Shapovalov's second serve.

In the second set, Shapovalov showed slight improvement, but once again it was not enough to counter Zverev, who broke in the third game and maintained the advantage with his service for the rest of the set, winning it 6-4. Zverev demonstrated solidity on his serve and did not face any break points against him.

His next opponent will be Nicolas Jarry, who secured a great victory over Greek player Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their head-to-head record is currently tied at 2-2, with all matches being played on clay. Their most recent encounter was in the semifinals of the Geneva Open less than a month ago, where the Chilean defeated Zverev in two sets.