Alexander Zverev has reached the Paris Masters final for the second time after beating former champion Holger Rune 6-3, 7-6. The 2020 runner-up next plays 2018 champion Karen Khachanov or 15th-seeded Frenchman Ugo Humbert. Rune saved one match point with a brilliant cross-court forehand winner.
Germany’s Alexander Zverev reacts after winning the semifinal match of the Paris Masters tennis tournament against Denmark’s Holger Rune at at the Accor Arena on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Paris . Germany’s Alexander Zverev reacts during the semifinal match of the Paris Masters tennis tournament against Denmark’s Holger Rune at the Accor Arena on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Paris .
Rune saved one match point with a brilliant cross-court forehand winner, but the third-seeded Zverev held his nerve on the next with a crisp backhand volley at the net.improved to 3-1 overall against his rival, who won the Paris Masters in 2022 by stunning Novak Djokovic in the final.Zverev broke him in the fourth game when Rune’s two-handed backhand went out, and he held serve for a 4-1 lead in a commanding first set, clinching it when his opponent returned long.
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