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Zverev dashes past De Minaur into Shanghai quarters
, Oct 11, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Rising star Alexander Zverev brushed aside
Australia’s new teenaged number one Alex de Minaur 6-1, 6-4 to reach the
Shanghai Masters quarter-finals on Thursday.
The 21-year-old German fourth seed was ruthless as he took the first set in
just 29 minutes although his 19-year-old opponent showed more fight in the
second.
Zverev has been suffering with a cold but ratcheted up the pressure to grab
the all-important break of serve in the ninth game before closing out the
match against De Minaur, who earlier this week replaced Nick Kyrgios as
Australia’s top-ranked player.
Zverev will face 11th seed Kyle Edmund in the last eight after the Briton
defeated Chile’s Nicolas Jarry 7-6 (7/5), 6-3.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1335 hrs