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Zverev credits brother for success against left-handers World number two Alex Zverev credited his brother Mischa for his mastery of left-handers after beating a 26th in succession in Frenchman Ugo Humbert to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday.
Zverev honed his game with left-handed Mischa, a former top-30 player who reached the quarter-finals at Melbourne Park in 2017.
Alexander Zverev of Germany. Credit: AP
“I don’t think it’s something that matches up well particularly against left-handed (players),” Zverev said of his game after his 6-1 2-6 6-3 6-2 win at John Cain Arena.
“I just think it’s based simply on the fact that I had an older brother who is left-handed, and I grew up with left-handers.
“Just practising with a left-handed player, knowing all the slices, the top spins that they do, which are maybe uncomfortable for some players, are maybe more comfortable for me simply because I’m used to it.
“I think that’s maybe the main reason.”
Twice a semi-finalist at Melbourne Park, German Zverev next faces American right-hander Tommy Paul, who breezed through a 6-1 6-1 6-1 win over Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
There are no other left-handers for Zverev to face on the way to the final, with Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz playing in the other quarter-final in the bottom half of the draw.
Reuters
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