Alexander Zverev 'overachieved' with Shanghai semi-final run - BBC
Repeatedly exposed on the forehand side, Zverev surrendered his first break of the match to an exquisite backhand passing shot on the run as Davidovich Fokina took the semi-final to a deciding set. Zverev was broken to trail 2-0 in the third set and could not recover control of the tie as the 25th seed advanced to his first ATP Masters 1000 final since 2022. Having failed to replicate the performance which earned him a straight-set win over Alex de Minaur in the quarter-final, Zverev said he has struggled since his fourth-round win over Alexander Bublik went to a third-set tie-break. "First, I'm not a robot, I'm a human being, I get tired," Zverev said. "After the US Open, I had one day off in total. I think I played a lot of tennis, which is very, very positive because that means I played well. "I think even here I had tough matches. I personally feel like I was quite flat since the Bublik match, because I was losing energy. "I played a phenomenal match against Alex de Minaur, but today I was flat. Even in the first set, even though I won the set, I was flatter, I was not reacting so well. I was returning quite badly. "We're all human beings, even the best players in the world.
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