Alexander Zverev tips ‘incredible’ player to reach the top ten of the ATP Rankings after ‘tough’ match at Shanghai Masters

Alexander Zverev burst into the Shanghai Masters Round of 16 yesterday, but the win he needed to get there was far from easy.

After all, of the two sets he would eventually claim over Tallon Griekspoor, both came by way of tiebreak. It took eight match points before he could snag victory.

And, speaking after the clash, he was supremely complimentary of the Dutchman.

Alexander Zverev left stunned by Tallon Griekspoor

Chatting on the court immediately after his hard-fought win, Alexander Zverev could not have been more effusive in his praise for his opponent.

In fact, he even argued that Griekspoor, with a little focus, could quite easily smash into the top ten soon enough.

The German claimed: ‘It was a tough match going back and forth. I thought that he was a bit lucky during the third set and I got very lucky in the tiebreak. They kind of equalled each other out but incredible match.

‘He’s an incredible player, somebody I always struggle against. We always have extremely tough matches and for me personally he should be a lot higher ranked than he is.

‘He needs to look at why maybe he’s not playing like that every single week because if he would be playing like that he would be a contender for big tournaments, he could be top ten, top 15 in the world.

‘For me, he’s an incredible player.’

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Although he did eventually grind out the win, it was far from easy for Zverev.