Miami Open: Zverev beats Coric to set up Carreno Busta semi-final


FE Team | Published: March 30, 2018 15:18:24 | Updated: March 31, 2018 19:50:40


Reuters photo shows Germany's Alexander Zverev

Germany's Alexander Zverev eased past Croatia's Borna Coric in straight sets to reach the Miami Open semi-finals.

The world number five, 20, overpowered the 21-year-old to win 6-4 6-4 on Thursday and move into his third Masters 1000 final.

Zverev will now play Pablo Carreno Busta after the Spaniard beat Kevin Anderson in a thrilling quarter-final, according to a BBC report.

The 16th seed, 26, converted his third match point to win 6-4 5-7 7-6 (8-6) against the US Open finalist, 31, in a match lasting two hours and 42 minutes.

Zverev has already won two Masters 1000 titles - the highest-tier tournaments on the men's tour after Grand Slams and the ATP Finals - in Rome and Montreal last year.

He is bidding to become the first player other than Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray to win a third since they were introduced in 2009.

Juan Martin del Potro - who claimed his maiden Masters 1000 title at Indian Wells earlier this month - meets John Isner in Friday's other semi-final.

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