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Alexander Zverev news
The gist
Zverev beat Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (6) to reach the US Open final.
He is chasing a second Grand Slam title of the season against Ben Shelton.
How it unfolded
- 2020Zverev lost the US Open final to Dominic Thiem after winning the first two sets, falling in a fifth-set tiebreaker.
- Jun 2022Zverev suffered a right ankle injury in the French Open semifinals against Rafael Nadal when he lunged for a wide forehand and toppled sideways; he was competing again within six months.
- Jul 2023It became public that model Brenda Patea, with whom Zverev has a child, had privately filed a criminal complaint two years prior alleging he strangled her during a 2020 argument in a Berlin apartment building; the case was dropped when the two privately settled.