Zverev hits personal-best wins tally, reaches Vienna QFs
Alexander Zverev notched a comfortable win to break new ground on Wednesday evening at the Erste Bank Open.
The top seed at the indoor hard-court ATP 500 in Vienna overcame Marcos Giron 6-2, 7-5 to seal a quarter-final spot. Zverev sent down 10 aces and converted all three break points he earned, according to Infosys ATP Stats, en route to securing his 61st win of 2024. That tally represents a personal-best in a single ATP Tour season for the German.
Zverev's next assignment in Vienna, where he lifted the title in 2021, is a last-eight meeting with Lorenzo Musetti. The Italian advanced to the quarter-finals after Gael Monfils was forced to withdraw from the pair's second-round clash due to illness.
With his 73-minute win at the Wiener Stadthalle, the World No. 3 Zverev extended his Lexus ATP Head2Head series lead against Giron to 3-0. The 27-year-old also maintained his record of having reached at least the quarter-finals on every one of his appearances in Vienna.
Currently third in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin and having already sealed his Nitto ATP Finals spot, Zverev is bidding to add a second tour-level title to his stellar season. The Rome champion has been a beacon of consistency this year, and by beating Giron he joined World No. 1 Jannik Sinner as the only player to reach 14 tour-level quarter-finals in 2024.