“[I knew] I’m going to get my chances and I did in the fourth set,” he said. “I’m very happy with the level in the end and that I could finish it.”
Much will be made of Zverev’s chances to win the title as the tournament winds into the second week. But the German says his focus remains on what he can control even as surprises have unfolded around him.
“I feel good even though I had a little bit of a let-down today,” he said.
“I feel like my level is there and I’m going to do everything I can in the second week to continue playing good tennis, hopefully play even better and give myself the best chance to win all the matches that I play.”
One of those surprise packages stands between Zverev and another quarterfinal.
The 29-year-old will next meet lucky loser Jesper de Jong. The Dutchman took a set off Zverev at last year’s Roland Garros, but the world No.3 owns a 2-0 head-to-head record against him.
