Zverev

Alexander Zverev continued his bid for an elusive first Grand Slam title with victory over Tommy Paul to reach the Australian Open semi-finals. The German second seed won 7-6 (7-1) 7-6 (7-0) 2-6 6-1 against the American 12th seed on Rod Laver Arena. The victory was 27-year-old Zverev’s seventh in a row and continues his unbeaten start to his season. “I should have been down two sets, he played better than me and I was not playing great,” Zverev said. “The fourth set was definitely the best I played and I’m happy to be back in the semi-finals.” Zverev previously…