Alexander Zverev fought back from a difficult position to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Men's singles semi-finals. With a final score of 6-4, 3-6, 7-6, Zverev earned his ticket to the Cincinnati Masters final. This victory marks the third time Zverev has beaten Tsitsipas across their nine meetings. His tenacity was on full display; even after being forced off the court to vomit during the final set, he returned to fight for the win. Overcoming significant physical hardship, he grinded out a victory in a match that lasted 2 hours and 41 minutes.
Alexander Zverev inspired everyone with his fighting spirit. He left the court to vomit in the final set and stepped up to give a fight back. Zverev overcame all his physical issues and battled for two hours and 41 minutes to win the game.
The Olympic gold medalist opened with a dominant first set but saw his performance dip in the second. However, the German athlete staged a brilliant comeback in the deciding set to overcome the Greek player, pushing his current winning streak to ten consecutive matches.
The match was a see-saw battle, with each player breaking the other's serve four times. Zverev finished with 42 winners and 38 unforced errors. He seized control of the final set with three aces to lead 6-5 and remained flawless on his first serves during the tie-break. Zverev is now set to face Andrey Rublev in his ninth Masters 1000 final.
Jil Teichmann pulled off a major upset by defeating Karolina Pliskova to reach the 2021 Cincinnati Masters final. In a convincing straight-sets victory (6-2, 6-4), Teichmann knocked out the 5th seed to secure the biggest WTA singles final appearance of her career. The 24-year-old wildcard needed just one hour and 22 minutes to beat the Czech Republic's former Wimbledon finalist. By defeating the 2016 champion, Teichmann recorded her second victory over a Top 5 player in a single week.
The 24-year-old wildcard Teichmann took one hour and 22 minutes to beat the former Wimbledon runner-up of the Czech Republic. Teichmann tasted her second Top 5 win of the week by beating the 2016 Cincinnati champion.
While both athletes were consistent with their first serves, Teichmann gained the upper hand on second-serve points, winning 59% of them. She capitalized on this momentum, converting four of her nine break-point opportunities. A key moment came when a clever slice forced Pliskova into a netted error. Additionally, Teichmann showed great composure by serving out a critical triple break-point at 3-2 in the second set.
With this win, Jil Teichmann has maintained a perfect 4-0 record against Top 10 opponents this season. This run includes her career-defining victory over world number one Naomi Osaka in the round of 16, as well as a quarterfinal win against Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic. She will now face world number one Ashleigh Barty to compete for the singles title.