No. 3-ranked Alexander Zverev paid for not closing out Lorenzo Musetti and lost their Erste Bank Open quarterfinal on Friday. Zverev won the first set and had momentum in the second, where he led 3-0 in a tiebreaker.

World number three Alexander Zverev was defeated by Italy's Lorenzo Musetti in the quarter-finals of the Vienna Open on Friday. The German had a strong first set, but couldn't keep it up and was defeated 6-2,

Zverev most recently hit the court on September 3, 2024 in the quarterfinals of the US Open, and the match ended in a 6-7, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7 loss to No. 12-ranked Taylor Fritz . Musetti is coming off a 2-6, 4-6 loss to No. 96-ranked Bu Yunchaokete in the Round of 16 at the China Open.

Alexander Zverev has reached the quarterfinals at the Erste Bank Open by beating Marcos Giron 6-2, 7-5 for the German’s personal best 61st win of the year.

World number three Alexander Zverev has reached the quarter-finals of the Vienna Open. The German only needed 72 minutes to defeat American Marcos Giron 6-2, 7-5 on Wednesday. He will now face either Italy's Lorenzo Musetti or France's Gael Monfils.