Zverev sees off Chung in Munich, Tiafoe into Estoril final

Defending champion Alexander Zverev advanced to the final of the Munich Open after a hard-fought 7-5 6-2 victory over South Korean’s Chung Hyeon.

World No.3 Zverev will take on compatriot Philipp Kohlschreiber in Sunday’s all-German showdown.

NextGen ATP Finals champion Chung was quick off the blocks in the semi-final clash and took a 3-0 lead but top seed Zverev responded by winning five straight games.

The Korean levelled the scores but Zverev was not affected by the attempted comeback and broke Chung’s serve for a third time en route to clinching the set.

It's two @BMWOpenbyFWU finals in a row for Alexander Zverev!

He beats Hyeon Chung 7-5 6-2 ???????????? pic.twitter.com/bdExTfsfnF

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May 5, 2018

Zverev continued his high-intensity approach in the second set and piled the pressure on his 21-year-old opponent, breaking Chung’s serve on two more occasions as he progressed to his second ATP final this year.

“It was good,” Zverev, who lost to Chung at the Australian Open, told atpworldtour.com.

“Obviously didn’t start off well, from the 0-3 deficit. Played a pretty good match and the tactics I had for the match worked well.”

The German, who won his first title on home soil in Munich in 2017, will face Kohlschreiber in the final after the veteran eased to a 6-2 6-4 win over Maximilian Marterer in the other semi-final.

Marterer, 22, had not lost a set en route to the last four but was no match for Kohlschreiber, who used his experience to cruise to victory in little over an hour.

Kohlschreiber, who is 34th in the world rankings, was slow to get off the mark as Marterer took a 2-1 lead in the first set but the 34-year-old settled into his stride to win 20 of the next 23 available points and eventually, seal the set.

The three-times Munich Open champion took a 5-2 lead in the second set before Marterer attempted a comeback. Kohlschreiber was unfazed by his opponent’s spirited efforts and closed out the match by winning four straight points.

Zverev, who was defeated by American John Isner at the Miami Open final in April, and Kohlschreiber will be targeting their first ATP title of the year.

In Portugal, Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas could not reach a second successive final as he went down 6-4 1-6 7-6(4) to home favourite Joao Sousa.

American Frances Tiafoe will provide the final opposition after a superb 6-2 6-3 win over defending champion Pablo Carreno Busta.

Absolute scenes in Estoril!@joaosousa30 becomes first Portuguese player to reach @EstorilOpen final in 7 years! pic.twitter.com/rT2IBWBc5G

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May 5, 2018