Top seed Alexander Zverev reached the Stuttgart Open semi-finals on Friday, and so did Felix Auger-Aliassime by stopping German teenager Justin Engel. Zverev defeated American Brandon Nakashima 7-5, 6-4 in one and a half hours.

Zverev praised Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, acknowledging the level of tennis they provided in the title clash on Court Philippe-Chatrier. World no. 3 understands the young guns are ahead of him, and he wants to catch up.

Top seed and home favourite Alexander Zverev beat Brandon Nakashima 7-5 6-4 to advance to the semi-finals of the Stuttgart Open on Friday while Americans Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton also reached the last four.

At the BOSS OPEN, the German enjoys an enthusiastic fan welcome while responding to a legend in a firm but respectful manner.

Zverev responded to criticism ahead of the ATP 250 event in Stuttgart. World no. 3 defended his performance and reminded everyone he faced legendary Novak Djokovic and not some random player ranked 250th! why did this point kinda summed up both djokovic and zverev slam careers 😭 pic.twitter.com/r01vfAYUF7

Corentin Moutet faced Fabio Fognini in the first round of the Stuttgart tournament. The Italian had received a wild-card as he is playing his final