Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Madrid Open - Caja Magica, Madrid, Spain - May 9, 2021 Germany's Alexander Zverev celebrates after winning the Madrid Open REUTERS/Sergio Perez
(Reuters) - Alexander Zverev underlined his credentials as a French Open title contender with a battling 6-7(8) 6-4 6-3 victory over Italian Matteo Berrettini to claim his fourth Masters 1,000 crown and second Madrid Open title.
Germany's Zverev, conqueror of claycourt specialists Rafa Nadal and Dominic Thiem en route to the final, dropped his first set of the tournament. However, he fought back under a closed roof at the Manolo Santana stadium to lift his first claycourt title since 2019.
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