Zverev continues strong form in Miami to cruise into semis, will face Alcaraz or Dimitrov next

Alexander Zverev powered into the semi-finals of the Miami Open with a straight-sets triumph over Fabian Marozsan.

Having not dropped a set in the event so far, Zverev will be confident of continuing his bid for glory and will next face the winner of Carlos Alcaraz versus Grigor Dimitrov, who play later on Thursday.

It took Zverev just two attempts to break his opponent’s serve with the Hungarian being made to pay for a host of unforced errors.

There were signs that Marozsan was beginning to grow into the game, though, as he forced a break point which he was unable to convert.

Zverev held out to clinch the opening set, although his body language suggested he may have been a little frustrated with the mistakes creeping into his game.

The umpire bore the brunt of Zverev’s irritation when he was warned for a shot-clock violation. The disagreement continued during the break, as the second set continued to go with serve until Zverev finally secured his second break of the match to make it 7-5 and wrap up victory.

Zverev was quick to praise his opponent in his post-match interview.

He said: “Fabian is a great player, he played a fantastic match.

“In the first set maybe I rushed him, which I’m glad I can do. But in the second set, obviously I was just holding on sometimes, he was really taking the racquet out of my hands.

“I think he was playing his best tennis, especially in the back end of the second set.”

Should Alcaraz come through his encounter with the evergreen Dimitrov, it will set up a repeat of the Australian Open quarter-final earlier this year that saw the Spaniard surprisingly lose to Zverev in four sets.