Son - Zverev, icy handshake followed by champagne battle

le 21/07/2024 à 18h48

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Arthur Fils defied the odds to win the final of the Hamburg ATP 500 tournament against Alexander Zverev on Sunday (6-3, 3-6, 7-6 [1]). A defeat that the German took very badly.

Probably depressed by his missed opportunities (Fils saved 21 break points out of 22), Zverev was very grumpy after the match point and offered an icy handshake to the young Frenchman who had just won the biggest title of his career (see video below).

But the good mood was back a few minutes later, when the trophy presentation ceremony took place. The German copiously drenched his opponent in champagne before making him drink the last drops from the bottle (see video below).

All's well that ends well.

Zverev A • 1

Fils A • 5

40e, 1260 points

3e, 5160 points

Why was there an icy handshake? I thought that was very sportsman like.

You have no clue or whatsoever . He shook his hand and looked away straight away. It's not very sportman like . Grow up knuckle head

Guillaume Nonque - 21/07/2024 19:04

Fils could have missed out on his biggest title: "To be honest, I didn't want to play Hamburg".

Guillaume Nonque - 21/07/2024 20:14

Son relieved but cautious: "Let's not get carried away".

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Elio Valotto - 20/07/2024 13:09

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Let's make that wish for all 2000 plus players hoping for 5 wins each day. Hoping ŵhen we open the results page to see all green, and no red. And especially NO CANCELED matches.

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Seasons best to all the regulars in our league.

Will you all be back in the new year.?

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