Australian Open results: Alexander Zverev beats Tommy Paul to reach semi-finals

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Alexander Zverev continued his bid for an elusive first Grand Slam title with victory over Tommy Paul to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.

The German second seed won 7-6 (7-1) 7-6 (7-0) 2-6 6-1 against the American 12th seed at Rod Laver Arena.

The victory was the 27-year-old Zverev’s seventh in a row and continues his unbeaten start to his season.

“I should have been down two sets, he played better than me and I didn’t play well,” Zverev said.

“The fourth set was definitely the best I played and I’m happy to be back in the semi-finals.”

Zverev previously reached the semi-finals at Melbourne Park in 2020 and 2024.

He will play either 10-time champion Novak Djokovic or Carlos Alcaraz – who beat Zverev in the French Open final last year – in the last four of the year.

The match will be Zverev’s ninth Grand Slam semi-final – the most among active players who have not won a major.