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Zverev in Mexico Open quarters
Acapulco (Mexico), March 1 (IANS) Germany’s Alexander Zverev beat his compatriot Peter Gojowczyk in straight sets to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Mexico Open here.
Zverev, on Wednesday night, needed to mount a late comeback from 5-6 down in the first set, saving two set points as he took it to a tie-break, which he won after again saving another set point, reports Efe.
The World No.5 broke Gojowczyk’s serve at 4-3 in the second set, which he finished off to win 6-3.
Zverev will now face Ryan Harrison of America, after he knocked out Argentine Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.
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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.