Righto, that’s us done for today – join me again tomorrow at 1pm BST for the women’s semis, but until then peace and love.
Zverev congratulates Etcheverry on a good match and wishes him the best for the future. He’s played night matches to get to this stage and says he prefers the day as the ball bounces higher but ultimately he’s “in the semis of Roland Garros and there’s nothing else to talk about”. Asked about serving for the match, he says “I just have to remember i have a pair of balls and I can use them,” before praising the quality of the 5-4 game in which both he and his opponent were hitting the ball with serious velocity. This has been the most difficult year of his life, he concludes – he loves tennis and competing so having it taken away has been miserable – and he’s looking forward to the semis.
