We can't overlook Ben's performance, though.
I don't know what he did, but he brought down his unforced errors by a lot. Everything else was as expected, but man, he barely made any errors.
Just look at the difference between his match against Alcaraz and the one against Shapo. The number against Tsitsipas is even lower.
If Ben keeps his unforced errors this low, he's going to the finals.
We go back to this data again! Zverev vs a lefty is wraps!
If we see a Zverev vs Shelton final, Zverev has a very good chance of winning his first US Open.
92% winrate against lefties in the last 4 years.
Worth flagging before round 3: Zverev is up against a lefty in Tabilo, and his win rate against left-handers is crazy high.
47-4. That's Zverev against left-handers since 2022. 20-1 in the last two years. 9-0 in the last twelve months.
Against right-handers he's a very good player. Against lefties, he might be him.