ROLEX SHANGHAI MASTERS

October 11, 2026

Alexander Zverev

Mixed Zone

A. ZVEREV/Q. Halys

6-4, 6-7, 6-3

Q. You have had four ding dong battles with him this year. Was this one any different to the previous three?

ALEXANDER ZVEREV: Yeah, I think the one on clay is very different, it's just a different match. But on a hard court, for me he's one of the best servers in the world because he can hide his serve so well with his ball toss. He can do so many things with the serve.

So, his serve and plus one is probably top 5 in the world. So credit to him, he's playing amazing tennis, and made it difficult for me again.

Q. Did you see any improvement in your game today over your first match here?

ALEXANDER ZVEREV: Yeah, I think it was better. I think my opponent quite simply was better as well. But again, different matchup. I think both of us were serving unbelievably well today. It's quite a lot of big hitting today as well.

Q. Finally, in the last few seconds Bublik just won a tiebreak. You're 1-3 against him, haven't played since 2023. What are you expecting in that match?

ALEXANDER ZVEREV: Yeah, I think the head-to-head matchup is a bit irrelevant if it's more than three years ago.

I'm expecting a difficult match. I'm expecting a tough battle, but I'm looking forward to the challenge.