Paul then made a terrific comeback as he outplayed Zverev with 18 return points compared to the German’s 14 in the second set. But then, Zverev did not lose his cool and kept dominating Paul before making his way into the set and forcing another tiebreaker.

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

Zverev (106) is also now the German player with the second-most wins in grand slam men’s singles, going past Tommy Haas (105). Only Becker, with 163, has more

Alexander Zverev has reached the Australian Open semifinals for the third time with a 7-6 (1), 7-6 (0), 2-6, 6-1 win over Tommy Paul

Alexander Zverev played his best tennis when it mattered most to down Tommy Paul 7-6(1) 7-6(0) 2-6 6-1 on Tuesday and reach his third Australian Open semi-final in five years, keeping alive his dream of finally landing a Grand Slam title.