In the quarterfinals at the Australian Open on Monday, Tommy Paul (ranked No. 11) takes on Alexander Zverev (No. 2).Paul beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 on Saturday in the Round of

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Alexander Zverev reached his third Australian Open semifinal with a 7-6 (1), 7-6 (0), 2-6, 6-1 win over 12th-seeded Tommy Paul of the United States on Tuesday. The No. 2-ranked Zverev had to save a set point in each of the first two sets but then dominated both tiebreakers.

Zverev, who will play in his third Aussie Open semi, lost serve at 5-5 in the first set and sat a game from falling behind 1-0. But he fought back to survive a set point and broke the 27-year-old Paul before rolling in the tiebreaker.

Alexander Zverev was bothered by an officiating call caused by a bird’s feather during his quarterfinal win over Tommy Paul at the Australian Open. Both players found it hard to let go of a previous,

Alexander Zverev was left bemused after the umpire stopped play in the middle of a rally when a bird's feather floated down on the court during his quarter-final against Tommy Paul at the Australian Open on Tuesday.

Watch Alexander Zverev argue with the umpire after he halts play mid-rally because of a feather on court during the German's Australian Open quarter-final victory over Tommy Paul.