Alexander Zverev has failed to add a third Masters 1000 title to his 2021 trophy cabinet after losing to Taylor Fritz at Indian Wells.
The German led 5-2 in the deciding set of the quarter-final, though failed to convert his two match points as Taylor Fritz found a way past the world number four 4-6 6-3 7-6(3).
Zverev, who already has two Masters titles to his name this year in Cincinnati and Madrid, would have been buoyed by Stefanos Tsitsipas’ earlier loss to Nikoloz Basilashvili, though failed to capitalise on the open draw.
“Today was just not really my day, to be honest. I was close to winning, but the level of tennis was just not quite there for me,” Zverev told reporters.
