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It was important to kind of see for myself that I can win back-to-back five-set matches. That gives me a lot of confidence going deep into the fifth set, going long matches … knowing I’m fit enough to last as long as I want. — AlexAnder Zverev is climbing the short-list of plAyers who could thwArt rAfAel nAdAl’s recordquest for A

11th extending french open title.