Zverev, a confident 19-year-old who had defeated top seed Casper Ruud in the quarterfinals, gave Fils little opportunity to catch his breath with a hard-hitting, big-serving performance on the German clay in their first Lexus ATP Head2Head match.
Competing under the roof on Centre Court, it took a lot of hard work for Spaniard to register a 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3, 7-5 win over spirited Jarry in a match that lasted for three hours and 56 minutes.