Zverev on 解雇する/砲火/射撃 in Australian Open 追求(する),探索(する)

Alexander Zverev is two 勝利,勝つs away from 手渡すing over $4.12 million to Australia's bushfire 救済 (選挙などの)運動をする after 嵐/襲撃するing into a maiden (野球の)満塁ホームラン,(テニスなどの)グランドスラム 半分-final.

The young German 回復するd from a 悲惨な start to see off three-time major 勝利者 Stan Wawrinka 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 in their Australian Open 4半期/4分の1-final on Wednesday.

Touted years ago as tennis's next big thing, Zverev had never 以前 made it past the fourth 一連の会議、交渉/完成する at Melbourne Park.

His only two 4半期/4分の1-final runs at a major both (機の)カム on clay at Roland Garros.

"You guys can't imagine what this means to me. I hope this will be the first of many," the 22-year-old said.

"It feels awesome. I don't know what to say. I mean, I've done 井戸/弁護士席 in other tournaments. I've won matches, but I never could break that 障壁 in a (野球の)満塁ホームラン,(テニスなどの)グランドスラム."

After 苦しむing from a serious 一区切り/(ボクシングなどの)試合 of the summer serving yips, Zverev arrived in Melbourne on the 支援する of three straight losses at this month's ATP Cup.

Zverev 認める high 期待s may have fuelled his past (野球の)満塁ホームラン,(テニスなどの)グランドスラム flops, but his ATP Cup woes 証明するd a blessing in disguise.

"I was 支払う/賃金ing too much attention to them ((野球の)満塁ホームラン,(テニスなどの)グランドスラムs)," he said.

"This year I 現実に (機の)カム into the Australian Open with 絶対 no 期待s because I was playing horrible."

After 戦う/戦いing through his Open opener against Marco Cecchinato, the out-of-sorts world No.7 誓約(する)d to 寄付する his entire 勝利者's cheque to the bushfire 犠牲者s if he won the Open.

And he's standing by it, 主張するing he will keep his 約束.

"Of course, if I 勝利,勝つ the $4 million, it's a lot of money for me," Zverev said, 追加するing he wasn't brought up to be a money-driven person.

"I'm not Roger (Federer), I'm not LeBron James, (or) something like that. This is still big.

"But at the same time I know that there's people 権利 now in this country, in this beautiful country, that lost their homes and 現実に they need the money.

"They 現実に depend on it, building up their homes again ... building up the nature that Australia has, the animals 同様に.

"There's much better use for those people with that money than I have 権利 now.

He still has a way to go.

Zverev must 打ち勝つ either world No.1 Rafael Nadal or fifth seed Dominic Thiem in Friday night's 半分-final and then Novak Djokovic or Roger Federer in Sunday's 選手権 match.

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