Zverev moves past Halys to keep Grand Slam hopes alive at Roland Garros

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zverev-alexander/dGbUhw9m/"]Zverev[/a] broke veteran [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/halys-quentin/EDve8Ljh/"]Halys[/a] in the Frenchman's first service game in all four sets. The German collected a second break to seal the first two.[/p][p]But, with a wide-open draw beckoning, Zverev wobbled in the third.[/p][p]Roared on by the late-night crowd, 90th-ranked Halys, who is from the Roland Garros neighbourhood, fought back and, as the clock passed midnight, forced a fourth set.[/p][p]Zverev jumped to a 3-0 lead in the fourth set and then broke Halys in a marathon eighth game to win in three hours and 10 minutes.[/p][p][b]"I knew I just had to stay with my game and I'm going to get my chances and in the fourth set I did,"[/b] said Zverev. [b]"I'm very happy I could finish it at 1 am, not 3 am."[/b][/p][embed guid="a1825042-6d90-47d6-b8c9-ddbf4c1fd84b" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZfDbXbQ7Yc&pp=ygUMenZlcmV2IGhhbHlz" social-type="youtube" /][p]The 29-year-old German, ranked third in the world but seeded second at Roland Garros after reigning champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Carlos Alcatraz[/a] withdrew, became the top seed still standing when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sinner-jannik/6HdC3z4H/"]Jannik Sinner[/a] lost the night before.[/p][p]On Friday, the German's match on Court Philippe Chatrier followed the dramatic five-set come-from-behind victory by 19-year-old Brazilian [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fonseca-joao/tv073LUc/"]Joao Fonseca[/a] over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/djokovic-novak/AZg49Et9/"]Novak Djokovic[/a].[/p][p]At the start of the evening, the remaining men had 24 Grand Slam singles titles between them - all of them owned by the 39-year-old Serbian.[/p][p]Of the last 16, only Zverev and Norwegian [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ruud-casper/zN9UpRqp/"]Casper Ruud[/a] have even appeared in a Grand Slam final, losing three each.[/p][p]In the next round, when the heatwave that has played such a role in roiling the draw is expected to have passed, Zverev will play 106th-ranked Dutchman [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-jong-jesper/8jStUWzB/"]Jesper de Jong[/a], who upset 13th seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/khachanov-karen/4bNPtZT5/"]Karen Khachanov[/a] in five sets.[/p][p][b]"I hope to give myself the chance to win all the matches I play,"[/b] said Zverev[/p]