{"id":29572,"date":"2020-10-23T22:59:02","date_gmt":"2020-10-24T02:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=29572"},"modified":"2020-10-23T22:59:02","modified_gmt":"2020-10-24T02:59:02","slug":"atp-cologne-semifinal-predictions-including-alexander-zverev-vs-jannik-sinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2020\/10\/23\/atp-cologne-semifinal-predictions-including-alexander-zverev-vs-jannik-sinner\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Cologne Semifinal Predictions Including Alexander Zverev vs Jannik Sinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Four of the biggest names in tennis take part in the 2020 ATP Cologne semifinals (week 2 edition), home hero Alexander Zverev is still in the running for a back to back title performance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alexander Zverev vs Jannik Sinner<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1281818516\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1281818516?et=F-lUU9j_R5VK3mHaNkvdtA&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=KxTloDZT6Cm9pci4OJAIJXCz9DkJ24LbJtEtxTRgaRs=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Zverev gets his chance at revenge against Sinner in the semifinals of Cologne. The young Italian upset him in Paris but Zverev has won six matches in a row in Cologne and is seeking back to back titles. Playing at home and on a hard court I expect Zverev to get the job done in a competitive tilt. <strong>Zverev in 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Diego Schwartzman vs Felix Auger Aliassime<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1281836242\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 74.579124% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1281836242?et=Qc-Nfz0GRbtHLaBfVPes3Q&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=CLgjOq84gE0jvDEdvU_A2eXPeeBQmGcQ4QwD8O4ZKJ8=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"443\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If both Zverev and Felix Auger Aliassime win their matches it will be a repeat of the Cologne final last week. This venue has been good to FAA and though Schwartzman presents a real challenge, I&#8217;ll go ahead and predict a repeat of last week&#8217;s final with Auger Aliassime grinding out a win in the semis. <strong>Auger Aliassime in 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1229204953\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1229204953?et=QWpHfRFqQh9anribR1I0eg&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=G3l63UrqNsc2pOmnsOj-TkXQ3bh711dXb_e9nj8LmJw=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four of the biggest names in tennis take part in the 2020 ATP Cologne semifinals (week 2 edition), home hero Alexander Zverev is still in the running for a back to back title performance. 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