Alexander Zverev knocked out Arthur Phills at the Masters tournament in Paris

There was no shortage of surprises at the Rolex Paris Masters, and every top-ranked player should be on the lookout. One of the best matches of the day took place in the round of 16 match between Alexander Zverev and Arthur Phills.

Coming into the match, Zverev had defeated Phills in two of their previous three meetings. Additionally, the world number three is the second best ranked player still in the running. Before the afternoon match, there seemed to be discontent brewing.

Big Z stands tall ⁰⁰@AlexZverev defeats Phils and the French and wins 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.⁰⁰#RolexParisMasters pic.twitter.com/LI5cWSdw1m

— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) October 31, 2024

Phills, meanwhile, is world number 20 and the French fans were rooting for him. Ultimately, Zverev won’t be the last star player to get upset. Zverev defeated Phills in three sets: 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

After losing the first set, Phills came back with an explosive second set that led to the deciding moment. However, Zverev was in the game today and won the decider.

A terrible call in the match between Fils and Zverev at the Paris Masters.

Arthur made a serve that was inside the baseline. The judge announces this.

The Phils are challenging and it wasn’t even close to being eliminated.

Judge: “You’re right. I missed it.

Arthur: “How can you miss this?”

Crowd… pic.twitter.com/2RmczVBSvJ

— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) October 31, 2024

Zverev tallied 23 game winners and 28 unforced errors. Although Phills’ serve was accurate, he ended up with 25 winners and 35 unforced errors.

Phills’ season could be over, with Zverev facing 10-seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals on Friday. In addition, Zverev has already qualified for the ATP Finals, which will be held next month in Turin, Italy. Tennis fans can follow Sports Illustrated. Submit to SI all the most important news from sports.