Madrid, May 1 -- Alexander Zverev reached the semifinals of the ongoing Madrid Open, easing past Flavio Cobolli to continue his impressive run in the ATP Masters 1000 tournaments.

On Thursday, Zverev beat Cobolli 6-1, 6-4 just 12 days after losing to him in the semifinals of the Munich Open. The two-time Madrid Open champion dropped just seven of 39 points behind his first serve, en route to his fourth semifinal in the competition.

Following the win, Zverev was quoted as saying by ATP's official website that Flavio is "one of his favourite guys on the tour".

"I have a great relationship with him and a great relationship with his father. This is sport... Sports can change very quickly. In Munich, he played an amazing match, and I did no...