Zverev equals Becker record to reach Rome Open final

World number five Zverev, who lifted the Rome trophy in 2017, battled back to see off the Chilean 1-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 in their semi-final. The 26-year-old Tabilo had shocked Novak Djokovic in the third round and the 32nd-ranked player showed little fear of Zverev until he began to play more passively in the second set tie-break. Third seed Zverev then raced through the decider to make the Rome final for the third time. "I was just hanging on in the second set. I brought my energy up. I was really...