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Zverev, Tiafoe fail at easy putaway shots in Paris

ByNiko Vercelletto

Published Nov 01, 2018

Overhead smashes and high volleys can be the most fun shots to hit, but also the easiest to mess up if you aren't entirely focused. In Paris, Alexander Zverev and Frances Tiafoe learned that net lesson the hard way when they faced off on Wednesday.

Their mishaps were so comical that Tennis TV added some Halloween graphics to the clips:

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Zverev went on to win the match, 6-4, 6-4, and defeated Diego Schwartzman the next day, 6-4, 6-2. He will face Karen Khachanov in the quarterfinals.

Zverev, Tiafoe fail at easy putaway shots in Paris

Zverev, Tiafoe fail at easy putaway shots in Paris

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