On May 18, the semifinals of the ATP1000 Rome Masters ended, and the No. 3 seed Zverev defeated the big dark horse Tabilo 2-1 after three sets of hard battles to advance to the final. In the final, Zverev's opponent was the big dark horse Jari.
- Zverev 2-1 Tabilo
Zverev, ranked No. 5 in the world, is the No. 3 seed and the only highly-seeded player to reach the semi-finals. Tabillo, ranked 32nd in the world, was the dark horse of this tournament, defeating Djokovic 2-0 in the third round, Hacharov in the fourth round, and Zhang Zhizhen in the fifth round to advance to the semifinals. There is no record of the two fighting, and it is an encounter.
In the first set, Tabilo continued his recent good form, and the two sides broke out after 1-1, winning five games in a row to defeat Zverev and win 6-1 easily. In the second set, Zverev rebounded and tried to keep his serve without dropping, and finally the two sides entered a tie-break. In the tie-break, Zverev won 7-4 and equalized. In the deciding set, Zverev was fully released, and the advantages of serve and attack were all played, winning 6-2, and the big score was 2-1 to advance to the final.
- Jarry 2-0 Paul
Jarry, ranked 24th in the world, advanced to the semi-finals after beating Tsitsipas 2-1 in this tournament. Paul, ranked 16th in the world, knocked out two top-10 winners, Medvedev and Hurkacz, to advance to the semifinals. Jarry and Paul have played each other 3 times, with Jarry winning 1 and losing 2.
In this match, both sides played at a high level and played the full 3 sets. Jarry won 6-3 in the first set and lost 3-7 in the tie-break in the second. In the deciding set, Jarry completed a crucial break in the sixth game to seal the victory 6-3, winning 2-1 and advancing to the final of the Masters for the first time in his career.
In the final, Zverev will compete with Jarry for the title. In terms of strength, Zverev has an absolute advantage and is optimistic that he will win the championship.