Published on, Sept. 29 -- September 29, 2025 9:06 AM

Alexander Zverev sent off racket snapper Corentin Moutet on Sunday for a quarter-final date with Daniil Medvedev at the China Open as Coco Gauff kept her title defence hopes alive.

The world number three from Germany kept his calm to beat the Frenchman 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 to set up a 21st Tour meeting with his Russian rival.

"I'm looking forward to the quarter-finals and playing my good friend Daniil," Zverev said after the match.

Zverev held on in the first set to get the better of an angry Moutet, whose racket met its end against the 26-year-old's leg.

The world no. 37 triumphed in set two, littering the court with short shots to make Zverev run, but it was the German who cleaned up sh...