The expected procession to the decider does not quite materialise as Fritz comes out all guns blazing on the return.
The No.5 seed edges an enthralling all-court rally and then unloads a belting backhand down the line Sascha can only jab into the net.
The German leans on his serve to reach 30-30 but coughs up the break point with a timid and unconvincing half volley.
The serve saves the day again and Zverev looks set to ease through, but Fritz wins a wonderful cat and mouse face-off at the net to keep the heat on around deuce.
It only delays the inevitable in the end, however, as the German hammers down a big first serve and an ace to close the door.
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