2023-06-01 23:08:00
Alexander Zverev tore off his headband and grinned at the audience. It was obvious to the German number one how much this victory on the Philippe-Chatrier court meant to him.
It was Zverev’s return to the place where he sustained a serious ankle injury in the semi-final once morest Rafael Nadal exactly a year ago.
“I was so nervous when I came onto the pitch,” admitted a relieved Olympic champion following the match: “I’m happy that I found my form and my rhythm once more.”
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The trauma, that’s for sure, was quickly overcome by the 26-year-old.
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Zverev started the game perfectly and immediately took his service from the 25-year-old Slovakian in the first service game.
On his own serve, the German number one presented himself much more stable than once morest the South African Lloyd Harris in the first round, only allowing eight breakballs over the entire game, all of which he was able to fend off.
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The mood was good on the Philippe-Chatrier. Zverev was welcomed with open arms when he returned to the largest court in Paris. Highlight rallies such as a tweener from Zverev, which was not enough to win a point, were appreciated with standing ovations.
After 47 minutes, the native of Hamburg grabbed the first set and just continued in the second set.
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“Zverev is doing his homework excellently,” praised the expert Boris Becker am Eurosport-Mikro regarding this phase of the game: “I haven’t seen him play tennis like that for a long time. Today he plays as if he had forgotten the handcuffs. He plays freely.”
Zverev only needed 37 minutes for the second set, left no doubt at all regarding who would win and added two breaks at the beginning of the third set.
After an hour and 58 minutes, the 26-year-old converted his second match point and now meets the American Frances Tiafoe in the third round [12]who defeated the Russian Aslan Karatsev in four sets (3:6, 6:3, 7:5, 6:2).
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