The first set was a roller coaster ride for Zverev, although it didn’t look like it at all at first.
The Olympic champion played to his advantage and took a 4-1 lead with a double break. What else should happen? A lot. Zverev gave up the clear lead once more due to inexplicable mistakes and had to go into the tie-break.
Zapata Miralles had two set points at 8:7 and 9:8, but in the end the favorite from Germany had the upper hand with 13:11.
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Brother Mischa Zverev, who accompanied the round of 16 as a TV expert at Eurosport, was somewhat surprised by the mixed performance. “Sascha can’t find a line. He plays two or three good balls, but then makes the wrong decisions when choosing his shots. He can do better,” said the 34-year-old.
Only: It didn’t get any better. Instead of a dominating third in the world rankings, the spectators on the court saw Suzanne Lenglen, a Spanish qualifier, who led 2-0 and 4-2 in the second set.
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It was an odd match. Zapata Miralles served extremely slowly at times, but also scored points on serves at 111 km/h.
After all, Zverev managed to turn the second set and close it with the break in the twelfth game to make it 7: 5.
It was a wild encounter. Four of the first six service games in the third set led to breaks, it was 3: 3. Shortly therefollowing, Zverev took the world number 131. the service once more to 5:3 – and finally brought the game home following 2:45 minutes.
“He played the best tennis of his life and it was great for him that the fans supported him so much. He drove me crazy, he’s one of the fastest players on the tour, I mightn’t beat a winner,” Zverev said counterparty respect.
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