Tennis: Demolition in the evening: Zverev threatens early Wimbledon-out

Alexander Zverev has to tremble from the lawn classic in Wimbledon to progress and sitting in his first round game. The opening game of the Tennis World Ranglist third against the Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech was canceled at 6: 7 (3: 7), 7: 6 (10: 8) due to the curfew at the Grand Slam tournament in the late evening at 10:54 p.m. The game must now be continued on Tuesday.

The two previous games on the Center Court were the hottest opening day in Wimbledon history very long. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz from Spain prevailed after 4:37 hours against the Italian Fabio Fognini.

With this, Zverev started the duel with Rinderknech until 8:53 p.m. local time. The 28-year-old developed five break balls in the first set, but did not use any of them. The impact strong outsider Rinderknech tried to decide the points as quickly as possible, but varied his game more and more with continuous duration.

Tie-Break to forget for Zverev

In the tie break of the first set, Zverev was quickly 0: 4 behind, did not reach a stop of his opponent and also received a fine praise. The passage was lost after 57 minutes. In the second set, both players kept their serve. The decision was made again in the tie break – and this time Zverev had the better nerves.

The chance for Zverev to get out of the round of 16 in Wimbledon for the first time and to attack his longed-for first Grand Slam title is as big as it has not been for a long time. In half of the draw of German number one, some well -known potential later opponents said goodbye.

Fritz also threatens on Tuesday

The former US Open Champion Daniil Medvedev lost to the Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi in four sets. Of the past 14 duels with fear opponents Medledew, Zverev has lost 12. The former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini from Italy also failed. The game of American Taylor Fritz against the Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard was also demolished in the evening at 2-2 sets.

In contrast to the other three Grand Slam tournaments, Wimbledon is not played until early morning. The curfew at 11:00 p.m. local time was introduced in 2009 when a closable roof was installed above the Center Court. In an earlier statement, the organizers founded the end of the tennis day in the late evening with noise protection for the residents. In addition, visitors are to be made possible for a safe return with public transport.

Before Zverev, Eva Lys, Laura Siegemund and Jan-Lennard Struff had reached the second round. For Daniel Altmaier, on the other hand, it ended directly at the start. In total, there are only seven German professionals in singles – as few as they have not been in 43 years.