Tennis tournament in Beijing: Zverev creates the first victory after US Open-Aus

Alexander Zverev succeeded at the ATP tournament in Beijing after the surprisingly early departure at the US Open. The best German tennis professional confidently prevailed in his opening match with 6: 4, 6: 3 against the Italian Lorenzo Sonego and thus entered the round of 16. There, the world ranking third from Hamburg meets the Frenchman Corentin Moutet.

At the Laver Cup last weekend in San Francisco, Zverev had remained without victory in its two individually without victory in the defeat of the team in Europe. Against the world ranking 44. He now struck Sonego strongly when he returned to the ATP tour and efficiently used his break chances.

Zverev strikes up to victory – and wobbles for the first time

For the first time, he took the serve to the Italian for the first time. After a network attack by the German favorite, a ball flew through the legs from Sonego. In the second round, Zverev then dominated 3-1 after the break.

However, he missed a clearer success when he lost his surcharge for the first time at 5: 1 and had his opponents shortened. After 90 minutes, however, Zverev kept the upper hand in the sixth duel with Sonego for the sixth time.

At the US Open in New York, Zverev was surprisingly eliminated against the Canadian Felix Auger-Alicassime in the third round at the end of August. Back pain was an issue for him in the weeks before the Grand Slam tournament. He took his back against Sonego, but could not be stopped.