Alexander Zverev and Daniel Altmaier have the chance to reach the round of 16 at the French Open. In the next round there could be a German duel. The most important thing about the games.
Alexander Zverev is looking for a comparison with the absolute title favorites at the French Open. Before his third round match against the American Frances Tiafoe, the Olympic tennis champion still sees plenty of room for improvement.
“(Carlos) Alcaraz will improve his performance, Novak (Djokovic) will improve his performance. All the top guys will improve their performance over the next ten days, it will not stay at this level,” said the 26-year-old about his expectations. “I have to be part of it and play better with every match.”
Alcaraz and Djokovic had already reached the round of 16 in three sets. In addition to Zverev, Daniel Altmaier is also hoping for a place in the top 16 in the classic clay court in Paris. After his coup against title contender Jannik Sinner from Italy, the 24-year-old can also calculate chances against Grigor Dimitrow from Bulgaria. If both Davis Cup players win their respective games, there would be a German duel on Monday. What there is to know about the games:
Strong series
Zverev has already won against Tiafoe at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open – now victory at the fourth Grand Slam tournament is to follow. “I know he’s been playing the best tennis of his life since the US Open last year,” warns the former world number two. At that time, the 25-year-old narrowly failed in the semi-finals at the eventual winner Alcaraz and has since moved up to twelfth place in the world rankings. Zverev has won six out of seven duels so far.
In the spotlight again
Even if the clear second round win against Alex Molcan from Slovakia was one-sided and rather unspectacular, Zverev still knew how to win the demanding Parisian audience over to his side. First he said that he had slept several times during the day before the match in the evening and then suggested to the viewers that he could become French for the next few days.
He will play his match in the third round again in the evening in the largest stadium. The game doesn’t start before 8:15 p.m. The 26-year-old is the first professional in this edition of the French Open to be scheduled twice in the evening on the main square. In the largest stadium at the clay court classic in Paris, he was seriously injured in the semifinals against Rafael Nadal last year.
Favorite surface sand
A week before the French Open, Daniel Altmaier went fishing with his father. Calm down a bit, as he said in Paris. Now the hype about the Kempener is growing steadily. With a win against the world number 29. he would set his best result in a Grand Slam tournament from the French Open 2020. “I can organize my game better on clay. The style will suit me well,” said Altmaier before the game.
Source: Stern
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