Alexander Zverev easily reached the round of 16 at the tennis tournament in Halle, Westphalia.
Alexander Zverev easily reached the round of 16 at the tennis tournament in Halle, Westphalia.
The Olympic champion prevailed in his opening match 6: 3, 6: 4 against the Austrian Dominic Thiem. Zverev converted his first match point after 78 minutes in midsummer temperatures in the well-attended OWL Arena. In the round of 16, the 26-year-old will face Canadian Denis Shapovalov this Wednesday (not before 5:30 p.m. / Sky).
Yannick Hanfmann also made it into the round of 16. The 31-year-old from Karlsruhe won Tuesday’s German duel against qualifier Louis Wessels 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Hanfmann converted his first match point after 2:03 hours. Previously, Davis Cup player Daniel Altmaier was unable to compete due to injury.
Source: Stern
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