Australian Open: Becker record set: Zverev reaches round of 16

Australian Open: Becker record set: Zverev reaches round of 16

Australian Open
Becker record set: Zverev reaches round of 16


For the sixth time, Alexander Zverev reached the round of 16 of the Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne. This puts him on a par with a tennis icon. However, the third round victory has a small flaw.

Tennis star Alexander Zverev reached the round of 16 at the Australian Open and followed in Boris Becker’s footsteps. The 27-year-old moved into the round of the best 16 players for the sixth time with a 6:3, 6:4, 6:4 against Briton Jacob Fearnley. In doing so, Zverev equalized Becker’s record for the most appearances in the round of 16 by a German tennis player.

However, the third round victory had one small flaw: the world number two conceded his first two breaks of the entire tournament. Zverev hasn’t given up a set yet, and the 2021 Olympic champion was also able to save some energy against Fearnley despite a rather average performance.

The Hamburger’s next opponent is either Ugo Humbert or Arthur Fils. The two French will face each other in the round of 16 duel in the evening (local time).

Zverev demanded more from sentence two onwards

Zverev was the more dominant player from the start in the Margaret Court Arena, who also benefited from some of his opponent’s mistakes. Fearnley appeared to be handicapped with back problems.

After a long injury break after losing the first set, the 23-year-old Scot improved significantly, but Zverev’s higher quality ultimately clearly prevailed. After two hours, the German converted his first match point.

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Source: Stern

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