tennis
Zverev in Acapulco with difficulty in the round of 16
Alexander Zverev is in the round of 16 of Acapulco. However, the Italian Matteo Arnaldi proves to be an unpleasant opponent.
Tennis professional Alexander Zverev struggled to win his opening match at the hard court tournament in Acapulco. The top set 27-year-old, who won the event in the Mexican seaside resort in 2021, prevailed against the Italian Matteo Arnaldi in three sets with 6: 7 (2: 7), 6: 3, 6: 4. In the round of 16, Zverev meets Learner Tien.
In the first sentence, Zverev and Arnaldi both performed their serve games relatively easily, there was only one break chance in the entire sentence, but the Arnaldi awarded. The decision had to be made in the tie -break, in which the Italian quickly decided with 4: 0 and finally won the sentence.
In the second round, Zverev made the break early to 3: 1, after 50 minutes he secured the sentence. Even in the crucial third set, the Hamburger took off his opponent early on and then parried two break chances of the Italian. With his first match ball, Zverev finally ended the game.
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Source: Stern
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