Mischa Zverev played a game of patience on a sun-kissed Tuesday at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters to advance to the third round. Clever service placement and a willingness to attack the net helped the German to a 2-6, 6-1, 7-6(3) victory over seventh-seeded Frenchman Lucas Pouille in two hours and five minutes. It is the first time Zverev has won back-to-back matches in 2018 (6-10 record). Largely everything Pouille hit came off in the first set, but it wasn’t without tension as he saved break points in three service games. However, his confidence and timing evaporated in the 26-minute second set, which saw Zverev take a 5-0 lead. Zverev was left frustrated at 2-3, 30/40 in the decider when he...
Go behind the scenes at the 2018 Grand Prix Hassan II, eventually won by Spaniard Pablo Andujar, to find out how players enjoyed their time off the court in Marrakech, Morocco and how that may have helped their play.