Alexander Zverev and Mischa Zverev won an all-German doubles battle on Monday at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, dismissing wild cards Florian Mayer and Philipp Petzschner 6-4, 6-1. The Zverev brothers rolled in the opener, winning 80 per cent of their service points and saving the lone break point they faced. They will meet Brian Baker of the U.S. and Alexander Peya of Austria in the quarter-finals. Baker/Peya knocked off fourth seeds and Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell champions Florin Mergea of Romania and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan 3-6, 7-6(3), 10-8. [ALSO LIKE] Top Seeds Advance In London At the Aegon Championships in London, top seeds Henri Kontinen and John Peers escaped a tight opener against Americans John Isner and...
Second seed Alexander Zverev opened his quest for the Ricoh Open title on Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Adrian Mannarino in 54 minutes. He will next face seventh lucky loser Julien Benneteau in the quarter-finals. “I am happy that my first match on grass was comfortable and it went my way right from the start,” said Zverev. The 20-year-old German has a 28-10 match record on the season, which includes three titles at the Open Sud de France (d. Gasquet), BMW Open by FWU (d. Pella) and the Internazionali BNL d'Italia (d. Djokovic). He is the leader of the Emirates ATP Race To Milan, for a spot at the Next Gen ATP Finals from 7-11 November. His best...
#NextGenATP star Alexander Zverev evened his first-round contest against Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 4-6, 6-3 before darkness suspended play on Monday evening at Roland Garros. The ninth-seeded Zverev is fresh off his maiden ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome earlier this month (d. Djokovic). The win catapulted the 20-year-old German to No. 10 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, the first time he's joined the elite group. In Paris, Zverev, who reached the Roland Garros junior boys' final just four years ago, is looking to get past the third round and achieve his best showing at a Grand Slam. The 6'6” right-hander reached the third round last year during his Roland Garros debut (l. to...