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Zverev Edges Almagro; Thiem Advances In Barcelona

#NextGenATP wild card Alexander Zverev kept his nerve to fight back from a 1-3 deficit in the deciding set to beat 2013 finalist Nicolas Almagro 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4 on Tuesday for a place in the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell third round. Almagro led 40/0 in the final game, but two sloppy backhand drop shots let Zverev back into the 12-point game en route to the German’s 14th match win of the year. Zverev, the leader of the Emirates ATP Race to Milan for a place at the #NextGenATP Finals in Milan, from 7-11 November, will next face #NextGenATP Hyeon Chung or No. 12 seed Philipp Kohlschreiber. Chung knocked out Denis Istomin 6-4, 6-4. Read: Zverev Seeks Nadal Redemption Fourth seed...

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