Serve-volleyer Mischa Zverev discusses grass-court tennis in Stuttgart and his chances of making deep runs over the next five weeks. Match footage courtesy MercedesCup.
Sixth seed and home favourite Mischa Zverev was ruthless on serve during his grass-court opener on Monday, winning 84 per cent of his service points (32/38) to beat Tunisia's Malek Jaziri 6-3, 6-1 at the MercedesCup in Stuttgart. Zverev hit seven aces and never faced a break point during the 54-minute victory. The 29 year old, who reached the Stuttgart quarter-finals in 2009 and 2015, is one of eight Germans in the draw and will next meet wild card and compatriot Yannick Hanfmann, who beat Hungarian qualifier Marton Fucsovics 6-3, 7-5. “I think it was a good match, and I felt pretty comfortable based on the circumstances, it's the first match after changing surfaces,” Zverev said. Watch Live On TennisTV...
Alexander Zverev and Mischa Zverev, who captured the doubles title in Montpellier earlier this year, have teamed up again, this time in a bid for the Internazionali BNL d’Italia crown. The brothers began their quest with a 4-6, 6-2, 11-9 win over Sam Querrey and Gilles Simon on Monday in Rome, saving four of the six break points they faced in the 72-minute victory. They will next face Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, the second seeds and defending champions, in the second round. Florin Mergea and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi defeated Tommy Haas and Max Mirnyi 6-4, 6-2 to set a second-round clash with fifth seeds and Mutua Madrid Open champions Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo. John Isner and Jack Sock advanced...
Much fun was had at a charity exhibition on Saturday at the Monte-Carlo Country Club in support of Amade Mondiale Monaco, a charity that looks after the welfare of children worldwide. Novak Djokovic, Marin Cilic, Tomas Berdych and Grigor Dimitrov joined forces under the guidance of Goran Ivanisevic against a Jonas Bjorkman-led team of Dominic Thiem, David Goffin, Alexander Zverev and Mischa Zverev ahead of the 2017 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. Watch Live Behind The Scenes With TennisTV Amade was founded in 1963 in accordance with the wishes of Princess Grace of Monaco, with the vision of a world where every child, whatever their social, religious or cultural origins, would have the opportunity to fulfill their potential. ”It was fun and...