Perfect US Open start for Zverev

For Zverev, the 6:4, 7:5, 6:2 victory in a rather one-sided and only moderately entertaining 1:39 hours was the twelfth victory in a row. “The match was okay, a first round against a player who is extremely dangerous on hard courts. That’s why I’m happy with the three-set win,” said the fourth in the world rankings in an interview with the TV station Eurosport.

The “patience game” that his brother and manager Mischa Zverev had expected in advance was quickly resolved. Although Querrey served powerfully and aggressively as expected, the 33-year-old from San Francisco's playing resources were severely limited in the first game of the day at Arthur Ashe Stadium. “I particularly like the calmness that Sascha exudes. He feels comfortable in his skin without being arrogant and exudes self-confidence,” analyzed three-time Wimbledon winner Boris Becker. Zverev doesn't let anything go wrong Zverev managed the break in the first set to make it 5:4. In the second round he lost to world number 78. With the score at 5:5 the third double fault, a little later Zverev also won the set. In the third, Querrey lost his serve to 1:2 and then again to 1:4. Zverev couldn't miss these assists anymore.

Querrey seemed to have resigned himself to defeat. The American fans in the sparsely filled largest tennis stadium in the world continued to support their compatriot as best they could, but at the end some also stood up to applaud Zverev. The North German missed three match points when he was 5-1 up, but on his own serve he finally used the fourth to win. In the fight for a place in the third round, Zverev will now face the Frenchman Lucas Pouille or Albert Ramos-Vinolas from Spain. Barty also continues Meanwhile, world number one Ashleigh Barty has also reached the second round. The Wimbledon champion from Australia beat the Russian Vera Zvonareva 6:1, 7:6 (9:7). Barty won the preparatory tournament in Cincinnati a week ago and is considered the top favorite for the title at the last Grand Slam of the year.

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Perfect US Open start for Zverev

Alexander Zverev started the US Open with a confident first-round appearance. A good four weeks after his gold coup in Tokyo and a week after his tournament victory in Cincinnati, the 24-year-old German won against the American Sam Querrey on Tuesday.

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