US Open: Djokovic and Zverev in the round of 16

The 23-year-old from Hamburg won the third round match, which started almost 3 hours late, against Frenchman Adrian Mannarino (No. 32) 6:7, (4:7), 6:4, 6:2, 6:2 and can continue from his dreaming of their first Grand Slam title. In the round of the best 16, Zverev will face Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. “We were informed that there is only a very small chance that we will play,” Zverev said after the game. The reason for the delay was that Mannarino was one of a group of professionals who had to adhere to an even stricter safety protocol after close contact with Benoit Paire (France), who tested positive for the coronavirus. “It was political,” Zverev reported, the state of New York had ordered in advance that Mannarino was not allowed to compete. The organizing US tennis association, USTA, only announced that a “dialogue with the health authorities” had been held, as it said in a press release. Zverev, number 5 on the seeding list, had big problems finding his way into the match and made 7 double faults in the first set. The German number one then improved against the uncomfortable opponent and equalized after 1:45 hours. In the third set, Zverev quickly led 3-0, but after a medical timeout, Mannarino only briefly let tension arise again. Zverev was no longer in serious trouble against his ailing opponent; after 2:52 hours, the Australian Open semi-finalist decided the encounter with his first match point. Novak Djokovic is the final destination again The German tennis professional Jan-Lennard Struff (No. 28) failed at the US Open against the world number one from Serbia. The 30-year-old lost the third round match against the top favorites 3:6, 3:6, 1:6 and thus missed out on the round of XNUMX. Struff had already lost to the superstar at the Western and Southern Open at the end of August and at the Australian Open in January. Tsitsipas and 6 match points Co-favorite Stefanos Tsitsipas gave up a victory that was believed to be certain at the US Open and missed the round of 4. The Greek, seeded 27th, was only one game away from victory against Croatian Borna Coric (No. 5) in the fourth set with a score of 1:6, but had to go into the deciding set after 4 unused match points. Coric had the upper hand there, winning after 36:6 hours with 7:2 (7:6), 4:4, 6:7, 5:7, 6:7 (4:XNUMX).

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US Open: Djokovic and Zverev in the round of 16

The world number one Novak Djokovic and the German Alexander Zverev are one round further in New York. Zverev had to struggle with dubious circumstances

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