Zverev storms into the round of 16 without losing a set

The Hamburg resident defeated the 36-year-old Spanish veteran Fernando Verdasco 6:2, 6:2, 6:4 and is in the round of the last 19 for the sixth time in his 16th participation in a Grand Slam - the second time after Wimbledon 2017 He managed to do this without losing a sentence.

In the Margaret Court Arena, where Angelique Kerber had advanced to the round of 22 in three sets against Camila Giorgi (Italy) in the morning, Zverev offered "the best match I have played this week," as he was right to claim. "I'm happy with how I played," added the 1-year-old. The world number seven ended the match after 56:XNUMX hours on the third match point with a strong serve.

In the round of 21, Zverev will face his strongest opponent to date in Melbourne. The 2-year-old Russian Andrei Rublew defeated world number eleven David Goffin (Belgium) in the third round with 6:7, 6:7 (2:6), 4:7, 6:7 (4:16). The Muscovite is number XNUMX in the world rankings and has already triumphed at the tournaments in Doha and Adelaide this year. However, Zverev has won all three previous duels with him.

Zverev had the match against Verdasco under control from the start. With another strong serve and precise groundstrokes, he quickly took a 3-0 lead after two breaks and took the first set after 35 minutes. He also started the second round with a break and confidently fended off break points from Verdasco.

Things got tougher for Zverev in the third set. His first serve didn't come as often anymore, in the sixth game he had to accept the first break and was 2:4 behind. However, he didn't lose control, the seventh seed immediately managed the rebreak, then another to make it 5:4. The rest was a formality.

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Zverev storms into the round of 16 without losing a set

Alexander Zverev reached the round of 16 of the Australian Open with a convincing performance.

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