The French Open winner defeated France's Valentin Royer 6:1, 6:3, 7:6 (7:3) in a convincing performance. After 2 hours and 2 minutes, the 29-year-old converted his third match point.
“For two and a half sets I played almost a perfect match. Then I lost a bit of concentration. I’m glad I didn’t have to play another set,” Zverev said in his on-court interview. “I’m not old yet, but I’m at an age where you have to save energy.” On Saturday, the Hamburg native will face American Marcos Giron.
Jan-Lennard Struff also reached the third round. The German won his match, which had been suspended the previous day, against Brandon Nakashima in a tiebreak thriller: 4:6, 7:6 (8:6), 7:6 (7:5), 6:7 (6:8), 7:6 (10:7). He was helped by 45 aces. Struff will face Russian top-ten player Daniil Medvedev on Friday.
Source: www.tagesspiegel.de
