“It was a first step,” explained Alexander Zverev after the game. “I needed this win and I’m happy with how it went in the end because Bora are a top opponent.”
Zverev showed an outstanding performance in the first set, especially with his own serve. He scored 94 percent of the points on the first serve – and the Hamburg player was wide awake at the right time on the return.
First Zverev made the break to 5: 4, then he brought his service through to zero after a total of 41 minutes.
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However: It did not go on like this for the favorite. Zverev showed significantly more weaknesses at the beginning of the second set and fell 0: 3 behind within a quarter of an hour. Coric couldn’t let the advantage slip away from him and deservedly equalized the set.
The balance of power then shifted again in favor of Zverev, who in turn set the first pinprick with the early break to make it 2-0. The fourth in the world had things under control again and used his first match ball after 2:01 hours.
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At the prestigious Masters in Indian Wells he recently lost his opening match against Tommy Paul. But the Hamburger achieved two successes in the 3-1 victory in the Davis Cup against Brazil.
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