In Vienna
Zverev runs for R2 in Vienna, reaches 60 awards by 2024
World No. 3 will play either Giron or Michelsen next in the ATP 500
October 21, 2024
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Alexander Zverev plays Joel Schwaerzler on Monday in Vienna.
Written by Andy West
Alexander Zverev wasted little time getting his Erste Bank Open campaign underway on Monday night in Vienna.
No. 3 in the PIF ATP Rankings cruised past #NextGenATP wild card Joel Schwaerzler 6-2, 6-2 on a tough indoor ATP 500. With his 67-minute victory, Zverev equaled his career best of 60- wins in a season from 2018.
Top seed Zverev did not face a break point in his Lexus ATP Head2Head debut against 18-year-old Schwaerzler. He won 96 percent (23/24) of the points after his first serve, according to Infosys ATP Stats, and proved too strong for his inexperienced opponent, who was playing his second ATP Tour match.
Awaiting Zverev in the second round in Vienna will be #NextGenATP Alex Michelsen or Marcos Giron. He has not lost before the quarter-finals in his last three matches in the Austrian capital, where he will lift the trophy in 2021.
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