Alexander Zverev has pending accounts with him US Open. Last year, in the pandemic season, the German reached his first Grand Slam final, but Dominic Thiem removed him from the title. And judging by its premiere in this edition of the tournament, Sascha seems extra motivated to reverse that result. In the gunboat game of the day, Zverev showed Sam Querrey (whom he has always won) why he is the most fit player of the circuit (12 consecutive victories, along with the Olympic gold medalist and the Cincinnati Masters) with a great performance in which, among other things, He only gave up 13 points with the serve: 6-4, 7-5 and 6-2 in one hour and 40 minutes of play.
Patience was the recipe Zverev used on his way to victory. In a duel of servers like this, the German knew that He had to impose his best game from the back of the court as soon as Querrey gave the slightest option. And so he did. With 4-4 in the first set, Sascha he got the break at his first opportunity and immediately did not forgive with the serve. In the second round he used the same formula: break after 5-5 and serve to seal. The emotional blow for the American was too much and that allowed Zverev to fly in a third heat without history. In the second round, the fourth seed in New York It will be measured with the winner of the duel between Ramos and Pouille.
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