French Open
After initial difficulties: Zverev in the next round
29.05.2025 – 4:49 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
Alexander Zverev initially had trouble with his second -round opponent. But then the German turned up and secured the progress.
The very big highlights were missing, but in the end it was a sovereign victory: Alexander Zverev secured the french open despite some start -up difficulties. Against the Dutchman Jesper de Jong, the 28-year-old prevailed on Thursday in 2:58 hours with 3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3-and moved into the third round for the eighth time in a row in the Grand Slam of Roland Garros.
The world ranking third, which recently reached four times in Paris and failed in the final of Carlos Alcaraz in the final last year, will now meet Flavio Cobolli or Matteo Arnaldi – both from Italy on Saturday. Daniel Altmaier from Kempen had already reached the third round. He will meet Hamad Medjedovic on Friday.
Zverev found the world rankings 88 on the well-filled court Simonne Mathieu. De Jong is difficult to play into play. In the best external conditions, the Hamburgers initially looked disorganized, lost his first service game and was quickly 0: 3 behind. His opponent, who has never reached the third round at the age of 24, acted courageously and variable – Zverev, on the other hand, made too many simple mistakes and had to make the first set after 45 minutes.
Zverev also came under pressure at the beginning of the second sentence and had to ward off break chances. But this time he stayed calm, concentrated on his game and was not distracted by external influences. With the break to 2-0, he found his rhythm – also because de Jong decreased noticeably.
The game remained arm at highlights over long distances, but Zverev now played much more stable, sprinkled fewer mistakes and increasingly dominated the action. Without another deep, he gave the opponent no chance in the following sentences.