Alexander Zverev confidently won his first match after the final defeat at the Australian Open.
Zverev prevailed 6: 4, 6: 4 against the Serbs Dusan Lajovic in the round of 16 of the ATP tournament in Buenos Aires and showed a convincing performance over long distances in the first season appearance on his favorite covering.
Against the world rankings 83. Lajovic grabbed the first break after a weak start at 3: 3 and a little later the first set. In the second round, Zverev was quickly 0: 2 behind, but immediately got the rebreak and pulled it to 4: 2. A little later he used his first match ball to win.
In the quarter -finals against Cerúndolo from Argentina
“It may not have been my best match, but I’m happy with my victory,” said Zverev: “I hope that I will stay here for some time and play as many matches as possible.”
In the quarter-finals of the 250 tournament, Zverev meets the five-placed Argentine Francisco Cerúndolo. The world ranking second Zverev is the top player in Buenos Aires. In the first round he had a free -wing.
Earlier start into the Clay court season
Zverev starts with the clay court tournament two and a half weeks after the three-sentence defeat against the world ranking of Jannik Sinner in the final of the Australian Open very early in preparation for the French Open (May 25th to June 8th) in Paris, where he was his first Grand Slam Ticket aimed. Zverev then also reported for Rio de Janeiro.