Tennis Olympic champion Alexander Zverev quickly got back on track after his disappointment at the Australian Open.
Eleven days after the knockout round against Denis Shapovalov (Canada), the German number one won the ATP tournament in Montpellier against the American Mackenzie McDonald 6: 2, 7: 6 (7: 5) and meets Adrian Mannarino (France) in the quarterfinals ).
“I hope that I’ll play even better tomorrow,” said the man from Hamburg. In the first round, Zverev, equipped with a wildcard, had a bye as the top seeded player.
The 24-year-old got into the match well against McDonald, number 55 in the world, acted in a focused manner and secured the first set after just half an hour. In the second round, however, the Californian offered significantly more resistance, Zverev bit through and used the first match ball after 80 minutes in the tie-break.
The third in the world rankings has good memories of the indoor tournament in Montpellier: In 2017, the then 19-year-old triumphed in singles and doubles alongside his brother Mischa. “I’m happy to be here,” said Zverev, “the French fans are always very loud.”
This time Alexander Zverev again competed in doubles, this time with his buddy Marcelo Melo from Brazil. But the duo suffered a 3-6, 4-6 defeat against Jonathan Erlich/Edouard Roger-Vasselin (Israel/France) on Tuesday.