17:25
A. Zverev – A. Vukic 1:2
The tennis player from Sydney uses the second serve and the second game ball and places the serve just on the center line, but Zverev still catches the ball, but the ball lands clearly on the side.
17:24
A Zverev – A Vukic 1:1
However, the 27-year-old leaves the first cue ball because he puts his backhand longline just behind the baseline. 30:40 for Zverev.
17:23
A Zverev – A Vukic 1:1
And the 27-year-old also gets the point after that with a forehand stop just behind the net and the Australian has two balls.
17:22
A Zverev – A Vukic 1:1
That was played well. First Vukic brings the ball close to the T-line and Zverev hits the return with the forehand cross back into the net. The Australian then played a forehand stop just behind the net against the direction of the German and equalized at 15:15.
17:21
A Zverev – A Vukic 1:1
It’s 1:1 in the first set! Vukic hits the return into the net and the German number one equalizes to 1:1.
17:19
A.Zverev – A.Vukic 0:1
Then, however, Zverev’s subsequent return is a bit too long and it’s 30:30. The Monte Carlo-based German is still struggling to get his first serve across. This time it succeeds and Vukic’s return lands out of bounds. Zverev has a cue ball.
17:17
A.Zverev – A.Vukic 0:1
Zverev comes into play well and nets his second serve well. Vukic goes longline with his forehand, but the ball lands just behind on the baseline and the native of Hamburg leads 15:0.
17:16
A.Zverev – A.Vukic 0:1
However, the Australian cannot convert the first game ball because the number 50 in the world hits the ball into the net with his backhand. But then Zverev’s backhand got stuck on the edge of the net and Vukic led 1-0 in the first set.
17:15
A. Zverev – A. Vukic 0:0
Another strong serve from the 27-year-old and Zverev can no longer bring the return into the field. Vukic has three cue balls.
17:14
A. Zverev – A. Vukic 0:0
Vukic delivers his first serve straight away and a longer rally develops which the Australian finishes with a forehand longline to make it 15:0. With an ace, Vukic is now 30-0 up.
17:14
A. Zverev – A. Vukic 0:0
Vukic opens the first set on Court 17. The conditions are good. It’s cloudy and there’s hardly any wind on the pitch.
17:10
Vukic starts the match right away
Alexander Zverev wins the coin toss and opts for the return. Aleksandar Vukic opens the first set with his service game.
17:06
The players are here – it’s about to start!
Alexander Zverev and Aleksandar Vukic enter the hard court on Court 17. The players are warming up and it will start in a few minutes.
16:55
Hard duel for both
Both players have never met each other in their careers. Both are in good form right now and it could be a close match between Zverev and Vukic.
4:50 p.m
Not an easy opponent for Zverev.
The Australian is not an easy opponent for the German number one. Alexandar Vukic is currently 50th in the tennis world rankings and has recently shown good games. At the ATP tournament in Atlanta, the 27-year-old made it to the final and only lost there to the current number nine in the world, Taylor Fritz, 5: 7, 7: 6 (7: 5) and 4: 6. At the Masters tournament in Toronto, the Australian made it to the round of 16 and lost there, just one break behind, in the two sets against Frenchman Monfils 4:6 and 4:6. Even today he will be a tough task for Zverev.
16:41
Zverev in good form recently
After his knockout round in Wimbledon against the Italian Berrettini, he then showed good performances. First he won the clay court tournament at Rothenbaum in Hamburg. It was his first tournament victory after a long injury break. After that he withdrew from the Masters tournament in Toronto and surprisingly lost in the second round to the Spaniard Davidovich Fokina. Just a week later he made it to the semi-finals of the Masters tournament in Cincinnati and lost there in two sets to eventual winner Novak Djokovic 6: 7 (5: 7) and 5: 7. Previously, he had beaten the top 10 player Daniil Medvedev 6: 4, 5: 7 and 6: 4. Due to his successes in the recent past, the US Open finalist from 2020 is one of the favorites again this time.
16:27
Good evening
Welcome to the first-round matches at the US Open 2023. Around 5 p.m., German number one Alexander Zverev meets Australian Aleksandar Vukic on Court 17.