19:15
Zverev – Altmaier 7: 6, 3: 6, 0: 0
And that seems to be going faster than expected. Zverev is always unfocused, he almost gives away the service game. So Altmaier gets two set balls – of course also through a good game of his own. He leaves the first with an avoidable mistake on the forehand longline. With the second set ball, Zverev gets stuck on the edge of the net after exactly two hours.Q
19:12
Zverev – Altmaier 7: 6, 3: 5
That’s too many mistakes from Zverev. Despite a 30:0 lead when the opponent serves, he has to endure the 3:5. We are approaching sentence balancing.
19:07
Zverev – Altmaier 7: 6, 3: 4
Zverev stays tuned for now. Although he has to go both over 30, he shortens to 3:4. He’s still chasing a break.
19:03
Zverev – Altmaier 7: 6, 2: 4
No service game is easy for either player. Nevertheless, we now see something new here: After a break, a player manages to confirm this directly. In this case it is Altmaier who can put Zverev under pressure.
18:58
Zverev – Altmaier 7: 6, 2: 3
What else? Again, Zverev is quickly behind at 0:30 on his own serve. This time, however, Altmaier is doing better than last: At 30:15, from his point of view, he is keeping Zverev busy with the forehand and now has two break opportunities. He transforms the first with a topspin lob, which Zverev mistakenly lets fly over himself and which smacks the line.
18:54
Zverev – Altmaier 7: 6, 2: 2
After 30: 0 Altmaier also had problems with the service again. Twice he didn’t have enough power behind his shots, twice the ball landed in the net. After that, however, he stays cool and makes the 2-2 perfect.
18:50
Zverev – Altmaier 7: 6, 2: 1
Zverev doesn’t get consistency in his game. Since the first game of the first set, he has been oscillating between weak shots and absolute world class. At 30:30 he shows the latter again: an ace to the outside and a forced error lead to 2:1.
18:46
Zverev – Altmaier 7: 6, 1: 1
Altmaier is struggling. In his first service game of the second set, he has to fend off a breakball, which he manages to do. A devious forehand gives Zverev the next chance, which Altmaier destroys with an ace to the outside. The Kempener then gives away a few more balls, but he still grabs them: With fantastic backhand crosses, he drives Zverev extremely far, then he puts the lid on it with the longline.
18:37
Zverev – Altmaier 7: 6, 1: 0
Let’s continue, Altmaier can obviously continue. Zverev opens the second round with a serve, doesn’t lose a point and quickly makes it 1-0.
18:32
Medical timeout
Altmaier hurt his hand during a tie-break action. He’s taking medical leave.
18:30
Zverev – Altmaier 7: 6, 0: 0
There’s the sentence. When the score was 1:6, Altmaier served an unnecessary double fault. From his point of view, this tie-break was a disaster.
18:28
Zverev – Altmaier 6: 6 (5: 1)
These points hurt. Altmaier throws away the counters twice with his own mistakes. Immediately afterwards, Zverev throws an ace around his ears, at the change of sides it is now 5: 1
18:26
Zverev – Altmaier 6: 6 (2: 1)
Zverev secures the first counter on the opposing serve, then Altmaier reacts strongly. He prepares with the inside-in from the half-field, at the net he completes to 1: 1 and the second mini-break. Zverev is there shortly afterwards because the racket slips out of Altmaier’s hand. 2:1 for the favourite.
18:24
Zverev – Altmaier 6: 6
Everything points to a tie-breaker. Altmaier gets into the rallies, but when Zverev conjures up his powerful shots on the court, there is practically nothing to be gained for him. The Hamburg player grabs two cues, the first of which he uses thanks to a backhand longline error made by his opponent.
18:17
Zverev – Altmaier 5: 6
You can do it like this: At 15:40, Zverev welds a forehand winner from the middle of the field with a lot of boom right into the square. So it’s going to be tight for Altmaier, who then comes to 6: 5 with a service winner.
18:14
Zverev – Altmaier 5: 5
How could it be any different? Zverev has problems with the serve again after his break. He quickly finds himself exposed to a 0:30, a little later he gives up his service game with a double fault to zero (!). So the sentence goes into overtime.
18:10
Zverev – Altmaier 5: 4
Zverev presses the accelerator. At 30:15 from his point of view and Altmaier’s serve, he drives his opponent far to the outside. From the half field he then attacks strongly longline with the backhand slice, which Altmaier does not get back. A backhand cross then forces the Kempener to make a mistake, Zverev secures the third break of this set. Now he serves to win the set.
18:06
Zverev – Altmaier 4: 4
We’re getting into the hot phase of the first set. Altmaier wins the first two points when the opponent serves, then Zverev is there twice. Nevertheless, Altmaier has a break chance, which he cannot take advantage of due to a service winner. Then Zverev pulls his head out of the loop with good serves and equalizes to 4: 4.
18:00
Zverev – Altmaier 3: 4
There are now some wild rallies. First Zverev just completed a longline of his opponent at the net to 30:15. Then Sascha digs out an attack ball from Altmaier, which jumps just wide from the edge of the net. With a double fault, already the third of the match, Altmaier Zverev now pushes the next breakball. However, he thwarts this with a service winner to the outside. Then it goes back and forth. Altmaier misses a game, Zverev a breakball. A few rallies later makes the world number 48. the sack in the seventh game of this round.
17:50
Zverev – Altmaier 3: 3
Zverev again has difficulties confirming the break. A double fault and a backhand set too far to the side ensure a quick 0:30. After that, the choice of Monegasse goes twice well to the net and ends immediately at 30:30. Nevertheless, he gives up a breakball shortly afterwards, which he gives away from the half-field with an extremely simple backhand error. Again the re-break for Altmaier.
17:43
Zverev – Altmaier 3: 2
Brutal smash from Zverev! At 15 both Altmaier advances to the net, then fishes out a wonderful lob outstandingly again. Zverev almost throws the smash from the baseline but with full karacho to the winner on the court. After that there is confusion: Altmaier supposedly serves an ace, only then do both players hear that the ball had touched the net. After a short break, Altmaier followed up with a double fault and two break chances, of which Zverev can use the first. Another break ahead for the winner of the tournament at Rothenbaum in Hamburg.
17:38
Zverev – Altmaier 2: 2
On the other hand, it’s pretty quick. Zverev bagged the fourth game of the set without losing a point. Perhaps the two have now found their serves.
17:35
Zverev – Altmaier 1: 2
Altmaier fends off a breakball, then he grabs the game ball on the second attempt. A hard piece of work for the 24-year-old.
17:30
Zverev – Altmaier 1: 1
So far the servers are having a hard time. Altmaier secured the first point with a service winner, but then Zverev put more pressure on him again. He has the upper hand three times in a row, which is why it is the next two break points for the seeded 12. gives. Both times, however, Altmaier serves well, forcing his opponent to make two return errors. The underdog then attacks cross from the half field, but can no longer complete the counter cross over the net. But again the Kempener manages to make his debut.
17:25
Zverev – Altmaier 1: 1
Zverev’s strong point in the first service in the second game. With a cracking forehand cross he puts Altmaier under pressure. In the half field he then plays a stop against the opponent who is pushed far back, which can no longer be reached. Nevertheless, the hamburger has a few problems. Great forehands later allow him to equalize both to 30, but then Altmaier counters an opponent’s attack with a great backhand longline. Zverev’s emergency volley is not reasonable to take – breakball. The 26-year-old gave it to himself with a simple backhand error from the half-field. Everything back in order.
17:19
Zverev – Altmaier 1: 0
Let’s go, Altmaier opens this match with his own serve. At 15: 0 he serves a double mistake, two mistakes later there are fast breakballs for Zverev. The favorite can claw the second: His backhand jumps on the baseline, Altmaier’s forehand only lands in the net.
17:07
Not for long
Both players have arrived on the court. After a short warm-up phase, you can start right away.
16:54
Where are the results?
Altmaier, on the other hand, has been dead in the last few weeks when it comes to really convincing performances. Only at the Challenger in Braunschweig and at Rothenbaum in Hamburg did he make it into the quarterfinals. Otherwise, the last useful tournament result was already three months ago (reaching into the quarterfinals at the Masters in Madrid). In the past few weeks, however, the 24-year-old often had to pack his bags after the first lap. All the better for him that he made it into the second round of the US Open. However, he had to fight against the Frenchman Constant Lestienne, especially at the beginning. In the end he won in four sets (6:7, 6:3, 6:2, 6:1). Now a much higher hurdle awaits with his compatriot.
16:40
Ascending form
Since Zverev returned to the tour after his serious injury from last year’s French Open, things have been steadily improving. In Roland Garros he already made it to the semi-finals, in Wimbledon, on the other hand, it was already over in the third round on the unloved grass. Since then, the best results have been a tournament win in Hamburg and a place in the semi-finals in Cincinnati. Here in preparation for Flushing Meadows, the 26-year-old had to admit defeat to eventual winner Novak Djokovic in two tight sets (6: 7, 5: 7). Of course, he would like to confirm his improving form in New York – and that went well in the first round. Against Aleksandar Vukic he triumphed in three rounds (6: 4, 6: 4, 6: 4).
16:31
Hello!
Hello and welcome to the third round of the US Open! In the German-German duel, Alexander Zverev meets Daniel Altmaier. Served is around 5:00 p.m.