18:26
The players are here!
Players line up for a coin toss at umpire Carlos Bernardes. Alexander Zverev can decide and will return first.
17:36
Medvedev is waiting in the round of 16
In the meantime, the round of 16 opponent has already been determined. Zverev or Wolf would face Daniil Medvedev in the round of 16. Most recently, Zverev and Medvedev met in Monte Carlo, the Russian kept the better end for himself in three sets.
17:25
The place is still occupied
The game will be played at the legendary Stadio Pietrangeli. Actually, this is only the third place in Rome, but due to its location in the middle of a green area and marble statues, it is the most popular among many players. At the moment there is still a women’s match between Jeļena Ostapenko and Daria Kasatkina.
17:17
JJ Wolf defeated Hurkacz yesterday
The American had never won a main round match on European clay before, but prevailed in Rome with back-to-back two-set victories against Hugo Grenier and Hubert Hurkacz. Wolf is currently in 54th place in the world rankings.
17:09
Only world ranking 22 for Zverev
In any case, Zverev is not yet one of the absolute top after his long injury break. This was particularly evident in Madrid, when he just won three games against Carlos Alcaraz and was dealt with in just under an hour and a half. In Munich it had previously lost 2-0 against the world number 78. Christopher O’Connell set. “It’s still the case that unfortunately I play a completely different level in the match than in training,” Zverev said a little contritely yesterday.
16:59
Zverev with fluctuations
Mixed – that’s the best way to describe Alexander Zverev’s last few weeks and months. Yesterday’s match against David Goffin was emblematic of these swings in form. After losing a set early on, the native of Hamburg was able to turn the match around and ultimately prevailed in an exhausting two and a half hours.
16:34
Nice afternoon!
Have a nice afternoon and welcome to the tennis live ticker. The match between Alexander Zverev and the American Jeffrey Wolf is not reported here before 5 p.m.