9:00 p.m
Atmane – Zverev 3:6, 1:2
The almost consistently good length of Zverev’s groundstrokes is becoming more and more difficult for Atmane. The Frenchman can hardly use his forehand profitably and finds himself in trouble more and more often. Zverev misses an opportunity to make it 30:30 and there are two balls for Atmane.
8:57 p.m
Atmane – Zverev 3:6, 1:2
Atmane destroys the first ball with good movement and a powerful forehand winner, but then another good first serve from Zverev is enough to seal the 2-1.
8:55 p.m
Atmane – Zverev 3:6, 1:1
Once again, Zverev successfully used a stop against Atmane, who was placed very far behind the baseline, and thus got the first point. A little later there are two game balls available because Zverev acts very variably and Atmane offers nothing at all.
20:53
Atmane – Zverev 3:6, 1:1
Atmane can now increase his serve rate again and get one or two free points. Zverev has the chance once, but puts his backhand longline next to the line. Atmane also got through without losing a point and made it 1:1.
8:50 p.m
Atmane – Zverev 3:6, 0:1
Zverev is allowed to open the second set. Can the Hamburger maintain his form this time and stay in control? The start is a success. One strong first serve after another finds its way into the field and Atmane doesn’t get into the rallies at all. It’s 1-0 to zero.
8:48 p.m
Atmane – Zverev 3:6, 0:0
After the decisive mistake that resulted in the loss of the set, Terence Atmane hit another ball into the clouds and received a warning. After a good start, the 24-year-old has recently made more and more mistakes and has to let out his frustration first. Sascha Zverev, on the other hand, rewarded himself for a very concentrated first round with a confident win in the set and has everything under control so far.
8:46 p.m
Atmane – Zverev 3:6
And then it happens very quickly! Zverev can bring another strong return into the field and gets the error on the set point. Atmane then tries serve & volley, but Zverev is good on serve again and puts the ball at the Frenchman’s feet. The heavy half-volley goes wrong and the first set goes to Sascha Zverev!
8:44 p.m
Atmane – Zverev 3:5
With long, centrally placed returns, Zverev repeatedly puts his opponent in trouble and either forces mistakes or goes on the offensive himself. A cracking forehand longline from the half court gives the German 30:30.
8:40 p.m
Atmane – Zverev 3:5
So far, Zverev has been playing this with great concentration and a clear match plan. The 29-year-old repeatedly pins his opponent on his significantly weaker backhand, then works his way forward and scores from half court. Despite a very slight volley error, two balls are quickly available for the world number three, who immediately uses the first to confirm the break and increase it to 5:3.
8:36 p.m
Atmane – Zverev 3:4
Zverev misses the first break ball due to a slight backhand error, but then the time has come! Again the German reads Atmane’s serve well, brings the return to the baseline and the Frenchman cannot place the following forehand in the field. This is the break for Sascha Zverev!
8:34 p.m
Atmane – Zverev 3:3
Zverev is now reading his opponent’s serves a little better and is getting into rallies more and more often. Atmane stays true to his line and puts the pedal to the metal at every opportunity, but now he also makes mistakes more often than not. Two distorted forehand balls from the Frenchman create the first two break chances of the game!
8:32 p.m
Atmane – Zverev 3:3
Zverev’s serve rate continues to rise. When the first comes, the Hamburger has always won the point and since this was always there in the sixth game, it is logically 3:3. The German bagged the final point with a neat forehand stop from the half court.
20:29
Atmane – Zverev 3:2
From the advantage side, left-handed Terence Atmane always serves from the middle of his field with a lot of cutting and drives Zverev very far out of the place. The 24-year-old uses the fourth ball and takes the lead again. The first break ball is still a long time coming.
20:27
Atmane – Zverev 2:2
With a strong return to the baseline, Zverev then registers again and forces the first debut of the game. Atmane grabs the next ball with a remarkable volley stop, but Zverev becomes more stable in the rallies and can fend this off too.
8:25 p.m
Atmane – Zverev 2:2
There was something in it for Zverev! At 15:15, the Hamburger runs into Atmane’s weak stop in time, but then pushes the ball into the wrong corner. The Frenchman is already ready and scores with a nice praise. Atmane then serves again strongly with a cut to the outside and gets two game balls.
20:22
Atmane – Zverev 2:2
So far, Zverev has served in a rather measured manner and primarily relies on good length. This doesn’t give you any free points, but it always puts the German in a good position. A safe forehand volley makes it 30-0 and two more well-placed serves make it the fourth straight win in this match.
8:18 p.m
Atmane – Zverev 2:1
Terence Atmane has been extremely aggressive on the Madrid court, which still seems extremely fast today, and looks for the offensive at every opportunity. Zverev doesn’t get into the rally at all when there is a setback and quickly collects four points in a row in the second service game.
8:16 p.m
Atmane – Zverev 1:1
Sascha Zverev is still searching for his serve in his first service game and even makes a double fault. Atmane has the chance to make it 30:30, but puts his passing shot against the advancing Zverev just behind the baseline. A well-placed kick serve from the German then sealed the score at 1-1.
20:13
Atmane – Zverev 1:0
Atmane struggled with cramps in his last match against compatriot Ugo Humbert and is in action today with bandaged calves. But that doesn’t seem to bother him at all at first. The Frenchman brings four strong first serves into the field and rushes to his first win of the game without losing any points.
20:12
Atmane – Zverev 0:0
Let’s go! Terence Atmane serves first and immediately starts with a cracking ace of 224 km/h.
8:06 p.m
It’s about to start!
Slowly but surely the tension is rising on the largest court in Madrid! The two protagonists have already entered the court and have just started warming up. In a few moments Terence Atmane will open this third round match!
19:52
The surface speaks for Zverev
In addition to his experience and the significantly better world ranking position, the surface also speaks for Alexander Zverev in today’s first meeting with Terence Atmane. While the Hamburg resident is known to feel very comfortable on the red clay and has already won several major titles, Atmane was able to celebrate all of his tournament victories on the ITF and Challenger tours on hard courts and also sees himself strongest on the fast courts.
19:42
Atmane has entered the top 50
Terence Atmane was able to win two matches for the first time in Madrid this year after only one win in his two previous clay court appearances. With Miomir Kecmanović and Ugo Humbert, the Frenchman also beat two well-known players. The 24-year-old is best known for his powerful and often creatively used forehand, with which he can generate large angles and a lot of spin. The left-hander has been steadily rising in the world rankings for some time now and has been in the top 50 for the first time in his career in a few weeks.
19:32
Zverev is looking for stability
Sascha Zverev got off to a decent start to the clay court season. The 29-year-old reached the semi-finals of both the Masters in Monte Carlo and the home game in Munich. There he had to admit defeat once again to Jannik Sinner and finally to the brilliant Flavio Cobolli. On the way to the semi-finals, Zverev showed some strong matches, but also had sets in which little came together. At the start here in Madrid, the German also took a playful time out against Mariano Navone from Argentina after a dominant first set, but ultimately won 6:1, 3:6 and 6:3.
7:30 p.m
Welcome
Hello and welcome to Alexander Zverev’s third round match at the ATP Masters in Madrid! From 8 p.m. the German number one will face Frenchman Terence Atmane in the Manolo Santana Stadium!
