Zverev Survives Kecmanovic Test to Start Munich Title Defense
Alexander Zverev beat Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(2) to open his Munich title defense. Darderi, Shapovalov, Cobolli and Fonseca also advanced Tuesday.
Defending champion Alexander Zverev survives Miomir Kecmanovic test in Munich opener...
Alexander Zverev battled past Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(2) in the ATP Munich first round on Tuesday.
The defending champion looked comfortable after claiming the opening set, but the world No. 3 was undone by unforced errors as Kecmanovic dug in
“Today is a very cold day so it was difficult to put on the pressure. At the end of the day, I'm happy I won,” Zverev said.
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“Now we can get started. I can't play any worse than I did in the second and third sets today. But I played my best tennis in the crucial moments, which is the main thing.”
World No. 58 Kecmanovic hit back to take the second set and pushed the top seed to a deciding tiebreak.
In cold, windy conditions in Munich, Zverev finally closed out Kecmanovic after 2 hours and 18 minutes.
Elsewhere on Tuesday, No. 6 seed Luciano Darderi overcame China’s Zhang Zhizhen 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-1, while Denis Shapovalov knocked out No. 8 seed Tallon Griekspoor 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.
Flavio Cobolli and Joao Fonseca also advanced to the second round in straight sets.
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