This Tuesday, the German Alexander Zverev, 27th player in the world and seeded n°22, qualified for the second round of Roland-Garros, after his victory against the South African Lloyd Harris, 294th player in the world, in three innings (7-6 (6), 7-6 (0), 6-1) and 2h40 of play.
Alexander Zverev charts his course. This Tuesday, the German, 27th player in the world and seeded n°22, qualified for the second round of Roland-Garros, after his victory against the South African Lloyd Harris, 294th player in the world, in three sets ( 7-6 (6), 7-6 (0), 6-1) and 2h40 of play. In the first set, the South African got a break point at 1-1, then two others at 5 -5. But without success. The two players therefore went to the tie-break. A decisive game that the German ended up winning, on his third opportunity (7-6 (6)).
In the second set, at 2-1, Lloyd Harris was again the first to get a break point. Before two others at 5-4, then synonymous with balls to equalize at one set everywhere. In the process, the lower ranked of the two lost his service, before unbreaking, white, in the process.
Zverev plays big this year at Roland-Garros
To send the two men into a new tie-break. In this second decisive game, Alexander Zverev was completely alone in the world (7-6 (0)). Finally, in the third and final set, at 2-1, despite a first ball saved, the 294th player in the world gave up his serve. Before a second and last at the worst of times, at 4-1. In the process, the best ranked of the two saved a break point, before finally putting an end to this meeting, on his very first match point (6-1).
In the next round, the 27th player in the world will face the Slovak Alex Molcan, 86th player in the world, who eliminated the French Hugo Gaston, 109th player in the world and beneficiary of a wild card, in three sets (6-1, 7-6 (4 ), 6-4) and 2h25 of play. In this edition, Alexander Zverev, semi-finalist last year, in a meeting where he then had to give up, against Rafael Nadal, after an ankle injury, plays big. An elimination in the second round and the German would then find himself in 63rd place in the world.
