Alcaraz and Zverev win Vienna openers
Alcaraz and Zverev opened with wins at the Vienna Open, while Zverev saved four match points in a 3-hour, 5-minute battle.
- On Tuesday, Carlos Alcaraz returned to the Vienna Open after five years, defeating Karen Khachanov 6-4, 7-6 in his opening match.
- The seven-time Grand Slam champion added this 500-level event to his schedule at short notice, having not competed in Vienna since 2021 following a wrist injury that sidelined him until August.
- "I really enjoyed it, even though I had to run, had to fight, had to sweat a lot," Alcaraz said after prevailing in a tight tie-break with a perfectly weighted drop shot.
- Alexander Zverev also advanced on Tuesday, surviving four match points to defeat Martin Landaluce in a three-hour-and-five-minute marathon encounter.
- Reaching the quarter-finals in Vienna would allow Zverev to claim the world number one ranking from injured Italian Jannik Sinner, keeping his year-end hopes alive.
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