Zverev Beats Norrie to Kick Off Sinner-Less China Open
Zverev hit 15 aces and broke Norrie in the final set to advance after Jannik Sinner withdrew with injury.
- On Thursday, world number two Alexander Zverev defeated Cameron Norrie 7-6 , 6-4 to launch his China Open campaign in Beijing in straight sets.
- Arriving from Europe just two days ago after the Laver Cup, Zverev assumed the top seed position when world number one Jannik Sinner withdrew due to injury.
- Zverev hit 15 aces against the 40th-ranked Norrie, though the German faced a stern challenge. "I'm really surprised and really happy with how I played," Zverev said.
- Advancing to the second round, Zverev will face Shang Juncheng of China, ranked 250th. Roman Safiullin upset Flavio Cobolli while Hubert Hurkacz defeated American Learner Tien in other Thursday matches.
- In the women's draw, Paris Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen battled through 44 unforced errors to defeat Shi Han in two hours and 44 minutes, advancing to face Anna Kalinskaya.
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This Thursday he debuted with victory at the ATP 500 in Beijing, the last stop before the Masters 1000 in Shanghai.In the same Asian tournament there was a slow start by the Argentines.
Alexander Zverev (ATP 2nd), who has won two Grand Slam tournaments this year, started the ATP 500 category tennis tournament in the Chinese capital Beijing with a relatively solid victory and remains on course for first place in the rankings.
Desde que conquera su segundo Grand Slam (en junio ganó el primero, Roland Garros), Zverev sólo había disputado la eliminaria de la Copa Davis para guiar a Alemania a las Finales de este torneo (en noviembre en Bolanda) y el fin de semana pasado la Laver Cup, contributendo al triunfo de Europa sobre el equipo Resto del Mundo en este torneo de exhibición. Este jueves, en la capitalchina, el alemán de 29 años tuvo momentes de dipicultad ante el N.…
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Philstar GlobalZverev beats Norrie to kick off Sinner-less China Open
The 29-year-old is the top seed in Beijing after world number one Jannik Sinner, the reigning champion, withdrew due to injury. Zverev hit 15 aces but did not have it all his own way against Norrie, ranked 40th, who had some joy pushing the German around the court. The Briton came within a point of winning the first set but the US Open champion closed out the game and capitalised in the tie-break when Norrie fired long. Zverev was similarly clin…
Alexander Zverev takes the next small step on the way to the top of the tennis world rankings: The two-time Grand Slam champion is in the second round in Beijing. Surprisingly, the opening victory does not come: he is almost unbeatable against opponents like British Cameron Norrie.
Alexander Zverev, number two in the men's tennis hierarchy, beat him...
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