Top Seed Zverev Avoids Upset in Five-Set Thriller
- On Wednesday morning, top-seeded Alexander Zverev defeated Italian Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 , 7-5, 6-4 at Arthur Ashe Stadium in a five-set thriller lasting nearly five hours.
- Zverev arrived in New York as French Open champion and top seed, widely favored with world number one Jannik Sinner absent and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz recently returning from injury.
- Sonego's court speed allowed him to track down difficult balls, while Zverev converted only 5 of 22 break-point opportunities, leaving him two points from defeat before forcing the deciding set.
- After the 4-hour, 52-minute marathon, Zverev said, "I'm happy to be through," noting it was his longest first-round Grand Slam match and crediting the victory to fighting through adversity.
- Zverev narrowly avoided becoming the first top seed to lose in a first round since Lleyton Hewitt fell at Wimbledon in 2003, preserving his status as tournament favorite heading into his second-round matchup against Frenchman Quentin Halys.
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US Open top seed Alexander Zverev defeated Lorenzo Sonego 3-2 in straight sets – 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 7-5, 6-4.
Alexander Zverev outlasts Lorenzo Sonego in US Open thriller
Top-seeded Alexander Zverev scraped into the second round of the US Open on Tuesday, beating 89th-ranked Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7/9), 7-5, 6-4. Zverev fought off a determined challenge from Sonego in a tense all-court battle spiced by unlikely retrievals, impossibly angled winners and some inexplicable errors, which wrapped up on Arthur Ashe Stadium
The first seed at the US Open, Alexander Zverev, managed to advance to the second round of the Grand Slam in New York. Hardly…
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The Independent (US)Alexander Zverev survives five-set US Open thriller
N.2 of the German world wins 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 7-5, 6-4 in 4 hours and 52 minutes of play. Blue beaten but satisfied for the applause match: 'A beautiful match' (ANSA)
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