The German Alexander Zverev had a more complicated debut than expected in Chengdu tournamentbecause despite the end the Russian was overtaken Pavel Kotov He had to serve a set and credit 43 of the 50 points to his best shot, the first serve.
Exempted from the initial round due to his status as the first seed, Zverev had to use more energy than he expected against Kotov, who came from the previous stage with nothing to lose. The Russian lost the first set only in the tiebreaker (5) and won the second (6-4), but in the final he fell and the world number ten took the set 6-1.
The victory over Kotov allows Alexander Zverev to move from seventh place in the classification for Turin ATP Finals to danish Holger Rune. In the quarterfinals of Chengdu, his opponent will be Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic.
Source: La Verdad
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