The Asian tour never stops delivering surprises. If in Shanghai Andrey Rublev was the only Top 10 to make it to the quarterfinals, In Tokyo things happen the same way.
The tournament began this Monday, and it did so with a notable bell, the elimination of Alexander Zverev. Jordan Thompson clearly outclassed the German, seeded third and vying for a spot in the ATP Finals.
The Australian, 29 years old and number 60 in the ATP ranking, found all kinds of facilities to win the match by a clear 6-3, 6-4 in just over an hour and a half and advance to the second round, where they will face the winner of the Ben Shelton and Taro Daniel match.
Zverev was too sloppy on serve and suffered three breaks against an opponent he had only faced once.more than six years ago in Washington, when the German won in three sets.
In Tokyo, the number one and two seeds are the American Taylor Fritz and the Norwegian Casper Ruudrespectively.
Source: La Verdad
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