The German Alexander Zverevsecond favorite in Melbourne, advanced to the round of 16 of the Australian Open with a strong move by beating Britain’s Jacob Fearnley 6-3, 6-4 and 6-4.
Zverev is currently the only player to reach the fourth round without losing a set.
The German, however, will not be able to rest any time in his clash against Fearnley, world number 92 and without titles in his history. In both the second and third sets the British responded with a counterbreak to Zverev’s earlier achievementswho had to work hard to regain the lead and couldn’t extend the consecutive games holding serve past 35,
“The conditions became more complicated. The first rounds were perfect, no wind at all“, commented Zverev, who, in the same way as the Spaniard Paula Badosa or the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, emphasized the difficulty of dealing with the strong wind that became the protagonist of Friday’s day at Melbourne Park.
The German equals Boris Becker as the only one from his country to reach the round of 16 of a Grand Slam 21 times..
Zverev, who has never won a Grand Slam, will play in the round of 16 against a French rivalthe winner of the match between Ugo Humbert and Arthur Filsseeds 14 and 20 respectively.
Source: La Verdad
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