Zverev and De Minaur Dominate as Atlanta Open Enters Round of 16

Zverev does not procrastinate…

The German was not surprised by Chris Eubanks, who was playing at home in the United States. The Atlanta native was unable to take advantage of the support of the Florida public to resist the heavy strikes of his opponent this Monday, who won in two sets (7-6, 6-3). The decisive game of the 1st set was interrupted at 4-3 for Zverev by bad weather, a fact of play which benefited him since he finally won it 7-4.

Lining up 3 entry games in the second set, he made life easier to continue his journey without losing too much energy against the 32nd in the world. After his great victory against Félix Auger-Aliassime, here he is in the round of 16. He will face Karen Khachanov.

…Neither does Minaur

Alex De Minaur (10th) for his part dismissed the great Jan-Lennard Struff in two sets (7-6, 6-4), in 1 hour and 51 minutes of play. The German held on in the first set thanks to with his good serve-volley sequences, before lowering his flag in the decisive game. Despite his very low percentage of first balls (48%), De Minaur managed to resist the German’s attacks to finish the match in two sets. He will face Fabian Marozsan in the round of 16.

Against Struff, De Minaur maneuvered very well: the highlights in video

Khachanov overcomes Cerundolo

The Russian (16th) put up a good battle against the Argentinian (21st) to reach the eighth place. He ended up winning after a decisive game in the third set (6-1, 5-7, 7-6), on his 5th match point. Francisco Cerundolo will regret having entered the game after losing the 1st set, showing himself much more solid on his fielding during the last two sets. But the Russian held on and avoided a scare by taking the final decisive game into his own hands. He will face Alexander Zverev in the 8th.

Marozsan confirms

The Hungarian world number 57 confirmed his good form by dismissing Alexei Popyrin, better ranked than him (45th), in two sets (7-5, 6-3). After his demonstration in the previous round against Holger Rune, Marozsan was opportunistic at the end of the first set to break the Australian on his first set point. He will face Alex De Minaur in the round of 16.

Against Struff, De Minaur maneuvered very well: the highlights in video

Hurkacz wins after the effort

The Pole Hubert Hurkacz (N°8) enforced the hierarchy a little later in the evening against the head seed number 28 Sébastian Korda after 2h15 very contested on the court (7-6 (7-5), 6- 7 (5-7), 6-3). The two men, clinical in their service, surrendered in quick succession and Hurkacz managed the only break of the match only after three games in the third set. He will face the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov or the German Yannick Hanfmann in the round of 16.

2024-03-25 22:57:00
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