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Before NBA star: Zverev in the round of 16
German number one Alexander Zverev defies rain and a difficult first set in round three in Miami. Stars are excited in the stands.
DJ Khaled (l.) and Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler watched Alexander Zverev’s match eagerly
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Olympic tennis champion Alexander Zverev reached the round of 16 at the ATP Masters in Miami under the eyes of NBA star Jimmy Butler and DJ Khaled.
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The Hamburger, who was seeded fourth, won his third round match against the American Christopher Eubanks (No. 31) after a difficult start with 7:6 (7:4), 6:3.
In the round of the best 16, Zverev will now face the Russian Karen Chatschanow (No. 15) or Francisco Cerundolo (Argentina/No. 20).
Zverev is struggling
After a bye in round one and a confident two-set win against the world number 36. Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada), Zverev had to struggle against Eubanks at the beginning.
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The Miami finalist from 2018 played too passively for long stretches of the first set, his gaze kept looking down and annoyed at his brother Mischa in the stands.
Rain causes problems
After 20 minutes, light rain set in at the Hard Rock Stadium, and it even got heavier in the tiebreak. But Zverev remained strong, converted his first set point and demonstratively showed his fist.
In the second round, the favorite benefited from an early break – and never gave up this lead.
After reaching the quarterfinals in Indian Wells a week ago, Zverev is back in the top 5 of the world rankings for the first time since his serious ankle injury at the French Open 2022. A year ago, the 26-year-old failed at his opening hurdle in Miami.
2024-03-25 17:56:13
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