Olympic tennis champion Alexander Zverev missed his first doubles title on the ATP tour in five years.
At the ATP Masters in Monte Carlo alongside the Brazilian Marcelo Melo, the Hamburg native lost in the final against the Belgians Sander Gille and Joran Veilen 7:5, 3:6, 5:10.
Zverev has to wait for his third tournament victory in doubles. He won the titles in Montpellier 2017 and Acapulco 2019 with his older brother Mischa. In the individual competition in Monte Carlo he failed in the round of 16 against the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.
In the doubles final, Zverev and Melo laid the foundation for winning the first set with a break to 6:5. In the second round they were behind from the start, and things quickly looked bad for the German and his experienced partner in the match tiebreak.
Despite great resistance, the two found no remedy against Gille/Vlichen, who converted their second match point.
2024-04-14 12:07:00
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