Zverev prevails over Thiem in grass court opener in Halle

Wednesday, 21 June 2023 at 00:18

Alexander Zverev is through to the second round where he will face Denis Shapovalov at the 2023 Halle Open after taking down Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-4 on Tuesday evening.

It was a superb serving display from Zverev who kept him under pressure throughout with a dialled in display.

He saved the only break point he faced as was his dominance and won 85% of his points behind his first serve.

Hubert Hurkacz who is defending champion also found his way through seeing off Christopher Eubanks in another standout display.

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“I’m happy to get the win,” said Zverev. “Obviously grass is a difficult surface to get a rhythm on. It was a typical grass match, in a way, one break in each set. All-in-all I’m happy to be through and hopefully will have some more matches here.

“I was moving well. I was not hitting the ball as well as I wanted to, but it’s very difficult, the first time on grass in two years.”

Next is Shapovalov tomorrow and he hopes that the crowd will get him through.

“I think [the crowd] will help me a lot tomorrow, but he’s an excellent grass-court player,” said Zverev. “He’s been to the semi-finals of Wimbledon, so it’s one of his favourite surfaces I think. I’m looking forward to that match because I think it’s going to be a real challenge.”

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Alexander Zverev beats Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-4 to reach the 2nd round in Halle. They did they usual 'handshake' in the end, it was nice. One break in each set decided the match.

4:58 PM · Jun 20, 2023

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