Zverev Advances in Hamburg; Ruud Ousted in Bastad
High seed Alexander Zverev superior to the second spherical of the Hamburg Open on Wednesday, defeating Jesper de Jong 6-2, 6-2.
The towering German hit 4 aces, gained 69 p.c of his first serve factors and broke the serve of his Dutch opponent on 4 events.
Presently ranked No. 4 on the earth, Zverev will subsequent face Hugo Gaston for a spot within the quarterfinals. Gaston eradicated Facundo Diaz Acosta 7-6(4), 1-6, 6-4.
Zverev just lately reached the finals of Roland Garros and gained the Italian Open in Rome, Italy.
Different outcomes on the day noticed Luciano Darderi dismiss Alexander Shevchenko 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.
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Nordea Open—Bastad, Sweden
Two-time former French Open finalist Casper Ruud was ousted in his opening match on the Bastad Open on Wednesday, dropping to Thiago Monteiro 6-3, 6-3.
In a lopsided contest, Monteiro overpowered his Norwegian opponent by hitting 32 winners to solely eight unforced errors through the one hour and 28 minute contest.
Monteiro, who has loved his finest yr on Tour, has victories over Carlos Alcaraz, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Gael Monfils. He’s at present ranked No. 85 on the earth.
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