TORONTO – Alexander Zverev, top seed, secured a victory over Adam Walton with scores of 7-6 (6), 6-4 at the National Bank Open on Tuesday night. This was Zverev’s first match after his participation in Wimbledon. Zverev seeks to regain his best form after a promising start to the season, where he reached the final of the Australian Open. However, his time at Wimbledon was short, being eliminated in the first round by Arthur Rinderknech. After that defeat, the German tennis player admitted to dealing with mental problems.
Despite being ranked third, Zverev is the top seed in this tournament, which he won in 2017. The absence of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz contributed to this position. During the tiebreak of the first set, Zverev won a crucial point after a 52-shot exchange, thus securing a set point.I’m trying to find ways to get out of this hole. I keep finding myself back in it somehow.
Alexander Zverev
In other notable results, Lorenzo Musetti, the third seed, defeated Australian James Duckworth with a score of 7-5, 6-1. Holger Rune, the fifth seed, also advanced by defeating Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard with a result of 7-6 (7), 6-3, on a sunny and hot afternoon. It is worth noting that all seeded players enjoyed a bye in the first round of this Masters 1000 tournament. The event also suffered the losses of Jack Draper, ranked number 5, and Novak Djokovic, number 6. Other seeded players who achieved victories were Casper Ruud (8), Daniil Medvedev (10), Karen Khachanov (11), Francisco Cerundolo (14) and Alexei Popyrin (18), the defending champion. In addition, Reilly Opelka surprised by defeating Tomas Machac, seeded number 16, in three sets.It was a very important moment and a very important point for me. I was lucky to get through the first set and then finish it in two sets.
Alexander Zverev
