At the start of the North American hard-court season, Griekspoor, who is ranked 26th in the world after his final appearance at the tournament in Washington on Sunday, proved to be the expected difficult opponent. In addition, both players had to contend with strong winds. “It was difficult conditions, I’m just happy to be through,” said Zverev.
The German seeded number 13 coped well with the wind and showed a concentrated performance in the 1:44 hour match. Nine days earlier, he had celebrated his first tournament victory since November 2021 and his serious injury in June 2022 at the clay court tournament in his hometown. In Toronto he now meets Alejandro Davidovich Fokina from Spain in the second round.
2023-08-08 21:19:18
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