French Open round of 16 NOW in the live ticker: Zverev wins a hard-fought first set against Zapata Miralles

Created: 05/29/2022, 17:48

By: Antonio Jose Riether

Alexander Zverev wants to reach the quarterfinals at the French Open.

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Alexander Zverev wants to win his first Grand Slam title at the French Open.

For this he has to defeat the Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles in the round of 16.

The live ticker.

• Round of 16 at the

  French Open

  : Alexander Zverev - Bernabe Zapata Miralles 7: 6, 3: 4, -:-

• Alexander Zverev

  meets

  Bernabe Zapata Miralles

  : The German wants his first Grand Slam title.

• The first set went into a tie-break: the Spanish qualifier did a good job

• The ticker is continuously updated.

Zverev - Zapata Miralles 3: 4

Zverev's unforced errors are striking today: he has already made a mistake 40 times without needing it.

This is clearly reflected in the score so far, even if Zverev gets the contested point to make it 3: 4 in his service game and prevents worse.

French Open, Round 4: Alexander Zverev (GER, 3) - Bernabe Zapata Miralles (ESP)

Zverev - Zapata Miralles 2: 4

Zverev is further from the roll, the momentum is clearly with the Spaniard.

This gets the next game and is now leading 2:4.

How does Sascha react to this setback?

Zverev - Zapata Miralles 2: 3

Despite the break, Zverev is now letting up again.

The German moves little and falls behind at 0:40.

After his next double fault it is 2: 3 for the Spaniard.

Alexander Zverev is still nervous: back and forth in the second set

Zverev - Zapata Miralles 2: 2

Zverev reacts to the whistles against him and equalizes to 2: 2.

Zverev - Zapata Miralles 1: 2

Zverev is visibly pissed off, with anger in his stomach he forces his first game win in the second set.

Zverev - Zapata Miralles 0:2

And Zapata Miralles leads 2:0!

Zverev throws his racket aside and discusses with his coaches.

The Hamburger must now survive this phase in order not to get into too much trouble.

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Zverev - Zapata Miralles 0: 1

The second set is on!

Zverev presents well, but Zapata Miralles puts him under a lot of pressure and equalizes to 40:40.

Zverev cannot prevent the break due to a double fault and is 0: 1 behind.

The first set goes into a tie-break: the Spanish qualifier does a good job

Zverev - Zapata Miralles 7: 6

The fourth set ball for Zverev is the decisive one.

With 13:11, the Hamburger gets the first set!

Zverev - Zapata Miralles 6: 6

Zverev leads steadily, but always brings the Spaniard back into play.

When the score was 6: 5 for Zverev, Zapata Miralles equalized again.

After a long rally, Zverev takes the lead 7: 6, but his opponent fends off the set ball again.

It is currently 10:10 between the two athletes who don't give each other anything here!

Zverev - Zapata Miralles, 6: 6

Zverev secures the balance with strong serves - including an ace.

Now comes the tie break.

Zapata Miralles takes the lead for the first time - Zverev shows nerves

Zverev - Zapata Miralles, 5: 6

Wow!

Zapata Miralles takes the lead in this match for the first time!

Zverev's returns are not optimal, the Spaniard can use the nerves of the German to make it 6: 5.

Zverev - Zapata Miralles, 5: 5

Zverev gets in trouble in his service game - including a double fault.

His Spanish opponent stays on and equalizes with the break!

Sascha Zverev did that to himself.

Zverev - Zapata Miralles, 5: 4

The Spaniard does not give up and brings his service game through and stays on Zverev's heels.

Only 5:4!

Zverev - Zapata Miralles, 5: 3

It is not the expected demonstration of power from Zverev, but a close match.

The German number one still gets the 5: 3 on his own serve after two games without a win.

Zverev - Zapata Miralles, 4: 3

Now the Spaniard is getting better, but has to accept the 40:40 equaliser.

Again, Zapata Miralles has the advantage - and again he stays cooler.

With the decisive blow, Zverev decides to hit the show between his legs, but it goes wrong.

Alexander Zverev loses his line - Zapata Miralles strikes for the first time

Zverev - Zapata Miralles, 4-2

Zverev leads 40-0 on service, but then he makes a few mistakes and concedes the equaliser.

Zapata Miralles gets the advantage on the debut, Zverev only hits the net after a long rally - breakball, only 4: 2!

Zverev - Zapata Miralles, 4: 1 

Zapata Miralles can't do anything against Zverev at the moment, the third in the world rankings confidently gets the next game to 4: 1 with the second break.

Zverev - Zapata Miralles, 3: 1 

Zverev doesn't let his service game be taken away and gets the next game flawlessly - the German seems to have a plan and to follow through with it.

Zverev - Zapata Miralles, 2: 1 

Now the Spaniard shows up for the first time, who initially leads 30: 0 in his service game.

Zverev equalizes initially, but Zapata Miralles still gets the game.

Alexander Zverev with a strong start: The first games belong to the Olympic champion

Zverev - Zapata Miralles, 2: 0 

The 25-year-old pulls through his first service game, sometimes choosing the riskier variant and.

At the score of 40:40 he gets the advantage and with a strong serve also the point - 2:0 for the German.

Zverev - Zapata Miralles, 1:0 

Good start for Zverev in this match.

The Hamburger also shines immediately with the first break due to his strong backhand.

Now the German serves.

Update, 4:11 p.m

.: And let's start with the round of 16, served by the Spaniards!

Update, 4:04 p.m .:

Both players enter the Suzanne-Lenglen court!

"I have a good feeling, I think it will be three sentences," says Alexander Zverev's brother Mischa at Eurosport.

Now the French Open round of 16 has to live up to expectations.

Mischa also says that the third in the world rankings is going into the game relaxed.

Djokovic wins his round of 16 in three sets - now Alexander Zverev follows

Update, 3:47 p.m .:

As expected, Novak Djokovic wins his round of 16 against Diego Schwartzman after two hours and 15 minutes in three sets, Zverev will probably start at 3:55 p.m.

So it's almost time!

Update, 3.30 p.m .:

Alexander Zverev has to be patient until the match between Novak Dokovic and Diego Schwartzman is over.

However, the "Djoker" is already leading 2-0 sets and is currently leading 3-2 in the third set.

According to the current status, the round of 16 between Zverev and Bernabe Zapata Miralles is expected at 3.45 p.m.

Alexander Zverev has to be patient - Djokovic's match delays the German's round of 16

Update, 3:15 p.m .:

Novak Dokovic is still playing against Diego Schwartzman, the Serb is currently leading 2-0 after sets.

So Alexander Zverev still has to wait.

The German's round of 16 was postponed by another five minutes, the official start is now at 3:35 p.m.

Update, 2.45 p.m .:

The start of the Zverev match has now been postponed again due to the round of 16 between Novak Djokovic and Diego Schwartzman, this time by a quarter of an hour.

So the game doesn't start at 3:15 p.m. but probably at 3:30 p.m.

Update, 2:31 p.m .:

About three quarters of an hour until Alexander Zverev’s round of 16 match at the French Open.

The duel with the Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles will probably start at 3.15 p.m., the start had already been postponed twice before.

Match between Alexander Zverev and Bernabe Zapata Miralles postponed several times

Update from May 29, 1:42 p.m .:

Again there is a new start time for the match of Alexander Zverev, who competes against Bernabe Zapata Miralles in the round of 16 of the French Open.

Originally, the duel was supposed to start at 2:15 p.m., after an interim shift of forty minutes, the new time has now been announced.

At 3.15 p.m. the German and the Spaniard will now face each other.

Update from May 29, 12:54 p.m .:

The round of 16 match between Alexander Zverev and Bernabe Zapata Miralles, which was originally supposed to take place at 2:15 p.m., is now being played at 2:55 p.m.

The third in the world rankings must pass the qualifier in the fourth round of the French Open to maintain his chances for the title.

Zverev did without the Champions League final in Paris for the quarterfinals

First report from May 29:

Paris – The final of the Champions League is just over, so the sporting attention in France is again focused on the current Grand Slam tournament.

The French Open is entering the exciting phase, in the round of 16 on Sunday Alexander Zverev will meet the Spanish qualifier Bernabe Zapata Miralles.

The best German tennis player even gave up the big football event in the French capital with a view to the match.

"I have tickets, but I won't go there," said Zverev after reaching the round of 16 in France.

"I'm playing a Grand Slam here and I'm going to play the next day.

That will be until midnight, that's much too late. ”So the current number three in the world rankings leaves nothing to chance, nor is he waiting for his first Grand Slam title.

Zverev hardly knows his opponent Zapata Miralles: "I don't know very much about him"

With the exception of the second-round match against Sebastián Báez, which Zverev was able to turn around after being two sets behind, the 25-year-old won both of his matches in three sets each.

He shouldn't be challenged too much against the Spaniard Zapata Miralles either.

"To be honest, I don't know very much about him," the Hamburger admitted before the game.

"He's having the week of his life here and playing great tennis.

I'll have to be in top form to beat him," said Zverev.

The German was satisfied with his own development during the tournament.

"I think I'm on the right track," said Zverev, who wants to take his chance.

In a possible quarter-final he could meet the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, who has to deal with the Russian Karen Khachanov in the evening game on Sunday.

(ajr)