Alexander Zverev made a convincing start to the Masters tournament in Miami. Against Félix Auger-Aliassime, Zverev only conceded two points on his own serve. Dominik Koepfer is also through to round three
Tennis pro Alexander Zverev has won his opening match at the Masters tournament in Miami in commanding style. Zverev won 6:2, 6:4 against Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime. In the third round, the fourth seeded Olympic champion will face Christopher Eubanks from the USA.
Zverev was well in the match against Auger-Aliassime right from the start, starting with three break points, but was unable to capitalize on them. The 26-year-old Zverev managed the first break in the third game and the second in the seventh, while dominating on his own serve. In the second set, Zverev started directly with a break and continued to serve confidently, only conceding two points on his own serve in the entire match. After 76 minutes, Zverev converted his first match point
Three men left in the tournament
Before that, Dominik Koepfer had also reached the third round in Miami. The 29-year-old defeated the 18th seeded Argentinian Sebastián Báez 6:3, 6:2. In the next round, Koepfer will face the 14th seeded Frenchman Ugo Humbert.
While all the German women have already been eliminated, Jan-Lennard Struff, Daniel Altmaier and Yannick Hanfmann are still in the men’s draw. Hanfmann will play Frenchman Adrian Mannarino in round two, while Struff and Altmaier will meet in a German duel.
The number one seeded Indian Wells winner Carlos Alcaraz from Spain reached the third round in two sets just as confidently as Australian Open winner Jannik Sinner from Italy and defending champion Daniil Medvedev from Russia.
