Tennis Olympic champion Alexander Zverev has reached the second round of the ATP tournament in Toronto. Nine days after his final victory on clay in Hamburg, Zverev won the hard court tournament against Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 6: 4, 7: 6 (7: 3).
In the second round, the world number 16 meets. on the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who surprisingly clearly 6: 0, 6: 2 against the American J.J. wolf prevailed.
Zverev didn’t show any major problems when switching from clay to hard court and was also able to rely on his serve despite the strong wind. “The conditions were difficult, as you can see from my hair,” joked the 26-year-old afterwards.
Should Zverev make it to the semifinals in Toronto, “he will go to the US Open as one of the favorites,” said Becker on Tuesday at a media event with a view to the last Grand Slam tournament of the year from August 28 to August 10. September in New York.