ATP Masters Indian Wells: Alexander Zverev starts with a smooth victory
Alexander Zverev started the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Indian Wells with a convincing win against Pedro Cachin.
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last edit: Mar 11, 2023, 06:29 am
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Alexander Zverev successfully started the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Indian Wells. Zverev only lost four games against Pedro Cachin from Argentina, winning 6: 3 and 6: 1. Next opponent of the German number one will be Emil Ruusuvuori. The Finn won against Roberto Bautista Agut in straight sets. Zverev has only played against Ruusuvuori once and had to admit defeat in three sets in Miami 2021. However, the native of Hamburg was not fit in this game.
Cachin, who had won against Nikoloz Basilashvili at the start, was only able to act on an equal footing with Zverev at the beginning. The longer the game lasted, the more Zverev, who had made it to the semi-finals in his last appearance in Dubai, dictated what happened.
Tsitsipas, Shapovalov, Berrettini eliminated
Stefanos Tsitsipas, on the other hand, has already been eliminated. In his first match, the Greek lost to the Australian Jordan Thompson 6: 7 (0), 6: 4 and 6: 7 (5). Tsitsipas didn't seem to be at the height of his creative power, he was extremely defensive, especially on the backhand side. Other prominent losers on Friday: Denis Shapovalov, who lost to Ugo Humbert. And Matteo Berrettini, who lost to Taro Daniel in three sets.
Oscar Otte had no chance at 3: 6 and 3: 6 against Karen Khachanov.
Here is the single tabkeau in Indian Wells
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