French Open 2020: Alexander Zverev defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbert after a rollercoaster ride
Alexander Zverev is in the third round of the French Open 2020: The German defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbert 2: 6, 6: 4, 7: 6 (4), 4: 6 and 6: 4.
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last edit: Sep 30, 2020, 08:33 pm
What a roller coaster ride: Alexander Zverev didn't start well against Herbert, as he did against Dennis Novak, but the Frenchman knew how to make better use of his opponent's initial problems. And moved to 6: 2 and 4: 1 of it. Zverev made five games in a row, also caught up in the tie-break of the third set. Only to then lose round four. In the decision, the US Open finalist initially gave up a 3-0 lead but then failed to serve the match at 5: 4.
But Herbert also showed nerves shortly before the four-hour mark, putting a simple backhand volley into the net to make it 15:40. Zverev ended the game with a nice backhand praise, meets marco Cecchinato from Italy in round three.
Herbert would be an opponent against whom he would find it very difficult, Zverev explained on the court in an interview with Cedric Pioline. The French don't give him a rhythm. The only important thing is that he has made progress.
Here is the men's single tableau
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