German qualifier Dustin Brown upsets top-seeded Alexander Zverev in Stuttgart

Dustin Brown beat Alexander Zverev in the 2^nd round of the Mercedes Cup.

Brown upset Zverev in a day of upsets at the Mercedes Cup. The 34-year-old qualifier defeated his fellow German 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3.

This is only the fourth time that Brown has defeated a top-10 ranked player.

The Match

The 5^th ranked lost his second serve of the match. Zverev had his opportunity to break Brown in the 8^th game to level but the 170^th ranked saved 1 break point to lead 5-3. Zverev saved 4 set points on his serve at 5-3 but could not stop Brown from winning the set 6-4.

In the 2^nd set, Brown missed an opportunity to break his fellow German at 5-5, which helped the world no.5 to take the game to the tiebreak and win it by 7-6(3)

In the 3^rd set, the world no.170 saved 3 break points and then broke Zverev with a forehand volley winner in the very next game to lead 5-3. Brown won the set 6-3.

Brown won the match 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 in 2 hours and 3 minutes.

In the match, Brown saved 13 of the 14 break points he faced. In the course of the game, the 170^th ranked hit a number of spectacular winners. This is his first win against a top-10 player since 2017.

Brown will either face Gilles Simon or Felix Auger-Aliassime in the quarterfinals of the tournament.