Alexander Zverev credits his brother Mischa for recent success. Mannarino next. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Zverev downs Cressy to fight against Adrian Mannarino in the 3rd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Sascha Zverev And His Brother Mischa

Alexander Zverev gets the better of Maxime Cressy 7-5 6-4 6-3 in the 2nd round in Melbourne on Wednesday. Zverev will have to play Adrian Mannarino in the 3rd round. The match lasted 2 hours and 4 minutes. Zverev’s most significant achievement in this tournament was reaching the semifinal in 2020. Here you can see his history at this event.

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Zverev's Record

The German added to his prize money $ 65,000 after winning this match. He has won already $ 215,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, the German will add $ 105,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 320,000 in total.

About his brother Mischa

Zverev was delighted about the outcome of the match. He credited his brother Mischa as Cressy has the same serve and volley style of play. He commented:

“He was an extremely difficult player to play against, having just come out of college.I know his kind of game very well, I have my brother in the box (Mischa) who plays similar, so I had to be patient and wait for my chances. I’m very pleased how I played.”

Highlights Alexander Zverev vs. Maxime Cressy Australian Open – Melbourne

Zverev’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Zverev
Cressy
Alexander Zverev
7-5 6-4 6-3
2h:04
Maxime Cressy
105
105
Total points
86
86
51
51
Winners
41
41
49%
49%
Ratio Winners
48%
48%
11
11
Unforced
30
30
27%
27%
Ratio Unforced
73%
73%
8/12
8/12
Net Approaches
59/100
59/100
67%
67%
Perc
59%
59%
-- Serve --
15
15
Aces
10
10
3
3
Double Faults
9
9
71%
71%
1st in
62%
62%
82%
82%
1st won
64%
64%
51/62
51/62
1st won
41/64
41/64
60%
60%
2nd won
60%
60%
15/25
15/25
2nd won
24/40
24/40
219
219
Fastest serve
215
215
203
203
AVG 1st Serve
200
200
167
167
AVG 2nd Serve
191
191
-- Break Points --
4/10
4/10
Total
0/4
0/4
40%
40%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Alexander scored 105 points vs. the French player’s 86.

Zverev

The German served very well to win 82% of the points (51/62) behind his first serve, and he won 60% points (15/25) on his second serve. Alexander fired 15 aces and he committed 3 double faults. Alexander won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points since he converted only 40% (4/10) of the procured opportunities.

Cressy

On the other side, Cressy wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/4). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Zverev and Cressy is 1-0 for Alexander.

Draw and next match H2H: Alexander Zverev vs. Adrian Mannarino – stats

Zverev will play Mannarino in the 3rd round.

This will be the 6th time that Alexander Zverev and Adrian Mannarino square off. The head to head is 5-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Zverev won 7-5 6-4 in the 2nd round in Stockholm back in 2016.

Alexander Zverev Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the German snatched in the 11th game (6-5) just before finally conquering the set (7-5).

They played 72 points. Alexander was the winner of the set after clinching 4 points more than Cressy (38-34). Zverev lost 9 points on serve (25-9). on the other side of the net, Cressy conceded 13 points on serve (25-13).

2nd Set -
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Similarly to the 1st set, the set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that Alexander clinched in the 9th game (5-4) prior to eventually winning the set (6-4).

The German converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the French player was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th game (2-1 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 64 points. Zverev was the winner of the set after clinching 8 more points than Cressy (36-28). The German dropped 6 points on serve (23-6). On the other side, Maxime conceded 13 points on serve (22-13).

3rd Set -
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The German won the set after he broke the French player in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

The German converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Cressy was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (1-0 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 53 points. Alexander conquered the set after winning 7 more points than the French player (30-23). Zverev surrendered 6 points on serve (18-6). On the other side, Maxime conceded 12 points on serve (17-12).

 

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