Although Alexander Zverev has never been at ease on the grass courts at the AELTC, he appears to have adjusted in time for the competition this year.
He easily defeated Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain, winning 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 on the top court. He expressed his satisfaction with the start of the season.
It has to be acknowledged that he wasn’t up against the best grass court players in Spain with his opponent. He was clearly used to clay court play as the German unleashed an inflow of forceful strokes and serves, breaking the unfortunate Spaniard five times, putting eighteen aces past him and blasting 46 winners past him.
He expressed his thoughts about it and said: “First rounds are never easy but I’m happy with the way I started the tournament. I’ve struggled over the years here on these beautiful courts, unfortunately. But I feel different this year; I feel very much more into it, very much more alive on these courts and hopefully, I will show that in the next few matches.”
He added: “I feel like it’s a much more open Wimbledon this year. I really do feel like if somebody catches two great weeks, they can do great things on these beautiful courts and obviously, I hope that, for once, it’s going to be me. I decided very early on in my career that I hated grass courts. And then for some reason this year, I decided that I loved them. That is the biggest change. Also, I feel like it’s a much more open Wimbledon this year. I really do feel like if somebody catches two great weeks, they can do great things on these beautiful courts and obviously, I hope that, for once, it’s going to be me.”
Zverev in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2024
WWLWWWLWWW Now the world no.4, the German owns a 38-11 match record in 2024. Alexander is playing in Wimbledon where he overcame the world no.64 Roberto Carballes Baena 6-2 6-4 6-2.
Alexander Zverev will square off with the world no.46 Marcos Giron in the 2nd round on Thursday at 6:00 pm on Court 1. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Zverev.
Alexander has won 2 titles in 2024 in Australia and Rome. Zverev got to the final at the French Open.
Zverev won 23 titles in his career: 8 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts and 7 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Zverev is scheduled to play next in Hamburg (Hamburg Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 15th of July.
Alexander Zverev |
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