Alexander Zverev powers past Martinez Portero in the 2nd round – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS. HIGHLIGHTS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Zverev destroys Martinez Portero

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Alexander Zverev too good for Pedro Martinez Portero 6-1 6-4 6-1 in the 2nd round in Melbourne on Wednesday after playing a great match to face off with Jacob Fearnley in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 54 minutes. His best achievement in this competition was reaching the semifinal in 2020 and 2024. Here you can see his history at this event.

Zverev
Melbourne
Zverev's Record

Alexander added to his prize money $ 90,000 after winning this match. He has already won $ 290,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, the German will add $ 130,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 420,000 in total.

Highlights Alexander Zverev vs. Pedro Martinez Portero Australian Open – Melbourne

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Zverev
Portero
91
91
Total points
54
54
41
41
Winners
26
26
45%
45%
Ratio Winners
48%
48%
22
22
Unforced
18
18
55%
55%
Ratio Unforced
45%
45%
23/30
23/30
Net Approaches
16/27
16/27
77%
77%
Perc
59%
59%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
0
0
2
2
Double Faults
4
4
74%
74%
1st in
68%
68%
76%
76%
1st won
53%
53%
41/54
41/54
1st won
26/49
26/49
63%
63%
2nd won
35%
35%
12/19
12/19
2nd won
8/23
8/23
217
217
Fastest serve
187
187
202
202
AVG 1st Serve
176
176
171
171
AVG 2nd Serve
145
145
-- Break Points --
6/13
6/13
Total
0/6
0/6
46%
46%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, the German scored 91 points vs. the Spaniard’s 54.

Zverev

Alexander served pretty well to win 76% of the points (41/54) behind his first serve, and he won 63% points (12/19) on his second serve. The German won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points after he converted only 46% (6/13) of the procured opportunities.

Martinez Portero

On the other side, Pedro wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/6). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this contest, the head to head between Zverev and Martinez Portero is 2-0 for Alexander.

Draw and next match H2H: Alexander Zverev vs. Jacob Fearnley – stats

Zverev will compete against Fearnley in the 3rd round.

There is no head to head record between Alexander Zverev and Jacob Fearnley since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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Zverev started the set strong after breaking Pedro Martinez Portero in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Alexander extended his lead after breaking Pedro in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

The Spaniard was dominated in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-1 to 6-1.

Alexander converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40 and 15-40), the 4th (3-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (4-1 0-40). On the other side, Pedro was unable to convert any of his 4 break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 5th game (1-3 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 55 points. The German was the winner of the set after clinching 13 points more than the Spaniard (34-21). Zverev lost 10 points on serve (20-10). on the other side of the court, the Spaniard conceded 14 points on serve (11-14).

2nd 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 Zverev clinched in the 5th game (3-2) before ultimately winning the set (6-4).

Alexander converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (2-2 15-40) and the 11th game (6-3 15-40). On the other side, Martinez Portero was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 59 points. Zverev conquered the set after winning 7 more points than the Spaniard (33-26). Alexander lost 10 points on serve (19-10). on the other side of the court, the Spaniard conceded 14 points on serve (16-14).

3rd Set -
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Zverev had a strong start of this set after breaking Pedro Martinez Portero in the 2nd game (2-0). The German improved his lead after breaking the Spaniard in the 7th (6-1) game before winning the set.

The Spaniard was dominated in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 2-1 to 6-1.

The German converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (3-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (5-1 15-40). On the other side, Zverev didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 30 points. The German was the winner of the set after clinching 14 points more than Pedro (22-8). The German was just too good on serve to drop just 1 point during his serving games (12-1). Regarding the other side of the net, Martinez Portero conceded 10 points on serve (7-10).

1st
Zverev
Portero
6-1
6
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
2nd
Zverev
Portero
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Zverev
Portero
6-1
6
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
 

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