Gritty Zverev survives Delbonis in the 2nd round in Hamburg

GERMAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS - HAMBURG. Zverev survives Delbonis to square off with Filip Krajinovic in the quarter

Alexander Zverev in Hamburg

Alexander Zverev survives Federico Delbonis 6-4 7-62 in the 2nd round in Hamburg on Thursday after conquering a huge battle. Zverev will face off with Filip Krajinovic in the quarter.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Zverev conquered in the 3rd game (2-1) before winning the set (6-4).

2nd set.

Delbonis started the set in the best possible way after breaking Zverev in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Notwithstanding, Alexander found the way to come back to break Delbonis in the 5th (2-3) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set at the breaker at 2.

The German failed to serve out the set when leading 6-5 to be broken at 0.

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

Next Match: Alexander Zverev vs. Filip Krajinovic – H2H and stats

Zverev will play Krajinovic in the quarter.

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

Alexander Zverev in Hamburg

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