Alexander Zverev defeats Norrie in the 2nd round in Montreal

Alexander Zverev defeats Cameron Norrie 7-6(4) 6-4 in the 2^nd round in Montreal on Wednesday. Zverev will engage against Nikoloz Basilashvili in the 3^rd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Nothing could divide these 2 players in this set and therefore the pair went to fight for it in the breaker. Eventually, Zverev won the tiebreak at 4.

2^nd set.

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Alexander conquered in the 10^th game (6-4).

After this encounter, the head to head between Zverev and Norrie is 3-0 for Alexander.

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Next Match: Alexander Zverev vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili – H2H and stats

Zverev will take on Basilashvili in the 3^rd round.

This will be the 4^th time that Alexander Zverev and Nikoloz Basilashvili fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Basilashvili won 6-4 4-6 7-6⁵ in the semifinal in Hamburg back in July 2019.