Alexander Zverev topples Frances Tiafoe 6-3 3-6 6-2 2-6 6-3 in the 2nd round in New York on Thursday. Zverev will engage against Aljaz Bedene in the 3rd round.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
Zverev started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Tiafoe in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Alexander to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks.
2nd set.
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Tiafoe conquered in the 6th game (4-2) before winning the set (6-3).
3rd set.
Zverev got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Tiafoe in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. The German improved his lead after breaking the American in the 8th (6-2) game before winning the set.
Alexander lost a big opportunity to break Tiafoe in the 6th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).
4th set.
Tiafoe was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Zverev in the 1st game (1-0). The American reinforced his lead after breaking Alexander in the 7th (5-2) game before managing to win the set (6-2).
Zverev lost the 7th game (5-2) when he was comfortably leading 40-0.
5th set.
Zverev was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Tiafoe in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break was the key and it was sufficient for the German to win the set (6-3) as there were no other breaks.
Statistics
After this encounter, the head to head between Zverev and Tiafoe is 4-1 for Alexander.
Highlights Alexander Zverev vs. Frances Tiafoe U.S. Open – New York
Next Match: Alexander Zverev vs. Aljaz Bedene – stats
Zverev will compete against Bedene in the 3rd round.
This will be the 4th time that Alexander Zverev and Aljaz Bedene square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Zverev won 6-4 6-1 6-4 in the 1st round in Australian Open back in January 2019.
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