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US Open finalist Alexander Zverev is in the second round of the 2020 French Open. Zverev defeated Dennis Novak safe with 7: 5, 6: 2 and 6: 4.
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Last edit: September 28, 2020, 12:35 p.m.
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The game had not started well for the favorite: Novak got an early break, Austria’s number two walked away to 5-2. However, Zverev won the next five games and quickly walked away in the second set. In the third act, the Hamburg native only had a breath to get through safely. In the second round, Zverev plays Michael Mmoh from the United States or Pierre-Hugues Herbert from France.
The match should have taken place on the Suzanne-Lenglen court, but was moved to the larger stadium, the Philippe-Chatrier court, on short notice. This has had a roof since this year but stayed closed late despite constant drizzle. Zverev didn’t care, he showed an attractive performance in front of his new coach David Ferrer after his initial difficulties. Unlike other players like Rafael Nadal or Dominic Thiem, Zverev was also very satisfied with the balls that were new this year.
Novak, on the other hand, may regret not taking advantage of his first chances in his first appearance in the Roland Garros main squad. He played with many variations, kept Zverev moving. But especially with the 5: 3 score, when Novak served to win the first set, he made too many simple mistakes. However, Novak was not generally dissatisfied with his performance at his press conference.
Incidentally, Dennis Novak followed the sensational performance of his training colleague Jurij Rodionov, who was able to defeat Jeremy Chardy after a 2-0 deficit on set, alongside his friend Dominic Thiem.
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