Alexander Zverev was eliminated in the second round of the ATP Masters in Toronto – and with flying flags.
The Hamburg seeded at number 13 lost against the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina after a very poor performance, especially in the first round 1: 6, 2: 6.
Unlike Montreal, where Zverev triumphed in 2017, Toronto remains a bad place for the 26-year-old. The tournament alternates annually between the two metropolises.
First set lasts only 24 minutes
Zverev didn’t find the match at all against Davidovich Fokina. A completely unsuccessful overhead shot in the first service game was followed by two double mistakes in a row – the first break went to zero for the Spaniard. Although the Hamburger managed to win the first game on his own service, it stayed that way. The first set was gone after just 24 minutes.
In the second set, too, Zverev did not want to succeed despite a slight improvement in the error rate. The world number 16. was broken twice again by the Spaniard, who was unable to win a single set in the previous three duels with Zverev, and also gave up the second round in just 38 minutes.
