Hardly anyone expected that: Against the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Alexander Zverev showed an underground performance in the second round in Toronto and lost without a sound 1: 6 and 2: 6.
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last edited: 09.08.2023, 23:05
The word false start was invented for such scenarios: he had to give up his first service game against the Spaniard to zero and immediately chase a break in the first set. At the beginning it became clear what happens even at the top of the world when everything works on one side and nothing on the other: Davidovich Fokina was 3-0 in the first set after less than ten minutes, after eight minutes to be precise.
And it didn’t get much better in the first set. At 1: 4, Zverev conceded the second break and also lost the set very clearly with 1: 6. He just couldn’t find any rhythm in his basic strokes, produced one unforced error after the other and lost the set with this clarity – after just 23 minutes.
The German then opened the second set with at least one serve and was able to take the lead for the first time in this match. But the German’s balls quickly flew into the net or out of bounds with breathtaking consistency. Break by Davidovich Fokina to 2: 1 from his point of view in the second set.
Break follows break
Suddenly Davidovich Fokina wanted to play games, including with a forearm service that Zverev easily demonstrated to the Spaniard. But the winner from Hamburg’s Rothenbaum was unable to create any momentum from this either. The difference to the first sentence: Davidovich Fokina was not in such a hurry that there was no hope of a turnaround.
However, all that remained was hope. At 2: 4 Zverev had to accept another break and that was also the decision in favor of the Spaniard. In the end it was 1: 6, 2: 6 – and what was left was a completely helpless Alexander Zverev.
Here is the individual tableau from Toronto.
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2023-08-09 21:00:00
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